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In Valencia the shepherds resist the disappearance of their trade, so they have had an idea: to turn it into “career”

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When Antonio Miguel (grandson, son and nephew of shepherds) began to take care of cattle in Side of Los Olmosprovince of Valencia, lived with 64 other colleagues. Today there are so few that you can count on your fingers. Recently He reported in The provinces They are just ten. And at 63 he will soon fall out of the list. Your goodbye will aggravate the situation of a falling layer sector in Valencian lands, where the number of professionals He has sunk In just a few decades. To cut that trend and claim the profession, there are those who are trying to move forward an idea in other regions of Spain: A SCHOOL OF PASTORS. A sector in low hours. Beyond testimonies such as Antonio, data draw a complicated panorama for Valencian grazing. Let’s see. Some estimates They estimate that around 1,500 shepherds worked in the community. Today they would be just over 300. Together, the INE shows that the Valencian territory has lost about 30% of its territorial agricultural livestock capacity throughout the last decade. The problem is not much less exclusive of the Valencian Community (occurs in other parts from Spain), but it does paint a future with clouds. A protagonist: Opem. With that backdrop, a few years ago Paco Rubio, livestock, pastor and technician Alicante, joined other colleagues to create the Mediterranean Extensive Pastoralism Observatory (Better known for their acronym: Opem), which basically aspires to “empower” the extensive shepherds and ranchers in the region, give them greater visibility and help them maintain their farms. Throughout the OPEM years he has moved several initiatives, but there is one (in very initial phase) that has achieved a special impact: the organization wants Mediterranean Center. Neither simple, nor limited to Spain. Your goal It is that in the center the concepts of veterinarian are taught, future shepherds are taught how they should treat animals, different types of land and their peculiarities and the way of acting before fires, animal attacks or any other unforeseen event. The trade is not simple (cattle must be taken 365 days a year, without exceptions), but offers a job departure, helps to set population and also has its own horizon, beyond the Spanish field: in Switzerland or Austria professionals are demanded to work during certain months a year. And at what point are they? The idea is not exactly new. Carries on the table now Some years. But Opem has been working on it and especially moving to make it known throughout the region. With the support of the Diputación, he has studied the needs of the territory and organizes informative talks on the “activation of the Valencian School of Pastors”. His desire, he insists, is “to form new generations of farmers, encourage generational relief and promote a model that combines food production, conservation and environmental sustainability.” In recent months he has talked about her in FencedXàtiva and Tuéjar. From ideas to classrooms. In An interview recent with The countryRubio acknowledges that he still works ahead to reach the ambitious project to which the OPEM aspires. The objective, of course, is clear: open in the region of Ademuz corner A school focused on shepherds with facilities, professionals, sheep and land. Much of that already have it. To shape it, however, a budget of 600,000 euros. As for how OPEM would work, the OPEM manager is in favor of a mixed model, with public financing and private management that even allows him to take him to the Balearic Islands. “There is potential”. “There is interest and there is even structure. And we are seeing that it is profitable. But it is an even more complicated sector than that of agriculture because tradition was lost a little earlier,” Comment to The avant -garde Ruth Carbonell, project technician in OPEM. In its favor the collective has the strategic value of grazing, especially in the rural one, where it helps to set population and keeps the fields clean to prevent forest fires. “We trust that there is a potential of people who would and would fill in a hole that is not being covered,” emphasize Rubio on the project. A not so new idea. Although Opem’s idea has generated expectation In the Valencian Community, the truth is that it would not be the first grazing school in Spain. Moreover, they recognize that they are being set in other institutions distributed by the country, such as The Estivein Huesca. In the Valencian Community they have offered courses On grazing and livestock. “We are seeing how Aragon models work and Cataloniawhich are semi -public. In Andalusia there are school of shepherds, but it is public “, Rubio points out. “And then there are private models such as the Basque or Extremadura, where an NGO is responsible and does not receive money from the administration, but a return from who enrolls.” Images | Manel (Flickr) and Gutifoll (Flickr) In Xataka | During the gold fever, California needed sheep. The most unexpected ranshening came to the rescue: the Basques

China wants to win the career of AI giving the services that others charge

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Alibaba has just launched Qwen 3his family of AI models with “hybrid” reasoning capabilities, just three months after Deepseek shook the industry with R1. It is not a coincidences: both Chinese companies have adopted a diametrically opposite strategy to that of the United States. While Openai reserves the best functions and expands limits to those who pay at least $ 20 per month (with more permissiveness if they are 200), and Google reserves their advanced functions to subscribers, Chinese giant publish open source models with almost restrictions, free for personal or commercial use. It is not altruism, but A direct attack on the western business model, based on the fact that the mere access to a great model justifies the payment. Qwen 3 arrives in eight variants: from light versions of 600 m parameters that fit on a mobile to a 235 b titan that rivals O3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro. They all allow alternate between fast answers and step -by reasoning —The trait that opens Sell ​​as differential-, but without tolls. We are facing the “Linux” of AI. China does not want to lift fenced gardens, but to dynamite the commercial logic that supports great American technology. Each open launch that touches the level of owner systems erodes its perceived value. Why pay $ 20 per month for chatgpt if you can mount FREE QWEN 3 with a similar yield? The pressure on OpenAI, Google or Anthropic grows with each Asian iteration. Marc Benioff He summarized it after The Deepseek earthquake: “The models and interface are already commodities; the value is in the data.” China has internalized it before Silicon Valley. The play involves clear advantages: It partially raffers chips restrictions by squeezing efficiency. Mobilizes a global community that improves and displays its technology. Set standards de facto That, over time, they will channel the entire ecosystem. The thesis is clear: Basic models will be one more utility. The business will be in the applications and in the data that nourish them. It is no accident that Alibaba Alardee that Qwen already accumulates more than 100,000 derivatives, above those based on flame. Silicon Valley faces a dilemma: persist and risk irrelevance or open and sacrifice short -term income. The paradox is also clear: the free western market is being challenged by Chinese firms under the flag of the Open Source. While Musk accelerates with Grok 3.5 and OpenAi continues to show the way to pass through month to month, China advances without brake: more power for less cost until paying for the is as absurd as paying for an operating system. In Xataka | Deep Research is not just a new AI function. It is the beginning of the end of intellectual work as we know it Outstanding image | Alibaba, Xataka

Japan has just been put in the career of quantum computers. And he has done it with his own technology

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China and the US are the countries that are dedicating more resources to the development of Quantum technologies. And also those who are reaching The most relevant achievements. However, no advanced country can afford to remain out of a technology with An indisputable rupturist potential in the medium term. In this field Japan is adopting a discreet position, but its contributions, although they are not as numerous as those of the other two countries that I have mentioned in this paragraph, are also very important. In 2023 a group of researchers from the Riken Center for Quantum Computing, in Japan, led by Professor Keisuke Fujii He devised a very advanced algorithm which dramatically reduces the computational complexity of some quantum procedures. His work was published in the scientific journal Physical Reviewand even today is the best available tool to efficiently reproduce the atomic level interactions that take place in some complex materials. The protocol designed by these Japanese scientists manages to deal with temporary evolution operators in a much more efficient way than the technique used so far, which is known as trotterization. In broad strokes these operators are numbers matrices that describe the very complex interactions that take place in quantum materials. In addition, the algorithm devised by Fujii and his colleagues is a hybrid solution that combines quantum and classic protocols, and has the ability to allow relatively simple quantum computers, such as those we have now, face very complicated problems. The Riken and Fujitsu center have made a quantum computer of 256 cubits Today, just a few hours ago, the Riken Center for Quantum Computing and Fujitsu They have announced which have developed in a joint project a superconductor quantum computer equipped with 256 cubits. A priori may not seem like a great achievement if we are in mind that IBM already has a condora superconductor quantum processor of 1,121 cubits, and also The Heron platform (5k) endowed with error mitigation. And the China Telecom Quantum Group (CTQG) and the Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed The Xiaohong quantum processor of 504 superconductor cubits. One of the most attractive assets of this quantum computer is that it allows efficient to scale the number of cubits However, the implementation of this Japanese machine deserves to be considered an undoubted success if we take into account that it uses technologies developed entirely in Japan. It does not use the hardware designed by IBM or Intel, which is what some research centers disseminated by Europe have done. One of the most attractive tricks of this Japanese quantum computer is that it allows Efficient scalar the cubits number No need to completely redesign all the architecture of the machine. In addition, the dilution cooling system used is, according to Fujitsu, more efficient than the solutions usually used in other quantum computers. This statement is credible because this 256 cubits machine works properly with the same cooling unit as the previous 64 -cubites quantum computer of the Riken center. It sounds very good. However, this is not all. The plan of the creators of this quantum machine is to have a computer of 1,000 cubits ready in 2026. If Japan get it, it will be placed in this field just one step from the US and China. Image | Fujitsu More information | Fujitsu In Xataka | Physicists believed that this quantum phenomenon was impossible. They were very wrong

Six fears have defined their career

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Jeff Bezos has founded two of the most successful companies in the last decade: Amazon and Blue Origin. His path to success was not only promoted by his leadership skills and his vision of the future, but also for seven fears that marked each and every one of the decisions he has made in his business career. These fears, far from being a weakness, became a force that motivated him to take risks, innovate and Build an empire which has transformed various industries. Since its inception, Bezos knew how to face their fears and turn them into Growth opportunities. 1. The fear of repentance Just as Jeff Bezos himself told Your graduation speech From Princeton, before founding Amazon, Jeff Bezos was a brilliant Wall Street analyst with a promising career. However, he abandoned the security and stability of a well -paid job to launch books online when no one did. To overcome this fear, Bezos developed what his “Repentance minimization framework“. This approach helps him make decisions based on what would bring him more peace of mind in the future, even if he implies taking risks in the present. As he said in An interview In 2001, one of the main fears that defined Bezos’ life was the fear to reach the end of his life and regret not having tried something important. “I realized that I wouldn’t regret trying something important, even if I failed. I knew that would chase me every day.” 2. The fear of losing competitiveness Bezos has always been very aware that success attracts competition, so it is necessary for companies to always remain at the forefront with a mentality that the millionaire called the mentality of “day 1” in its famous 1997 letter to investors of Amazon. This fear has led him to promote a culture of innovation Constant inside Amazon, always looking for one step forward. His obsession with the client and for continuously improving the services has kept him alert to the movements of his competitors to place one step ahead. “The second day is stagnation, followed by irrelevance, followed by an unbearable and painful decline, followed by death,” he said in his manifesto. A clear example of this was the Amazon Prime developmenta service that revolutionized the expectations of consumers in terms of fast shipments and digital content. This strategy was born from the fear of being overcome by other technological companies that also sought to captivate the public. 3. The fear of garages Directly related to the previous point. His “urgency” philosophy has driven him to act quickly in the design and development of new ambitious projects. For him, every moment counts, and inaction can be a more dangerous enemy than his own error. Jeff Bezos claims not to be afraid of his great competitors who, guiding himself by trends, can more or less predict. His true fear comes from a garage. “I am more afraid of two kids in a garage, than the competitors I already know,” assuredIn an interview. The great ideas and products that have changed the technology of the last 40 years have not come out of huge hierarchical structures in multinational, but have been the ideas of young people who have developed With just resourcesbut with large amounts of commitment and innovation. As he himself did when founding Amazon from the garage. 4. The fear of failure: CEO paranoia Although he is one of the most successful businessmen in the world, Bezos is not immune to fear of failure. It is not the only one. CEOs and managers of successful companies such as Jensen Huang de Nvidia or Peter Beck of Rocket Lab also They have confessed feel what is already known as “CEO paranoia”: a atrocious fear to fail and that their companies are ruined. However, these managers see failure as an essential part of the Innovation and growth process. They are aware that assuming risks means accepting that some ideas will not work, but also that these errors are opportunities to learn and improve. “I asked everyone here to wake up terrified every morning, with the sheets soaked in sweat,” assured The millionaire Fortune. 5. Failure as a lesson for success Despite being a successful millionaire, Jeff Bezos’ career has not been exempt from failures. However, instead of regretting them, he assumes them as part of a growth process. In his Letter to the 2015 shareholdersthe millionaire said: “I think we are the best place in the world to fail (we have a lot of practice!), And the failure and invention are inseparable twins. To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it will work, it is not an experiment.” An example of that culture of innovation were Alexaand Kindletwo disruptive products, which have finally established themselves in their respective areas. 6. Fear of uncertain future Jeff Bezos has always shown concern about the uncertainty of the future, both personal and global. This fear motivated him to found Blue Origin, his company from Space explorationwith the vision of finding solutions so that humanity can survive beyond the earth. “The land is finite and if the world economy and population will continue to expand, space is the only possible way,” collected Business Insider. Bezos believes that humanity must be able to expand towards other planets to ensure their survival. As he said in the Lex Friedman Podcastthis fear, far from being pessimistic, has become an engine to develop technologies that could change the fate of our species. In Xataka | The next border of the super farms is no longer to be Milmillonarios, is to be Billionaires: Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos are candidates Image | Wikimedia Commons (Daniel Oberhaus)

The culmination of a long biotechnological career

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Gives vertigo to think that the first artificial breast prostheses They were glass balls or that at the beginning of the nineteenth century Sanguijuelas were used to reduce venous congestion of skin flaps. The world has changed so much (and so fast) that we are not usually able to see the enormous feat they hide some antiojeras patches of 3 euros and 50 cents. And, sincerely, it is a huge mistake. Which hides a patch of the Mercadona. Because the fact that Some “masks” of hyaluronic acid are viral It may seem a curiosity. However, there is a lot of cloth to cut. In a dialogue that has not become famous, but that should be, Miranda Presley tells the protagonist of ‘The devil wears Prada’ that “I understand, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and select that deformed blue sweater because you try to tell the world that you take too seriously to worry about what you will wear. But what you don’t know is That Jersey is not just blue, it is not turquoise or marine: it is cerúleo. Exempt from the fashion industry when, in fact, you carry a sweater that was selected for you by people like us. “ This (which is true with the fashion world and with elite restaurants) is exactly like that with aesthetic medicine and contemporary cosmetic industry. After a very cheap patch and A couple of tips to go perfect to the next wedding There are not only “millions of dollars and many jobs”, there is an exciting scientific and technological history. And hyaluronic acid is a great example of all this. Isolated for the first time in 1934, hyaluronic acid is A high molecular weight polysaccharide that is present naturally in our body. An adult human being has, on average, about 15 grams of Ah and, around a third, is renewed daily. Above all, we can find it in the synovial fluid of our joints; But it is In many more placeslike the eyes, the extracellular matrix of cartilage and tendons and the skin. We still do not have very clear all the functions it has in the body, but we do know that it has a key role in maintaining the structure of many tissues, homeostassis, cell hydration and wound regeneration. This is key because, over time, a loss of human connective tissue and its repair processes “that have a lot to do with it is suffered. And the skin is the place where it shows the most. Use hyaluronic acid Help mitigate these problems. We have known that for a long time. Moreover, we knew that (being part of the ‘natural’ substances of the human being) had a very high biocompatibility index and almost no dangerous (or durable) side effect. However, its first commercial use in the 40s was like Egg whiting substitute. The problem for decades was the same: we could only take out the hyaluronic acid from sites such as shark cartilage or clogs of the roosters. fabrics sufficiently rich in this component so that its extraction was ‘cost-effective’. But manufacturing techniques involved a risk of considerable allergy. The hyaluronic boom (and what you have behind). It was not until the early eighties that a first medical product that contained it achieved its approval. Of course, it was Ophthalmological surgeries oriented (cataracts) and had no cosmetics ends. For that we have to wait until 1996 when it begins to be used as a dermo-epidermal moisturizer; But, above all, what The techniques that allowed to manufacture it using genetically modified bacteria were refined. Towards the Nano. It is the perfect metaphor to talk about what is happening with aesthetic interventions. As science advances, that surgery becomes a micro (or nano) that the pharmacology learns to create better molecules and develop better ways to administer them … aesthetic medicine has ceased to be something dangerous, frivolous and niche, for become the “our daily bread” of huge age cohort. The Arrival to the Senectud from the Baby Boom generation (and the economic power they have) does the rest. The science of “rejuvenating your face” is a huge business. And, for the first time in a long time, biotechnology is prepared to offer more than mere placebo. In the same way that modern medicine banished thousands of remedies of doubtful utility, modern biotechnology will change skin care (and the rest of the body) forever. Although, of course, it is not just older thing. Among young people, all this He has also shot. It’s about a social changeYeah; but propitiated by a revolutionary technological change. Every day that passes the techniques become more ambulatory, less intrusive, more effective. Every day that passes the separation between ‘makeup’ or ‘taking care of the skin’ and aesthetic medicine is smaller. Every day that passes the “Rejection science“It’s close to being massive and extremely cheap: democratic. A culmen. That is to say, The patches that Mercadona sells to three and a half euros They are the summary of a very long scientific and technological career of decades that has traveled almost the entire modern industry from the agri -food to genetic engineering passing, of course, through the Aesthetic surgery and regenerative medicine. But, above all, they are a symbol of the times that (With the good and With the bad) They have touched us to live. In Xataka | Some researchers say they know how to end the gray hair. It is good news, but not for our image In Xataka | Aesthetic surgery has opened a new (and lucrative) business in the US that has already made alarms jump: dyeing eyes Image | Pexels – Ron Lach *An earlier version of this article was published in January 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo is still plugged in and reached 920 goals in his career

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Cristiano Ronaldo sealed the victory against Al Fateh of Al Nassr (3-1) by scoring a goal for his team in the final stretch, number 920 throughout his professional career. Ronaldo is only eighty away from a thousand official goals. The most recent came in the 88th minute of the duel against the bottom of the Saudi Arabian League, when he beat Hungarian goalkeeper Peter Szappanos by taking advantage of a cross from the right by Senegalese Sadio Mane. The goal rounded off the victory for Italian Stefano Pioli’s team, the second in a row that places them, provisionally, in third place in the competition to the detriment of Al Qadisiya led by Michel González, which on Monday receives the leader, Al Hilal. Al Nassr capitalized on the shortcomings of the visiting team, bottom of the standings, five away from safety, and on the brink of half-time, in the 41st minute, they took the lead thanks to an own goal from Moroccan Marwane Saadane. At the hour mark he scored the second, scored by Frenchman Mohamed Simakan after a pass from Brazilian Angelo. Although the Moroccan Mourad Batna scored for Al Fateh and closed the gap, Cristiano Ronaldo, in the 72nd minute, rounded off the visitors’ victory by taking a pass from Sadio Mane into the net. Cristiano Ronaldo scored another one in added time but it was disallowed for offside. The victory provisionally puts Al Nassr third, one point ahead of Al Qadisiya, fourth and eight behind Al Ittihad and Al Hilal, who share the lead. Keep reading:

The Cowboys choose Brian Schottenheimer as coach, with a rather modest career

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There is possibly no more complicated job in the entire NFL than that of head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The lone star team has finally made its decision and will give the opportunity to a man with a long career, although relatively modest results. The Cowboys reported this Friday that Brian Schottenheimer, who was the team’s offensive coordinator, is the chosen one to become the tenth head coach in the history of the prestigious but faded Texan franchise. After the firing of Mike McCarthy Some big names were mentioned as possible candidates, including Bill Belichick and Deion Sanders. There were others who were interviewed. But Jerry Jones, the controversial owner of the Cowboys, has opted for someone “from home.” Schottenheimer, 51, came to Dallas in 2022 in a coaching analyst role before becoming the offensive coordinator in 2023 and 2024. ESPN reported the deal is for four years. Schottenheimer is the son of a legend, but he has no champion pedigree The son of legendary coach Marty Schottenheimer (Browns, Redskins, Chargers, Chiefs) has never been a head coach. He began his career in 1997 as an assistant on the Rams staff. He was offensive coordinator for the NY Jets (2006-2011), the Rams (2012-14) and the Seahawks (2018-20) with good, but nothing impressive, results. Schottenheimer is not considered one of those offensive “geniuses” who have been making the NFL evolve. He also does not have a championship pedigree, since He has never been part of a championship team in the league or conference. Of course, the Cowboys had one of the best offenses in the NFL in the 2023 season, reaching the playoffs. In 2024, the team finished with a 7-10 record affected by injuriesincluding quarterback Dak Prescott. Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, decided to give the opportunity to Brian Schottenheimer, who has no experience as a head coach.Credit: Gareth Patterson | AP The new Dallas coach won’t have it easy at all It is worth mentioning that Schottenheimer was not the man who called the offensive plays for the Cowboys during the games these past years. That work was carried out by McCarthy, a highly respected coach within the organization and around the league, with a Super Bowl win leading the Green Bay Packers. But the pressure to find new leadership after another failure for the Cowboys It ended up being too much for Jones to give McCarthy a vote of confidence. Dallas fans’ expectations are often exaggerated. Schottenheimer will not have it easy at all, first of all because the Cowboys do not have much salary flexibility to reinforce the team due to some mega contracts signed or about to be signed. Besides, The NFC East Division now not only has a powerhouse like the Philadelphia Eagles, but the Washington Commanders have emerged as the revelation of the NFL and this Sunday they will compete for the conference championship against the Eagles. On top of that is the constant criticism, demand and excessive pressure that a Cowboys head coach will always have to know how to handle. The chosen man will have a lot to prove and without patience or consideration on the part of an owner who gets involved in the decision making excessively. Keep reading:– Metal piece falls from the roof of the Cowboys stadium to continue a turbulent year in Dallas– Patrick Mahomes rejects the idea that referees are giving him special protection– They announce the list of candidates for the NFL MVP award for the 2024 season

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