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Grokipedia claims to aspire to the truth. An investigation has just shown that he cites neo-Nazi forums and conspiracy websites

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The proposal of Grokipedia came accompanied by a direct message: aspire to “the truth and nothing but the truth,” as stated by Elon Musk in X. That statement takes on a new context. after the publication of a Cornell Tech study which examines how various entries are constructed and what fonts they use. The analysis shows that, along with content inherited almost literally from Wikipedia, there are articles that use sources cataloged by academic institutions and verification organizations such as neo-nazi spaces or openly conspiratorial sites. At first glance, Grokipedia takes on a familiar appearance: a home page dominated by a search engine and articles with headings and references. The inner workings, however, are much less transparent. Users do not have a clear system to suggest changes and, at the top of some entries, the label “Reviewed by Grok X weeks ago” appears, indicating an intervention by the AI ​​chatbot without detailing criteria or those responsible. In Wikipediathe edition history is public and allows each modification to be reconstructed. Grokipedia under the magnifying glass The aforementioned analysis compares both platforms on a large scale and points out that, although Grokipedia publishes longer articles and with twice as many citations as Wikipediamuch of its content comes from there. Of course, the coincidence varies: pages with a Creative Commons (CC) license present very high similarities, while those generated without that license are further removed from the original. One of the most delicate issues is the appearance of references to controversial platforms. InfoWars, which according to the authors is not cited even once on Wikipedia, has 34 mentions on Grokipedia. The pattern is repeated with other low credibility domains: Stormfront reaches 42 citations, LifeSiteNews reaches 100 and the Global Research and VoltaireNet sites register 51 and 45 references respectively. All of them are practically non-existent on Wikipedia, reflecting clear differences in source selection filters. Elon Musk’s entry in Grokipedia To mention a few examples, Leiden University characterizes Stormfront as a forum associated with right-wing extremism already current neo-naziswith a founder linked to Ku Klux Klan and a trajectory mentioned in several studies for its relationship with violent incidents. PolitiFact, on the other hand, defines Infowars as a portal dedicated to conspiracy theories and run by Alex Jonesa presenter known for promoting this type of content. This is what the edition history looks like in Grokipedia What appears in the study is not limited to counting how many times these domains are cited. It also highlights that the presence of sources considered unreliable or directly discarded by Wikipedia is much more widespread in Grokipedia. And one of the authors, in a text published in Indicatorcollects this accumulation of low-quality references to describe a broader pattern: Grokipedia seems to be making its own editorial decisions that alter the focus of certain topics. It remains to be seen how Grokipedia will evolve and what publishing model it will adopt as it grows. No encyclopedia works as a perfect reference —neither Wikipedia nor Grokipedia—, but they do operate with different mechanics. As we say, Wikipedia relies on an open community with standards, public debates and an accessible history of changes; Grokipedia, on the other hand, is based on criteria that are more difficult to follow from the outside, with an AI assistant that intervenes in the texts and without a clear human collaboration system. Images | Gage Skidmore (C BY-SA 4.0) | In Xataka | Carnegie built libraries, Gates sold them on CD-ROM, Musk locked them in an AI: the history of knowledge control

The 96,000 positions that 2% of GDP in defense aspire to create

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A few months ago, Spain He promised to increase your investment in defense to 2% of GDP. According to data of the Industrial and Technological Plan for the Security and Defense presented by the Government, that effort implies mobilizing 10,471 million euros in 2025 and take a big step and place at the level of commitments assumed with NATO, but without touching social spending or increasing taxes. These investments in the defense industry, beyond moral or political debates, can be an opportunity to An impulse to industry national, directly affecting the reactivation of factories and companies that for years have been references in technology and production. More qualified employment. The estimates, both of the Government and the different sectoral employers, indicate that, between direct and indirect jobs, 96,000 new jobs such as sectors such as aeronautics, robotics, programming and manufacturing will be created. This change not only It implies more workbut also an investment in continuous training and new opportunities for young people seeking to join the labor market. Specialties such as telecommunications engineering, aeronautics, electronics or cybersecurity experts are between The most wanted profiles In this sector, but also specialized profiles in the manufacture of weapons such as welding, assembly specialists or sheet experts who leave the different degrees of FP. Chords to the qualification. This requirement of highly qualified personnel is also collected in the wages that this sector offers. According to KPMG data published by Fifodiesthe average salary of the employees of the defense sector are 85% higher than the Spanish average, which stood at 25,896 euros per year. This implies that, on average, the qualified employees of this sector would be charging salaries of 47,907 euros per year. Most of these well -paid jobs have occurred in the aeronautical subsector, followed by the Naval, which are the ones that have grown the most In recent years and lead sales figures by monopolizing 74.5% of the total sector billing. A booming sector. The defense industry, together with aeronautics and security, is living a moment of great impulse in which, given The technological pressure that we are seeing in conflicts Like Ukrainean important effort is being made in R&D. That implies more research and Capture employees with high qualification. According to data of Aesmide (Association of Contractor Companies with Public Administrations), in 2023, the defense -related sectors reached a turnover of 13.9 billion euros, of which 1.2 billion were to the aerospace sectorwhich registered a reinvestment in R & D+I of 15.5% of its turnover, according to The annual report De TEDAE (Spanish Association of Technology Companies for Defense, Security, Aeronautics and Space (TEDAE). Within this figure, defense and security they contributed more than 8,000 million, and the impact on employment was 115,000 direct jobs and 95,000 indirects distributed in different parts of the country, with Madrid, Andalusia and the Basque Country in the head. The opportunities are not only in Spain. However, Spanish companies They are not the only that have been launched to the qualified talent hunt: the increase in defense spending has been activated throughout the continent up to 30%, So, according toor published by The confidentialthe whole sector in Europe will compete for capturing that talent. That battle for talent has made educational initiatives oriented to train new professionals that nourish the demand for labor that this sector will live in the coming years. Spanish giants wake up. The spin of Spain towards a greater investment in defense is promoting reference companies in the sector such as Indra and Navantia to expand their templates to respond to new demands. The steel industry, key to the manufacture and maintenance of military equipment, is also reactivating and plans to generate thousands of indirect jobs thanks to the increase in demand for the production of pieces and systems. Last July, Indra announced Its intention to incorporate 2,400 new employees into their defense divisions. 65% of these places would be destined for experienced personnel in the sector, while 35% of vacancies were reserved for young talent. For its part, Navantia has begun to incorporate new personnel with 45 new vacancies for its chopped Puerto Real in Cádiz, before the increase in orders for orders new patrolmen for the army. In Xataka | Italy has activated the “rearme” in Europe: the longest pendant bridge in the world will connect sicily for tanks Image | Unspash (Evgeny Opananko, Anfal Shamsudeen)

Duplicate your profits in 2024 and aspire to become a full bank

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Revolution It is in full form. In your latest annual report –In Magazine format– He has been able to breastfeed with his achievements of the last 12 months. One of the most striking is that he has managed to double his profits in 2024, and has reached 1,000 million dollars, compared to the 428 million dollars of 2023. It is only one of the pearls of a report that makes clear other conclusions. Striking figures. Revolution It operates in a large number of countries, and the global revenues of the group arrived in 2024 at 4,000 million dollars (2,200 in 2023). There were two key factors here: the number of customers amounted to 38 to 52.5 million (38%) and in the use of its app, which is already the mobile application of finance number one in 19 European countries according to the firm. It already operates like a bank in many areas. Although he was born as a Neobanco, Revolution has not stopped taking steps to offer many of the options of traditional banks. Thus, in Spain They already havehe has LIKE BIZUM And it has install payments. It is even possible Pay IRPF and VAT Through the Neobanco. More and more money that reaches those accounts. Total customer balances reached 38,000 million dollars (66% growth) thanks to a strong increase in customer deposits and also in the firm’s savings products balances. This growth of 14.5 million new customers worldwide has undoubtedly helped the rest of the figures, and the striking thing is that the new customers of the retail sector arrive through mouth to mouth and the recommendations. Of course, the firm also invests in marketing: specifically, 591 million dollars in 2024. But a lot of growth margin. Despite this good situation, in Revolution they are clear: there are many future opportunities, because their penetration in key markets is around 15% of the adult population. As their own responsible explained in the report, there is “a considerable margin to continue growing.” They want 100 million customers in 2025. Revolution already operates with a bank license in 30 countries, but this year it has the objective of growing both in its presence in other countries and users. The objective in 2025, confess, is to reach 100 million users – would almost double the 52.5 of 2024, much ambition here. To do this, he will boost his business in countries such as Mexico or Brazil, where he wantsPrepaid Payments Instruments), which allows companies to offer services such as prepaid cards or electronic purses. Spain is already its third market. The report highlights how Revolution is already the third most important market for the company behind the United Kingdom and Portugal. In 2024 the firm made its customer base expanded at 1.5 million (4.5 in total), tripling the salaries into account a remarkable 215% and expanding the offer with paid accounts or the aforementioned transactions support with Bizum. Clearly aspires to be our main bank, and It has clear plans to achieve it. No stop offering news. Revolution’s plans follow a clear pattern of offering more and more financial products and options. Experiments such as ATMs at airports – which issue cards, no money– o The plans to launch mortgages They show it. And beyond there are future investment solutions, credit and loyalty programs Like Revpoints and Esits. It is clear: they go for all. In Xataka | Revolution and Finance begin to understand each other: it is already possible to pay taxes through the Neobanco

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