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Elon Musk wants to change it with an AI

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Elon Musk may have The hours counted In front of Doge, that “efficiency” office with which Donald Trump has given the richest man in the world as closely to a chainsaw for cut where you can In public administration. Meanwhile, Musk may be before his great work or the failure that will accompany him for the rest of his life. At stake: a base code of the 50s, the same that holds the aid of 65 million people in the United States. A risky plan. The story Wired told this week. The so -called Government Efficiency Department (Doge), has started a project to migrate “in a matter of months” all the United States Social Security Administration Systems (SSA), abandoning the COBOL LANGUAGEin use since the 50s, to replace it with a more modern technology Like Java. The problem? That experts warn that this operation is technically colossal and extremely riskygiven that Cobol holds the critical functions of the SSA, including the issuance of social security numbers and the payment of benefits to more than 65 million people. In other words: a forced and hurried migration could generate from erroneous payments to the complete loss of benefits, without the authorities to even detect the failures. Musk and the system. Apparently, the project arises in the midst of a growing pressure from the Trump administration on the SSA. Musk has publicly attacked the agency, accusing her, Without evidenceto allow fraud as payments to alleged beneficiaries of 150 years of age, a distortion caused for technical limitations of cobol and not for corruption. In addition, since Doge assumed tasks within the SSA, the agency has faced budget cuts and a deterioration of its serviceswith constant falls on its website and prolonged waiting times in attention to the public. Domino effect. The SSA system houses more than 60 million code lines Cobol, and its main structure, including the Madam databaseit has not been substantially renewed Since the 80s. In fact, They counted in Arstechnica That its architecture is so fragile that any change without the necessary precautions could trigger a domino effect of unpredictable failures, affecting payment calculations, acquired rights and the very stability of the computer infrastructure that supports the largest social security system on the planet. Doge and AI. Wired underlined that the Doge team that has taken control of the project is partly formed by Young and inexperienced engineerswhose initial task has been to develop identity verification systems and Audit beneficiaries Through the controversial initiative “Are You Alive Project” The lack of solid and, very important planning, the intention of Use artificial intelligence generative to rewrite millions of lines of code within an unreal period increases fears within the SSA. Moreover, several experts consulted They warn that even in several years it would be possible to ensure that the new applications reproduce without errors all the calculations and business rules accumulated for decades. The beneficiaries on the wire. No doubt, the main fear is not only an incorrect payment, but the possibility that millions of people stop receiving your checks Without even the system, generating an unprecedented social crisis. With an environment that some employees describe As “sustained with wires and adhesive tape”, forced migration and without guarantees threatens to destabilize not only the SSA, but one of the fundamental pillars of the welfare state in the United States. Speed ​​vsa costs. The decision to impose drastic deadlines, prioritizing advertisements to hype and saucer On solid results, it seems to reflect the Internal logic of Doge and the Trump administration: demonstrate that They can “modernize” In record time, even at the expense of breaking essential services. Without a realistic plan and without adequate resources, the migration of the SSA seems more like a political experiment than a responsible modernization of a social security system than Millions of citizens They depend for subsistence. Image | Steve Jurvetson, Wec3390 In Xataka | Elon Musk has fired officials in Doge: China and Russia have seen a unique opportunity to recruit them In Xataka | More and more rumors place Elon Musk out of Doge and the Government. The reason is very simple: Tesla’s crisis

China controls the solar energy supply chain. Europe wants to change it with a huge factory in Asturias

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If you had ever thought about how form a solar panel Your process is not easy. This puzzle that passes from a Fine wafer to photovoltaic He has all his framework. Asturias will begin to manufacture this small piece, which is essential for its operation. The heart of a panel. A Catalan company, Sunwafebacked by Innoenergy, are in the process of building the first large bullion factory and wafer for photovoltaic solar panels in Spain. To do this, he has obtained an aid of 199 million euros from the Ministry of Ecological Transition, aimed at supporting this installation in Gijón, As Efe has had access. The company has obtained both public and private financing to develop this project. In fact, he has received one of the largest subsidies in the State in Asturias, within the framework of the government’s renewal call, which allocated 297.3 million euros to key projects in renewable energy, According to the trade. The first piece of puzzle. In this puzzle that is the process of manufacturing the solar panel, the plant will focus on silicon purification, its foundry to form ingots, and the subsequent cut of these bullion in thin wafers. All this and then send it to other plants with which the photovoltaic will form. As for the objective of the initiative, Sunwafe seeks to produce 2.5 billion wafers per year by 2030, which will allow you According to the voice of Asturias. The most standardized material. Solar cells They have experienced A radical transformation in recent years. In all this time, the element that dominates the sector remains silicon, since they are The standard in industries. Along the same lines, there are A boom with Perovskitas panelsbut silicon tandem cells are still the most promising for its generalized use. Zero dependencies. Today, China is the undisputed leader of solar energy export, how demonstrates an Ember study. However, this new factory raises a change in the photovoltaic value chain, reducing the dependence of this supplier and others for Spain and, in turn, the European Union, the European Union, According to RTPA. At the moment, the European Union Continue depending In much of China for the manufacture of their renewable energies, but projects like this can open a new path. An impulse for Spain. Although the country managed to close last year with a fee of Total renewable generation of 63.9%the production of materials has not yet settled after the rise of Chinese production. In this way, this new factory will become the third EU factory that will produce silicon wafers, how They have reported in New Spain. This opening in Gijón is a good example of the shy reindustrialization that institutions are looking for. Image | Peellden and Pexels Xataka | While the Portuguese enjoyed sun eclipse, their electrical system had a really bad time

How it affects the change from time to sleep

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At two will be the three and, as a consequence of that, the dream patterns throughout Europe They will put themselves Above up. Another year. And it is logical: the day after time change, people It takes 33 minutes more than average In going to bed. In addition, they wake up 19 minutes before. That is, what does it affect us? Clear. And not only in quantitative terms; but also in qualitative term. The quality of sleep during the week following time change is frankly bad. Much worse in people between 20 and 30. These are U’s conclusionsn Analysis of sleep patterns of Samsung Health users in more than 40 countries and is interesting. Not because it is extremely representative. After all, the data starts from a huge sample selection bias: they are only its users. However, it does allow us to approach this curious phenomenon with first -hand data. Something that, until recently, was quite complicated. Samsung Health The Spanish surprise. That’s where a surprise comes to us. As I say, the analysis covers more than 40 countries around the world where the time change occurs. Of all of them, Spain is the one who showed greater stability in your sleep patterns. That is, Samsung Health users in Spain are the ones who least affected themselves in their dream for the hourly change. On average, they only delayed bedtime in 16 minutes (the country closest to us was Italy with 19) and the schedule of waking was only affected in five minutes during the first week; two during the second. Why does this happen? Well, the truth is that it is difficult to say. A possible reason may be, of course, that the Spaniards We go to bed very late. That leaves us little margin, on average, to delay the time to go to bed. However, there are other possibilities. As Jose María Olalla has defends for yearsProfessor of Physics at the University of Seville, in countries like ours “it cannot be said that (the change of seasonal schedule) is a bad idea.” Olalla explains that “at summer time it works well in summer and winter time works well in winter. Having summer time in winter is complicated, having the winter time in summer is also complicated. For different reasons, but it will always be a problem.” There are countries where change is a solution and others in which not. That is, the change of time is a simple, coordinated and fast way to adapt the schedule of the whole society to the fact that, in summer, the sun rises before. It is true that it can CAUSE DISPRUPTIONS DURING THE FIRST DAYS or weeks; But taking into account that seasonality is natural, that change would have to occur yes or yes. And the disruptions would remain in one way or another. However, we must not take it very seriously. On the one hand, we do not know how wide the sample in Spain. On the other, as well as Olalla told us“people usually do what they want, even in front of the official schedule. They do strange things, things that often collide with what theoretically is adequate.” Image | Lukas Blazek | Anthony Tran In Xataka | “Cenan at 10, they work at 9”: foreigners are understandably intrigued about how we sleep in Spain

Seven CCAA backs down with the screens and mark a change in trend

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The Spanish education system has a peculiar way to embrace innovations: with excessive enthusiasm first, and with equal intensity when rejecting them later. First was the aspirational devotion for the Finnish model, then the obsession to digitize each classroom. Today, just over a decade after that race to fill the laptops, We are seeing the principle of an opposite pendular movement: Seven Autonomies – governments by both PP and PSOE – are regulating to reduce screens in classes, according to The world. This turn is not born from a political whim. The results of the latest PISA tests and international evaluations have been another jug ​​of cold water. The reading comprehension and the basic mathematical skills They are collapsing while students spend more time with a tablet and less with paper and ball. Madrid, the Region of Murcia, Valencian Community, Balearic Islands, Galicia, Asturias and Catalonia are preparing different regulations but with the same spirit: Recover paper. Limit the hours in front of the screens. And reflect on whether we really need to do all duties in digital. We are also seeing many politicians to seek the tribute applause cursing the screens in the classrooms, but none do self -criticism when the tribune rewarded the slogan “a child, a laptop.” Is Selective amnesia that allows to navigate comfortably between opposite trends Without assuming responsibilities. Correction has no political color. The Socialist Asturian Lydia Espina and the popular Murcia Fernando López Miras coincide in the fundamental although they disagree in the forms, for giving two examples. Perhaps the most notable difference is that while Madrid opts for a more blunt prohibition, other regions prefer to set recommendations, leaving a certain margin of maneuver to the centers. But the message is clear: enough of tablets for everything. The most interesting thing about this Pendulazo is that it arrives right now, when the technology industry continues to promise the educational revolution through its devices, and when The AI ​​begins to appear in the classrooms. But between technological determinism and nostalgia for grid notebooks, perhaps what we are really seeing is a healthy maturity exercise: technology must be a medium, not an end. And like any tool, it has its optimal use moments. Not all the time. Not for everything. And of course, not for everyone at the same age. And we are starting to see it. In Xataka | China is planning its future in three dimensions. That is why he will put a subject of AI in schools Outstanding image | Xataka with Midjourney

How a German submarine cable is threatening to change energy control in Spain

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European energy infrastructure is one of the more interconnected in the worldone in seven electricity units It is marketed through terrestrial and submarine cables. However, electrical networks They need more connections and improvements to guarantee stability and energy safety. Now, a German company has decided to challenge the monopoly structure of Spain. German initiative. The Europe Link Development Company has proposed Apollo-Link, a project to create underwater interconnection between Spain and Italy. From the project page They have explained that it is an alternative to continue promoting networks in Europe and more in A context of energy crisis. In this way, the initiative would allow Italy to reduce its energy dependence and take advantage of the renewable energy of Spain. Connection so far. Currently, the interconnection of Spain with the rest of the EU countries is done through France, except with Portugal. The Spanish electricity grid has exclusivity in the transport of electricity, so the German project will challenge the monopoly structure. However, there are exceptions for private international interconnection projects that can be described as “Merchant Lines”. Merchant Lines. European legislation allows third parties outside of transport networks (TSOS) to develop international interconnections under the “Merchant Lines” regime, which is eximicated from the regulations of the Spanish electricity sector. However, these projects must meet certain requirements, and the technical-economic viability of the interconnection must be demonstrated. Despite the possibility of these private projects, the TSO always have preference to execute projects that conform to the official network planning. Economic impact. As The economist has been able to have accesswithin the energy sector they have warned about the implications of this project. While Italy would benefit from Spanish renewable energy, on the other hand Spain would experience an increase in electricity prices due to the greater exchange with other countries. The negotiation of economic terms and the distribution of benefits and costs will be crucial to avoid disadvantages for the country, as already It happened in full crisis of 2022. In addition, before the implementation of the project, thorough studies must be carried out to evaluate its impact on the networks of both countries. What will it consist of? Europe-Link Development has mentioned which seeks to facilitate the exchange of electricity between Spain and Italy. The objective is to link the electrical systems of both countries through an underwater cable of 660 kilometers and an exchange capacity of 2,000 MW. However, it is in a preliminary phase and needs the approval of the managers of the electrical networks of Spain and Italy, Electric and Terna, respectively. Image | Apollo-Link Xataka | Taiwan has just stopped a ship after cutting an underwater cable. The problem is that there are only Chinese citizens inside

Hesai was an unknown Chinese giant in Europe. His alliance with Mercedes is about to change everything

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When we talk about large car manufacturers we can fall into the error of thinking about a vehicle as a whole that Renault, BMW, Citroën or any of the Chinese brands that intend to take a place in Europe. But nothing is further from reality. A car is the sum of many small parts. Specific parts of a combustion engine, braking systems, suspensions, seats … Many of those parts, so evident, are not manufactured or produced by large vehicle manufacturers. Bosch, Recaro or Brembo will sound, for example. In fact, Chinese manufacturers who are arriving in Europe or point to it, like Xiaomi, have not hesitated to associate (and show off this) with great more than recognized suppliers in the car market. In their presentations, Byd or Xiaomi have highlighted the role played by companies such as The aforementioned Brembo in the components that ride in their cars. It serves to gain credibility to the most skeptical. But when talking about another type of technology it is Europe that looks at China. Byd, for example, get great prices in its vehicles because It bases its production on verticalitymanufacturing their own batteries but also their own semiconductors or heat pumps. Among that “other type of technology” we can put Hesai. The Chinese company is the largest laser sensor producer. And now he has reached an agreement with Mercedes. From China to your Mercedes As vehicles have gained acting, they have also been growing in complexity. Although Tesla has made it clear that he wants to base all his autonomous driving functions or, as little, for driving in the use of software, at the moment it is still clear that cars armed with laser sensors and other radars are still safer and more effective. To achieve the best result, Mercedes has reached an agreement with Hesai, which triggers its possibilities to grow economically and reach new agreements with other companies explain in South China Morning Post. And it is that Hesai will supply radars lidar to the German company to map with better accuracy what their cars are around. In Reuters They explain that the decision has been weighed for months by the German company but, finally, costs have been imposed on any other value. Keep in mind that the sensors supplied by Hesai may not be used in Mercedes cars that are sold in the United States from 2029 if the intentions of Prohibit the sale of every car with Chinese pieces in the country. The use of Lidar sensors It is especially delicate in vehicles for several reasons. This component is always in operation, mapping everything around. It emits beams of light that bounce in an object and are received again by the vehicle. Next to the GPS positioning and the speed at which they advance, they create a three -dimensional map that takes advantage of thousands or millions of calculations per second. This has several implications that should be remembered. The use of this type of sensor allows a car to map with maximum exactly what it has around, something that they want to limit from the United States and China in the LUCK OF COLD WAR that both countries are freeing. In the United States they intend to Prohibit the sale of every car that uses Chinese software. In China, cars that want to use driving aid functions or Autonomous drivingwhich force the land to map, have to receive the approval of the government. A good that passes, evidently, to associate with a Chinese manufacturer. But, in addition, Lidar sensors are very expensive. The savings obtained in his commission to Hesai would have inclined the balance in favor of the Chinese company by Mercedes, they explain in Reuters. And it is that a vehicle can offer Semi -automated driving systems Without the use of these pieces but it is shown that, for the moment, The use of Lidar makes the difference. Although it may be more unknown in Europe, Hesai Group is a giant that is already present in 37% of vehicles that are assembled in the world, according to South China Morning Post. The company provides this type of giant sensors such as the Geely group (owner of Volvo or Polestar) and Li Auto, one of the great Chinese startups of recent years and employs more than 1,000 people, according to Electrek. But just as it happens to Chinese automotive themselves, Hesai is trying to open up to the rest of the world. With the local market already covered, they need to continue opening new trade agreements and that of Mercedes can be just the first, according to South China Morning Post. In the middle they point out that this agreement opens the door to multiply the current economic performance of the company by 14 times. Despite being present in almost four out of 10 vehicles that are sold worldwide (Only in February They already supplied pieces to 20 different brands and 120 models), the company gave brief benefits last year (14 million yuan, about 1.8 million euros in 2024) and He came out of losses of more than 241 million yuan (30.5 million euros) of the previous year. However, by 2025 they already expect net benefits of between 200 and 350 million yuan (between 25 and 44 million euros) achieved thanks to a scale production that supplies their products to about 15 million vehicles. That scale economy has allowed it Five years ago Each of them cost thousands of dollars. In view of a calculated expansion, the company, indicate in CNEVPOST Study to open its first floor to produce Lidar sensors outside China this year. Although it is not specified what places could be chosen, they do notice that they hope that the production of start in 2026. Photo | Hesai In Xataka | That Byd gives his autonomous driving is the first step: the real business will be to see a Madrid-Osasuna in the car

We have convinced ourselves all these years that OLED was the most. Sony Sony with LED RGBs promise to change everything

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Although OLED technology has advanced considerably in the Smart TVS industry, with technologies as impressive as the latest generation of panels QD-OED of Samsung or the Primary RGB OLED of LG in its new line of televisions, there are manufacturers that are betting even more for the Miniladsince it offers benefits that, in combination with the innovation that is yet to come, could put in a good squeeze those pure blacks and colors of the OLED. Sony is one of those manufacturers. And it already made it very clear to us in 2024 with its commitment to Minned technology with its Bravia 9being the type of panel chosen for its most premium televisions range after that excellent A95L of 2023. Recently, we have seen that this movement still makes more sense, since they have just presented The new technology in which they will bet in 2026: RGB LED. This is how a minied panel could behave like an oled The company has just revealed that they are working to integrate this new type of technology into their future televisions. His intention is to incorporate An RGB LED matrix to backlit the panels of its televisions (Currently, the LEDs of the retroiluminated matrix are all blue). This, unlike the most leading minied panel panel system, means that, in addition to brightness control through local attenuation zones, it could also be reached control one’s color and luminosity of LEDs of the unit that backs the panel. Conventional LED backlight system by zones. Image: Sony This would translate into a better management and control of the brightness and color of each scene, which in broad strokes could Simulate the behavior of organic and self -emissive LEDs of the OLED, but with the advantage of the greatest brightness of the Minned panels. The system allows Sony to adjust the luminance in line to the gradation of the color itself The RGB retroiluminated panel (Red, Green, Blue) would offer high density backight with the ability to Individually control the three primary colorsas indicated from Sony. The company ensures that the panel allows each RGB color to emit light independently, promising great purity in color and the possibility of reproducing a range of broader and brighter colors. It is not the first time that Sony embarks on this technology. In fact, in 2004 he showed the first LCD TV in the world with Full Array LED RGB backlit. From that moment, the company has been following this system very closely, and now that current technology allows great brightness control through local attenuation zones, it was time to boost this technology again. RGB LED system, eliminating the quantum points layer and offering control of the color and brightness of each LED in the backlit matrix. Image: Sony Sony promises a coverage of the 99% DCI-P3 color space and approximately 90% in the ITU-R BT.2020 standard. Combining independent RGB LED control with the control of the attenuation zones of its televisions, Sony promises Scenes with much more contrast and colorin combination with the already excellent brightness offered by their panels, touching the 4,000 peak nits. Color volume of each technology. Image: Sony The system allows Sony to adjust the luminance in line to the gradation of the color itself. In this way, the company promises reach much more living and bright details. In addition, the system would process the signal at high speed, with rates of up to 96 bits. That LEDs allow us to reproduce primary colors means that The panel would not need aggressive color filters in pixels such as quantum points panels. This causes less light to be absorbed during the process, which allows the panel to work more efficiently. Sony will start producing them this year, but it is not the only Sony is collaborating with Mediatek for the development of chips that will be in charge of controlling each of the individual backlit leds. According to the company, The system will begin to produce in series this yearwith the aim of integrating technology into consumer televisions and screens for content creation in 2026. The company has not been the first to announce the arrival of this technology on its televisions. In fact, signatures like Samsung, Hisense and TCl have already been encouragedwith a view to seeing the first in the market to include this technology during the second half of 2025. For Sony, entering this technology makes a lot of sense in its strategy, as the company went from considering its QD-Osed model as its most premium range to the Bravia 9 with Minned technology and its performance very close to its reference monitor. The company, with its motto ‘Cinema Is Coming Home’, aims to give priority to color reproduction as masterful in recording studios, bringing that experience home. And the combination of its already excellent Minned technology, management of local attenuation zones, and now its backlit matrix with RGB LEDs, allows you to easily facilitate that task. Cover image | Sony In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K

a radical change regarding its predecessor that points to more layoffs

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TO Lip-bu Tan A nuclear accident changed his life. He was a prodigious student, and after graduating in Physics with only 19 years at Nanyang University in Singapore, he completed a Master in Nuclear Engineering at MIT. That seemed to be his way, but in 1979 the Three Mile Island accident It caused a wave of pessimism about the future of these centrals and, consequently, of job offers. So he ended up studying a Master in Business Administration at the University of San Francisco. And from there they began their successes. He created a risk capital fund called Walden and focused on the semiconductor industry and alternative energies. Among its investments in the semiconductor sector Highlights what he did for example in Annapurna Labswhich ended up being bought by Amazon and became a fundamental pillar of the development of chips used by this giant in its infrastructure. Also invested in Nuvia, which would end up being bought by Qualcomm In 2021. In addition to his role as an investor, in 2004 he was appointed member of the Council of the Cadence Design Systems semiconductor company. In 2008, he was appointed co-cup, and ended up leading the company alone from 2009 to 2021. During his management the actions of Cadence grew by 3,200% value, and became for example one of Apple’s strategic partners. That successful management made it so became a usual signing in administration councils. In addition to participating in that of several academic institutions, he directs the advice of Hewlett Pckard Enterprise, Schneider Electric and, even more interesting, SoftBank. So did not match Gelsinger, and that is a track for the future But even more striking than his position in Softbank is the one he had in Intel: from 2022 to 2024 he was a member of the Board of Directors of this company. Left his post in August 2024, and curiously He did it for his differences with the management of Pat Gelsingerthe then CEO of the company. According to Reutersthat was due to several reasons. For example, I was concerned about the increasing number of Intel employees and also a culture in which bureaucracy and risk aversion were too settled. He also had doubts about his strategy in artificial intelligence, and failed to promote an initiative for Intel to achieve third -party manufacturing contracts. All these conflicts make clear what is so – that is 65 years old – probably raises for the immediate future of Intel. Analysts like Patrick Moorhead They believe that the new CEO will make important expenses of expenses, and that probably means one thing: layoffs. The question is whether Intel’s division will also boost so that the manufacturing unit (Foundry) is separated from the design and development of processors. It is the same thing that AMD did in 2009 and it went welland there are many experts who have recommended that That split is carried out. There is also the unknown of how Intel will also become a reference in the chips segment for ia. They certainly have products promising, like Gaudi 3but they need to turn them into an element that giants of the AI ​​hugged, something that does not seem to happen. Own A message wrote yesterday To all employees, and a message was clear: “Intel will be a company focused on engineering“. He did not give keys about the steps he will take in the short term, but his alleged past differences With Pat Gelsinger they seem to make it clear that his management will be different from the one raised by the Excus. It has an important initial advantage to start with good foot: Everyone knows him. Both inside Intel and outside. His potential clients in the company also, especially because they have probably done business with him while he was in the Intel Council or while CEO of Cadence, who worked with numerous technology and semiconductor firms. It maintains good relations with Lisa her from AMD and with Jensen Huang, from Nvidia, They say in Reuters. Now it remains to be seen if all these contacts and experience make Intel exceed the greatest crisis in their history. Image | Intel In Xataka | Intel’s plan in front of an unattainable TSMC: beat Samsung and consolidate as the second largest chips manufacturer

iOS 19 promises to be a total look change. It is actually something much more important for Apple

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Apple prepares to execute the greatest redesign of its operating systems in a decade. As Mark Gurman filtered in Bloomberg, iOS 19 will involve a radical transformation of the iPhone interfacewith Changes in icons, menus, windows and system controls. A risky bet for a manufacturer whose income slowed down after boom pandemic and whose star product – the iPhone – has finally accumulated the feeling of Touch in income even with some fall. The interesting thing about this redesign is What tells us about Apple’s strategy. The cook company usually marks trend in interface designs, but now it is seen in a paradoxical situation: seeks inspiration in its less sold product, the Vision Pro. His mixed reality helmet does not seem unify the experience Among all Apple devices. It is a fine irony: the product that has the least users is the one to mark how we will interact with our devices the more than one billion iPhone users. This movement speaks of another important change in Apple’s product philosophy. For years it has maintained a clear distinction among its platforms, resisting the temptation to merge iOS and macOS as competitors have tried (Microsoft, Google). GIF: Apple. Now, without abandoning that functional separationApple seeks a visual coherence that makes the transition between devices more fluid. It is no accident that it occurs in a very marked context: Difficulty increasing income in the last two yearswhich translates into the need to stimulate the renewal of devices and consolidate its ecosystem The redesign also indicates a possible vulnerability in the current Apple position: the iPhone interface, once revolutionary, He has become familiar to the point of invisibility. Innovating in hardware is increasingly complicated when the product is mature – at the smartphone now happens to what at the time happened to the computer – so The perception of novelty must be created through software. If you cannot revolutionize physical experience, visually change it. It is a technological, but also psychological game: to make the known feel new. But without alienating a base of heterogeneous and massive users accustomed to certain interaction patterns. It is not the same to make changes in the Mac OS X of 2007 (for a niche of users, the majority enthusiasts) than in the IOS of 2025 (for people of all ages, technical levels and cultural contexts, from children to the elderly). The question is not whether Apple will technically implement these changes – it has talent and resources to do so and will do it – but If they will achieve the delicate balance between innovation and familiarity that defines the best product evolutions. As he taught us iOS 7 It makes twelve years, reinvent what works always entails risks. But maybe that is precisely the point: Apple needs to risk again. In Xataka | The decline of the “Apple culture”. Blind devotion has evolved towards critical enthusiasm Outstanding image | Apple

IMU have arrived to change everything

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Electronics has become an essential in the automobile world. THE ADAS are mandatory And, for better or worse, driving is increasingly intrusive. In the world of motorcycle, things are different. Today, it is only mandatory that they have ABS. It is not even necessary that they incorporate traction control. However, there is an inherited technology of aeronautics and space exploration. If you are thinking of buying a new motorcycle you may have heard of the “Imu”. A solution that is everywhere and whose operation may not be clear. What is an Imu. The IMU or inertial measurement unit (IMU) is one of the key components in the security and electronic control systems of a motorcycle. Its main function is to measure and monitor the movement and position of the vehicle in real time. Being even more concrete, it measures the acceleration in the addresses forward -atrás, above-down and right-left and the angular velocity in the headdresses, balancing and brunette of the motorcycle. Subsequently, This information is calculated and transmitted In real time to the rest of the motorcycle systems to control both the engine and the behavior of the chassis to help the driver. It consists of several elements, such as gyroscopes, accelerometers or even magnetometers- this allows the rest of the elements (Traction control, ABS, inclination sensors), act accordingly. How the IMU works. We already know that IMU is an electronic system that allows you to measure each movement and position of the motorcycle. And now what? After sending this data to the switchboard, the security systems act based on them. One of the main historical problems of motorcycles is the difficulty of managing curve aids. ABS and traction control, acting to a greater extent than desired, are a perfect combination to go to the ground. Thanks to IMUs, ABS can manage braking pressure avoiding curve blockages. The same goes for traction control. The “Antiwheelie” has also brought us, a perfect option to be able to make quick exits without worrying that the motorcycle is shot. If the system detects that the motorcycle is raising the rear wheel, intervenes to regulate the power. Where do Imu come from. The origin of the IMU is most curious. The inertial measurement unit systems began to be implemented in aircraft, spacecraft, and even guided missiles. Knowing the orientation, speed and forces that affected them has always been key, and it is something that takes implementing since the 40s. Although in the 2,000 decade they began to implement on motorcycles, it has not been until the past five years when they have begun to be practically an essential in any motorcycle that wants to lead in technology. From the aircraft to motorcycles. The principles on stability in inertial navigation systems develop more than 100 years ago, and it was not until World War II when they began to be used in military aviation. 20 years later, between 50 and 60, NASA and the aerospace industry began to use them. Despite the changes to adapt it to street vehicles, the origin remains the same: the need for a plane or missile to know where it is and where it goes in real time. Image | Xataka In Xataka | The terror of European motorcycle manufacturers is not electrification, it is China

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