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NVIDIA is the most powerful company on the planet because it made a bet and it is winning: Crossover 1×28

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At NVIDIA they can’t stop rubbing their hands. They sell by piece and they don’t stop signing circular financing agreements that do nothing more than enlarge your position current. The company has made gold with the rise of artificial intelligence, and to talk about it we have dedicated this new Crossover 1×28 to recount the history and evolution of a company that is in a state of grace. We started by talking about how NVIDIA gained a privileged position in the world of gaming and how in the 2010s it (briefly) took advantage of the rise of cryptocurrency mining. All of this has managed to make NVIDIA enjoy the leading role in the duopoly that exists in the graphics card market for gamers: only AMD overshadows it, although Intel in recent times has tried to carve out some space for itself. However, what catapulted the company was a singular bet: to ensure that its GPUs could be used for the field of artificial intelligence. That market was still in its infancy. when CUDA emergedbut little by little the researchers working in that field were verifying that this platform was a great ally for their advances. And then, of course, ChatGPT arrived and with it the AI ​​gold rush. NVIDIA has become more essential than ever, and everyone, large and small, wants their AI accelerators for new data centers. It’s non-stop amazing and somewhat disturbingbecause the exaggerated growth of NVIDIA only validates the hypothesis that we are facing a gigantic AI bubble. On YouTube | Crossover

They have closed a door on Luzia on WhatsApp, but her bet was already going the other way

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The news was an expected splash of cold water: Meta will close general chatbot access to its WhatsApp business API starting January 15, 2026. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Poke or Luzia will be left out. Only Meta AI, the company’s own assistant, will remain. For Luzia, the Spanish chatbot that reached one million users faster than Instagram thanks to its viral function of transcribing WhatsApp audiosthe measure is a setback, they admit, but minor. “It is not the news that makes us most amused,” admits Álvaro Higes, CEO of the company. “It is not our main channel, but it is one of the secondary channels” where they find users who, due to having modest phones or data problems, depended on WhatsApp as a comfortable and convenient access point. Luzia already has more than 70 million downloads on its mobile applications, its main channel, and maintains “very healthy” organic growth on WhatsApp as well. The platform continues without charging its end users, financing itself with the 30 million euros raised in investment rounds. But that is changing. Contextual ads and in-chat purchases The startup has begun to monetize through contextual ads inserted into conversations“marking very clearly that it is an advertisement,” according to Higes. The logic they apply is that of commercial intent: “If you go to Amazon, you go looking for a specific product. But if you go to Leroy Merlin, you go with a problem and you come out with a product to solve it.” Luzia is in that whole part of the commercial funnel. Brazil is the laboratory. There they have launched a shopping tool integrated into the chat that allows you to browse and buy products from Amazon, Mercado Libre and other stores. When the AI ​​detects that it can recommend a product, it opens a catalog with which you can chat until the purchase is completed. This is where they want to move: pure transactionality. “Eventually we will also release a premium plan,” adds Higes. Better models, better generated images, without limits. But the CEO is skeptical about the paywall as a main model: “It is going to be very difficult to monetize via paywallthe differentiation between AI products is complicated,” he says in line with something we have commented on more than one occasion: the commoditization. Álvaro sees it more as a tool to close distribution agreements in bundle with other services, in the style of Perplexity with Telefónica just a year ago. The two routes are complementary: Contextual ads and transactions on the one hand. Distribution agreements by another. “It is still not a priority, we prefer to prioritize growth,” says Higes, “but it is something we have already started to do.” Forty people, more than half in engineering Luzia’s team is around forty people, distributed mainly between Spain and an emerging presence in Brazil. 60% work in engineering and product. The rest focuses mainly on branding, a department of five people that Higes considers essential: “Unless you are a super technical runner, people usually buy Nike because they think it’s pretty and because they know the brand. In AI it’s a bit similar,” he says as a simile. The analogy makes sense in a market where models are becoming trivialized. Higes invests a lot of effort in what they call the classifier, a system that identifies in real time the topic and the user’s intention to direct them to the most appropriate model. “If you say ‘hello’ to me, I’ll send you a very basic model. If you ask me about mathematics, I’ll send you a different model and give you different tools,” explains the CEO. That optimization is relevant because cost per user is a delicate balance. On the one hand, the price per token of a model equivalent to GPT-4 (more than suitable for the most basic queries) has fallen 90% in two years. On the other hand, the market has also been launching more expensive products that require more inference. “One force counteracts the other,” he summarizes. Higes recently wrote about this idea: There comes a time when the models are good enough for most use cases and there is no longer a need to always play with the most powerful one. “If someone says ‘hello’ to me, we are not going to use GPT-5 to answer ‘hello.’” Instead, the flows of e-commerce that they are building have a higher inference cost, but also direct monetization potential. AI for the 70% who “do not spend the day on a computer” The competition is evident: ChatGPT and Gemini They dominate the market. But Higes sees them as tangential rivals. “We make AI for the 70% of people who are not in front of a computer all day.” The bet is on presenting AI in a more accessible, more intuitive way. They have a specific tool for solving mathematics that generates four times more use than if the user had to ask the question in a blank chat. “We see that people solve more math if you are super clear and say: ‘I can help you solve math.’” It is the lesson they have learned by observing OpenAI data on how people use ChatGPT: Percentages by topic have barely changed from GPT-3.5 to GPT-5. “The level of use is still very limited,” says Higes. “There is a lot of work to present the product in the most intuitive way to the user and remove that cognitive load.” The biggest initial challenge was to change the mental model of users who arrived thinking that the AI ​​was Alexa or Siri. “They asked us the time and asked us to set timers. Many people said ‘this is rubbish, why doesn’t it tell me the time?’, when it can tell you many more things.” Presenting what AI can do is more relevant than the jump from GPT-5 to GPT-6. Maybe people don’t care about that as much as they care about having their problems solved. 2026: transactionality as focus The plan for next year is clear. … Read more

The city of Las Vegas bet everything on mass entertainment. Now he only lacks the most important: tourists

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In the summer of 2023 it seemed clear that something had changed in Las Vegas. The data They corroborated it: the “city of sin” had fewer clients than in 2019, but in return Much more money squeezing your visitors as never before. Since then until now, drifting towards exorbitant prices for anything has done nothing but grow. The problem is that he has done it at the same pace that lost the most important thing: the tourists who supported her. Neons cemetery. I told the weekend in A report The New York Times. A few steps from the strip, in a plot where old marques rest, the condensed history of Las Vegas can be read: pink feathers of the Flamingo, the red martini of the Red Barn, or the dancing shirt of a dye frequented by Liberace. This Neon Museum Remember that the city has managed to reinvent itself again and again, from that to the game, of gastronomy to the sports show. However, the present does not distill so many “vibes” as turbulence. The imitation elvis, almost empty coffees and European tourists who are surprised to pay one hundred dollars for a breakfast They feed the feeling that the world capital of excess goes through a stage of uncertainty. A descent as a warning of something worse. Recent figures from the Convention and Visitors Authority talk about a 11% setback In the volume of visitors in a single year. What happens in Las Vegas resonates beyond: experts like Andrew Woods They warn that the city works as an advanced barometer of the US economy. In other words, if the Vegas cools, the country could be at the gates of a broader brake. The fall is perceived In details: nightclubs without queues, gondolas sailing empty in artificial channels and half -filled card tables. The Canadian facor. One of the most sensitive blows comes from the north. Canada, which contributes 1.4 million visitors a year, has reduced In almost 20% His trips, dragged by commercial and diplomatic tension with the Trump administration. He Canadian boycott Threat to subtract hundreds of thousands of tourists from the final numbers of 2025. For a city where the international clientele represents the oxygen of hotels, restaurants and shows, that absence translates into less busy rooms and revenues that evaporate. Price bubble. The other great wound is in The traveler’s pocket. Room prices have gone from an average of $ 120 in 2019 to more than 160 this year, with peaks of more than 1,000 in luxury hotels, to which are added resort rates of 50 dollars daily and tickets to shows that exceed 300. After The “Revenge Travel” From postpania, the industry got used to it To collect expensive. Now, in a context of uncertainty, that strategy is perceived as greed and dissuades the average visitor. The buffets of 29 dollars gave way to banquets of 90, and even a simple bottle of water or a parking lot have become Symbols of increation. The crossroads of identity. The city had always maintained a balance between luxury and accessibility. But today the balance leans towards the exclusiveleaving behind that tourist who once found in Vegas an affordable destination. The risk is clear: lose the essence of “theme park for all” and become An unsustainable bubble. Voices such as Guy Martin, veteran contractor, defend that prices respond to mathematics and not to greed, remembering that structures Like Sphere or the Allegiant Stadium cost more than 2,000 million each. Others, as Caesars executives, admit that the industry “went from enthusiasm” after the pandemic. Global comparative. The Las Vegas dilemma is not unique. Macao, who in the last two decades displaced Las Vegas as the world’s world capital in terms of income, A collapse in 2014 When Beijing imposed restrictions on capitals from the Chinese continent. The city then turned to diversify with family tourism, conventions and shows, and although it recovered muscle after the pandemic, the dependence of the visitor of high purchasing power remains an Achilles heel. Dubaifor his part, he opted for a radically different model: Instead of lowering, it has consolidated a premium destination with massive infrastructure and a global luxury story. But even there, price inflation and event saturation generate similar tensions. Both examples show that raising indiscriminate prices can turn the destination exclusive, but also fragile and vulnerable to geopolitical or economic changes. Persistence, nostalgia and uncertainty. Despite the storm, andn the Times remembered That there are faithful visitors who are still considering the city of their ritual refuge, such as Mary Reyes and her husband, who have returned twice a year for decades and barely notice the difference. He neons museum It symbolizes that duality: the city of a thousand reinventions that never ends, but that today hesitated before him Dilemma of your future. Will you be able to recover the vibrant and affordable destination image, or will it become a prohibitive enclave for majorities? The outcome will mark whether the Las Vegas brightness continues to dazzle the world, or if the bullshit signs of the museum cease to be a relic to become an omen of so many other cities with the same bet. Image | PxhereStefan Wagener In Xataka | Las Vegas now has fewer customers than in 2019, but earns much more money. Is squeezing its visitors like never before In Xataka | Las Vegas changed entertainment with The Sphere: now its creators want to carry the innovative concept much further

In his mission to follow the movements of North Korea, South Korea has decided to bet on an advanced steering wheel

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In South Korea, the surveillance of heaven It is a constant task that is never terminated. Missile tests and the use of low flight drones The need to strengthen detection systems has highlighted by the north. Radars on land, conditioned by the country’s geography, do not always offer the necessary coverage against threats that seek to go unnoticed. To respond to that challenge, Seoul has decided to bet on a new generation of Early alert planescapable of expanding surveillance and ensuring more stable control of your airspace. It is not just about incorporating technology, but ensuring that the country has sufficient means to anticipate any scenario. The search for a new early alert plane It started in 2020when the Defense Procurement Agency (DAPA) approved the second phase of its AEW & C program. By then, South Korea already had four E-737 Peace Eye acquired from Boeing in 2006 and delivered in 2012, but the experience had made it clear that they were not enough. Parliamentary documents revealed in 2019 indicated Availability problems and technical failuress that prevented maintaining the planned patrol rate. To that limitation was added the pressure of an increasingly complex strategic environment, marked by the expansion of North Korean arsenal. A jump in the air surveillance strategy Seoul has opted for an unusual combination until a few years ago: an executive reactor Bombardier Global 6500 equipped with radar The/W-2085 developed by Elta. This system, with active electronic exploration antennas on the sides and additional sensors in the nose and tailallows to monitor in all directions promising a much greater scope than that of conventional radars. With this model, the country is looking for a more compact platform and with operational costs contained compared to larger solutions. The contest was marked by a struggle between two proposals that started from the same base plane, the 6500 global. L3Harris offered to integrate it with the radar the/W-2085, while the European Saab presented its globaleye solution, equipped with the radar Erieye Extended Range. Dapa’s evaluation concluded that there were no major differences in technical performance, but in other aspects. As the agency explainedthe American proposal received more points in operability, maintenance costs and contribution to the local industry, while the Swedish firm stood out in price and contractual conditions. Conceptual Image of Global 6500 for South Korea According to Dapa, the approved budget amounts to 3.87 billion wones, about 2,820 million dollarsand contemplates the incorporation of four planes until 2032. The goal is to have permanent patrols capable of monitoring the national airspace without interruption and coordinating the response in case of crisis. Deliver planning up to that horizon will progressively integrate aircraft in the operations of the Air Force. An E-737 Peace Eye in the United States The industrial component presumably had a relevant weight in the decision. L3harris has been supplying equipment to the South Korean armed forces, from electro-optical and infrared surveillance systems to safe communications and night vision devices. The company has an authorized service center in the country, which reduces maintenance times and simplifies logistics in case of breakdowns. The 6500 global is expected to reinforce the air defense of the Asian country. These devices will be integrated into the grid national Istarconnecting combat sensors and units to generate a complete image of airspace. Its main mission will be to detect intrusions and coordinate the immediate reaction, but its regular use is also contemplated in periods of calm to maintain training and preparation of crews. Images | L3harris (1, 2) | United States Air Force In Xataka | The F-47 will not only be the most advanced hunt in the United States: the filtration of its badge has revealed what country it aims

In full boom of energy drinks, Coca-Cola has decided to bet on something else: “advanced hydration”

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You just need to enter a power shop and see the refrigerators full of cans of a thousand and one colors to get to the conclusion that if there is any saturated sector in this country that is that of drinks. But Coca-Cola believes that it is not enough. That is why he has just announced that It disembarks in Europe with ‘Bodymarmor Lyte’its commitment to “revolutionize” the segment of advanced hydration; A sub-director who, in the next three years, will grow 24%. And he will start with Spain. And that is perhaps the most interesting question: how have we gone from living in a world hooked to energy drinks to another in which the largest world giant of drinks bet everything to a product To “squeeze life to the fullest and that sometimes experiences moments of exhaustion that prevent you from maintaining your usual rhythm”? What is the ‘advanced hydration’? An almost Marketinian term to call a “hydration approach” that beyond simple water consumption. It incorporates additional components such as electrolytes, vitamins, antioxidants or other ‘technologies’ to enhance “water absorption, retention and nutrient rebalancing.” It is used in several areas, but what interests us today to understand Coca-Cola is its use in the sports field. There, it comes to basically mean the use of water with electrolytes. Water with things. That’s where Bodymor Lyte enters. As explained from the companyit is a non -isotonic drink, low in calories, designed to improve water absorption (thanks to electrolytes) and B6 vitamins. And it is curious because Coca-Cola already has two very popular brands in this range: ‘Aquarius’ (with a composition based on mineral salts) and ‘Powerade’ (especially formulated for “rehydration and resistance” in sport). More than a curiosity … While ‘Aquarius’ is a product of daily, massive and accessible hydration, ‘Powerade’ focuses a lot on the sports field. This is important because with ‘Bodyarmor Lyte’, Coca-Cola is doing something similar to the turn that Apple with the Apple Watch: a turn towards health and the premium. Because? It is true that the great phenomenon of drinks in recent years has been energy. Coca-Cola, in fact, participates with own products (such as Burn) and also with participation in others (such as Monster). However, as the energy segment grows, so does the health sector (that of drinks without caffeine). In fact, it has been the boom of the “coffee” drinks that has driven the contracting of ‘Better-For-You. That’s where Bodymor Lyte wants to settle. A vision too uniform of an increasingly segmented market. In 2004, Malcolm Gladwell He told the story of Howard Moskowitz. Moskowitz was asked to find the perfect spaghetti sauce. The problem is that, after spinning and more turns, he realized that he could not make a sauce that liked everyone. It was then that he proposed to get more from a sauce. As Gadwell explainedfollowing his advice, “Preno introduced the extra thick sauce and, during the next 10 years, they earned 600 million dollars with their line of thick extra sauces.” In 2004, RAGU had 36 varieties of pasta sauce. Something almost unimaginable 20 years before, when there was only one. The world becomes increasingly diverse (or perhaps we see more and more) and that allows them to grow totally opposite phenomena. Who was going to tell us that a drink was going to reveal the difficulty we have to design policies in today’s world? Image | Coca-Cola Company | GKGRAPHIX53 In Xataka | We already know what energy drinks cost your rest. They are bad news for your dream

This Xiaomi mobile costs less than 220 euros and is a safe bet within the mid -range

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Within the mid -range, Xiaomi is one of those brands that triumphs. If you are thinking about renew your old mobile, this Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5g It is an excellent option. Now, you can take it on pccomponentes by 219 euroswith a direct discount that is added to the cart. Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5gb + 256GB Free mobile. The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links A good, beautiful and cheap mobile This Redmi Note 14 It is a mid -range economic terminal that stands out for its screen. This is of type 6.67 -inch OLED and offers a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels. It reaches a maximum brightness of 2,100 nits and its refreshment rate is 120 Hz. The processor that mounts is the MEDATEK 7025 ULTRAwhich is accompanied by an 8 GB RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. Another of its hallmarks is its touch control, which presents excellent precision, allowing you to use the mobile even with fat or wet fingers. Your photographic system is another of its hallmarks. Comes equipped with a Triple rear camera of 108+2+2 mp and a 20 MP front. In the connectivity section, it stands out for having NFCBluetoot 5.3, Dual Wifi and GPS. Of its design, you can highlight your Texture that simulates iceso it is a mobile that will monopolize the looks when you have it in your hand. Finally, it is worth mentioning that its battery has a capacity of 5,500 mAh and admits fast charge A 33 W. You may also interest these accessories for this mobile Xiaomi Xiaomi Redmi Buds 6 Lite – Wireless headphones The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links CENHUFO FUNDA XIAOMI REDmi Note 14 5g The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Xiaomi In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best price quality price. Your analysis and videos are here

Tesla has launched in China a Model and L. It is the most Chinese (and logic) bet that could do in the short term

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After months in which he has signed up for a Tesla Model and smallsomething cheaper to boost sales in Europe and press the competition for price, Tesla has surprised us with quite the opposite: a tesla model and longer. Only for China. And it makes all the meaning. The new Tesla Model Ylthat is, the elongated body version of the well -known electric SUV, increases the 150 millimeter wheelbase and its height in another 44 millimeters. A six -seater configuration is adopted (2+2+2) Therefore, a third row of seats is added that has been somewhat controversial. But it is also provided with heating and ventilation to the seats, electrical plates and integrated speakers. They are small improvements to increase the comfort of the passengers that are in tune with the bets of the L versions that the rivals usually offer in China. A category of vehicles that are based on three fundamental pillars: more space and more comfort for passengers. And that, curiously, they are transverse to all types of sizes. Purely Chinese With the presentation of Tesla Model YL, the opinions between criticism and public have been divided as usually happens with Elon Musk’s company. In Hybrids and electric They point out that some media qualify the third row like “going mounted in a convertible”given the little size between the head of the passenger and the roof. They ensure that the space that is free in the legs for a 1.70 -meter person is minimal and that it is an emergency solution for adults. In social networks a whole debate has been mounted following some images in which the same adult is seen sitting in the third row of seats. In one of them You see how it has a lot of free height between the head and the roof and ensures that it measures almost 1.90 meters. In another image it is observed as, with the trunk open, that same adult I would have serious problems traveling comfortably. Personally, I am inclined to think that the second option is the real but that does not mean that Tesla’s bet is bad. Yes, there are rivals that have a third row of more comfortable or practical seats. We have verified it in the Hyundai ioniq 9 or his brother, the KIA EV9. However, they are cars created from scratch with this intention in mind. Tesla is adding a third row of seats with a body L to improve the versatility of the car but, above all, with the intention of improving the comfort of the second row. That third row is an emergency solution and the really interesting is in a second row of a 2+2 configuration car with two good seats with all the comforts desired by a passenger. And in China the bodies L are usual. These cars are versions with longer bodies, with more wheelbase to generate a greater interior space. Europe has tired of selling this type of cars and Audi there, for example, demonstrates that the phenomenon is transverse to the size of the vehicle. The Germans have sold in China the Audi a3 l But also in those cars that, for European standards, already seem huge and do not need more interior space. Example? An Audi A8 L. To get an idea, this last car can exceed 5.19 meters to some endless 5.32 meters or impressive 5.45 meters. The latter refer to Audi A8 l horch. But the most interesting is in its interior seats with resting function or the possibility of adding a fridge in the central compartment, among other possibilities within the company’s customization program. Obviously, we talk here about a luxury car that Tesla does not intend to match but the company’s movement clearly points to proposing an experience in the cabin that is very sought in the Chinese car, transforming the interior into a kind of lounge with more space where feeling as comfortable as possible. Keep in mind that the great Chinese metropolis are huge and that the paths can languish for many minutes before the driver reaches his destination. This has made Chinese cars (and Europeans who want to sell there) have thrown into the arms of the screens and connectivity. But also that very wide rear seats are prioritized. Even sacrificing a good part of the trunk where Chinese cars tend to lose in front of the rivals. This happens because, despite its enormous sizes, in China the car is a Priority urban vehicle. It is rare that you travel with them since the distances are so long and the trains so competitive that either it is traveling in high speed or by plane. That is, cars are spaces with wheels where it is about giving the highest comfort to the client (another good example is the rise of their luxury minorities). And that is why the L -bodies L versions do not seek to have a third row of very comfortable seats. It is about prioritizing central seats in a 2+2+2 configuration and, in the best case, add a third emergency option. That is what Tesla has done. Photo | Tesla In Xataka | Tesla wants to keep certain accidents of accidents with her cars. A judge will decide if they should be made public

His bet is called KF-21, and is almost ready for real action

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The KF-21 has not been designed to impress Washington, or to compete with the F-35 in rankiness. It has been designed for something simpler and more ambitious at the same time: that South Korea does not depend on anyone when you need a combat plane. The country is called Boramae, Hugon Hunterand want it to be the axis of your Air defense until 2032. It is not just a new generation hunting: it is a symbol. And everything indicates that it will also be a notice for its neighbors. When South Korea wanted to access F-35 technologies to integrate them into their future hunt, he ran into a resounding negative. The United States rejected Transfer key systems such as Radar Aesa, the electrooptic aiming system (Eots), IRS and the radiofrequency disturbance of electronic warfare. That episode was decisive. Seoul assumed that, if I wanted to have control, I would have to build from scratch. Thus was born the KF-21. With him, Korea does not break with his western partners, but marks a clear line: there can be no real sovereignty if the most sensitive technology continues to depend on third parties. The South Korean jump towards autonomy in defense For Seoul, the KF-21 not only responds to a desire for industrial independence. It also responds to a strategic need. Tensions with North Korea are cyclical, but constant. China continues to rearm. And Japan already works with the United Kingdom and Italy at the GCAPthe future sixth generation hunting that should fly around 2035. South Korea does not want to be left behind. According to DAPA, the agency in charge of the projectthe KF-21 will first replace the F-4 and F-5, and then apart from the F-16. Having your own plane is defense, but also positioning. According to the governmentSouth Korea became the eighth country to get a supersonic hunt for its own development to carry out a test flight. The first prototype of the KF-21 was presented in April 2021. Three months later, On July 19, 2022, he first took off from the Sacheon base. Since then, the six planned prototypes are already flying and have exceeded milestones such as the first supersonic flight (January 2023) and the first real tests with meteor missiles (May 8, 2024) and Iris-T (May 17, 2024), according to Dapa and Diehl Defense. Deliveries to the Air Force will begin in 2026. One of the KF-21 keys is what it has inside. The aesa radar that equips is not imported: It has been developed in Korea by Hanwha Systems and the Defense Development Agency. The same goes for much of the plane, mission systems and sensors. The objective, According to Kaiis to reach a rate of 65% nationalization In serial production. The engine may not be yours yet, but what is seen in the cabin and radar is. Developing KF-21 has not been cheap. According to Dapa figuresthe initial development budget was set at 8.8 billion Wones, which is equivalent to about 5.4 billion euros. The cast was clear: 60% is contributed by the government, 20% KAI and local industrial partners, and the remaining 20% initially agreed with Indonesia. South Korea has opted for a gradual strategy, with blocking in blocks and a progressive nationalization of components. He does not seek to have everything from day one, but control each phase of the process. Indonesian participation has been one of the most unstable points of the program. Initially signed to finance 20% of development, But he stopped paying years later. After years of tension, In 2025 a new framework was agreed: Your contribution will be 600,000 million wones, about 415 million euros then. The agreement maintains some technological transfer and access to production for the Indonesian Air Force. South Korea will assume the rest. The project advances with or without them, but not without costs. The engine is today the main external dependence of the KF-21. Use General Electric F414, The same that propels F/A-18 Super HornetAssembled under license by Hanwha Aerospace in South Korea. Although that allows some logistics control, the supply is still tied to US authorizations. The South Korean industry already works in its own enginebut it is estimated that it will not be ready before the next decade. Meanwhile, any export plan of the KF-21 will continue to be subject to the ITAR regulations. It is the last piece that Korea still does not control. The KF-21 has been designed with export in mind. South Korea has already shown that you can sell light fighters such as FA-50. Now he wants to repeat the movement in a higher range. Philippines and Poland are among the possible KF-21 clients, And Egypt appears in the media radar, although without official confirmation. The only real limit is the American seal which still weighs on certain components, at least until there are motor and other components. Although the program advances according to the calendar, not everything is resolved. The first units that will be delivered from 2026 will only have Air-Aire capabilities. Air-Tierra weapons integration is scheduled for 2027, As confirmed by the Acquisition Programs Council. Nor are real operating costs, or their behavior in continued service. The South Korean Air Force will assume that risk in the first person. The KF-21 has demonstrated a lot in a short time, but the definitive test has not yet passed: that of daily use. It is not yet in service, but the KF-21 has already fulfilled part of its mission: to demonstrate that South Korea does not need to choose between being a client or staying out. It can be manufacturer. And it can be seriously. What comes later – exports, improvements, additional blocks – will depend on the operational result and the international context. But the key step has already occurred. Now it’s time to wait to know the results. Images | Korea Government/Ministry of Defense (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | ANSHMAT | CC by 4.0 In Xataka | A group of countries is … Read more

In 2011 Japan promised herself not to bet on nuclear energy. Until he ran into reality

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In April 2023 the Japanese government approved a new legislation in nuclear energy that allows to extend the operation of nuclear plants beyond the current limit, which It is established in 60 years. In practice this simply means that if a nuclear plant can operate safely beyond those six decades, the regulation allows you to do so. In this new context the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant has ahead A promising future. And it has it because in December 2023 the Japanese nuclear organism, the NRA (Nuclear regulation authority), he raised the veto he imposed on this installation in March 2011, shortly after the accident of Fukushima Daiichi’s nuclear power plant. If we stick to the installed power this plant housed in the town of Niigata, northwest of Tokyo (Japan), it is The largest nuclear power plant on the planet. It is managed by the Tepco company (Tokyo Electric Power Company), which is the third largest electricity company on the planet, and incorporates seven boiling water reactors that are able to jointly deliver more than 8,200 MWE. Security is the most important thing, and after what happened in Fukushima, the NRA decided to withdraw the operation license until Tepco could implement in this installation the new security measures derived from what you learned in 2011. Japan is contemplating nuclear energy with very different eyes The Japanese government is determined to get Japan measured from you to you with the main powers of The semiconductor industry. And of course it is not an unattainable ambition. In fact, some of the companies with the greatest specific weight in the industry of lithography equipmentlike Tokyo Electron, Canon or Nikon, they are Japanese. “We are working with our clients to develop technologies that teach four generations in the future.” This Declaration of Nobuto DoiVice President of Tokyo Electron, is a declaration of intentions. Japan’s strategy does not only require reinforcing its presence in the integrated circuit industry; It also bets on tuning a large number of data centers for artificial intelligence (AI). In fact, Jensen Huang, the general director of Nvidia, has confirmed that your company will put about in Japan a network of specialized data centers in AI. In addition, Huang has anticipated that this infrastructure will deploy from the hand of Japanese companies. All this sounds very good, but it has a high cost in energy terms and the Japanese government has not overlooked it. In 2050 Japan will need to have increased its electricity generation capacity between 35 and 50% In fact, its current electrical infrastructure would be unable to serve semiconductor factories and data centers for AI that will arrive in the future. The Japanese administration has recognized that in 2050 it will need to have increased its electricity generation capacity between 35 and 50%. It is not negligible, of course. In addition, your plan also has to face the decarbonization of your energy system to which you have committed. Today Japan’s fossil fuel supply depends largely on the Middle East, which led to the approval of a law that promotes investment in decarbonization by a total of a total of some some 962,000 million dollars. The Japanese government has confirmed that its strategy to solve the energy needs that it will have within two decades requires betting on the latest photovoltaic cells that They incorporate Perovskitasby floating wind turbines that are installed in the sea, and also for nuclear energy. In fact, during the next few years many of the nuclear power plants that were deactivated after Fukushima will return to operation, and, in addition, Japan will build new nuclear power plants equipped with fourth generation reactors. The project of this closest type in time is led by the Kansa Electric Power company because plan to resume studies They precede the construction of a new nuclear reactor in its Mihama plant, housed in Fukui prefecture, west of Tokyo. If this project will be consolidated as the first nuclear reactor that is built in Japan after Fukushima disaster in 2011. Image | Tepco More information | Interesting Engineering In Xataka | Enmity with China is approaching Intel, TSMC and Samsung to an increasingly valuable partner: Japan

This is the biggest hydroelectric bet in China

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In the middle of remote mountains, at 3000 meters of altitude, China follows configuring your electrical networks Towards an energy transition model. From Harbin, in the northeast of the country, a gigantic 80 tons turbine headed for Tibet left this week. Its destination: the Datang Zala hydroelectric plant, where the power of water will be transformed into electricity thanks to an unprecedented machine. Short. In a great official ceremony, the delivery of a large pelton -type impulse turbine was held with a unit capacity of 500 megawatts, designed and manufactured by Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited, as He has reported The Xinhua state agency. The size is unique and striking: a diameter of 6.23 meters, made of martensitic stainless steel and has 21 precision kanglons. According to China Dailythe process took six years of research and development, and was tested in the National Laboratory of Hydroelectric Equipment. The definitive commitment. China is distinguished by developing infrastructure from Colossal scale either Unique as a technical levelbut this time it focuses on strengthening electrical networks in strategic areas and accelerating its carbon neutrality objective by 2060. According to South China Morning Postthe turbine will reach an efficiency of 92.6%, an increase of 1.6% compared to previous turbines, which will result in additional 190,000 kWh per day. The central will have two turbines and a total installed capacity of 1 million kilowatts, generating about 4,000 million kWh per year. Is it the most powerful? It depends on how it is measured. In terms of unitary capacity, this 500 MW impulse turbine is the most powerful of its kind in the world. However, it is not the most powerful if compared to the gigantic Chinese dams, that is, their set. On the one hand, highlight The Baihetan dam With the largest arc in the world and a total capacity of 16,000 MW, managing to supply 500,000 homes for a year. On the other hand, even more impressive, it is The three throats dam that with its 22,500 MW it holds the world installed capacity record. Of course, not without controversies: its environmental and geophysical impact has been such that has slightly altered the terrestrial rotation. Another factor: the location. The hydroelectric power plant is being built on the Yuqu river, a tributary of the NU River (Salween), In an area geographically rugged and with strong seismic activity. The water jump that will feed the turbine has a vertical unevenness of 671 meters, which makes this installation one of the few that take advantage of such a pronounced unevenness, ideal for impulse turbines such as the Pelton type developed by Harbin, As SCMP has developed. In addition, this is added the political context. The Tibet It is a region of historical tensions between the central Chinese authorities and the aspirations of local autonomy. Some voices see these types of projects as a way of strengthening Beijing’s strategic control over the territory, through economic development and energy infrastructure. Forecasts. The turbine is already on its way to its destination and it is expected that the plant enters into operation in 2028. It is not just a colossal machine: it is a declaration of intentions. Toe technology, unprecedented efficiency, and a clear commitment to hydroelectric domain in one of the most complex regions of the planet. Image | Unspash Xataka | In the twentieth century the pipelines were the key to the world. In the 21st century are the electrical networks and a country is winning them: China

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