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The Chinese car aspires to gain ground in Europe consolidating in the low range. Renault’s response: a diesel engine

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Chinese cars have arrived in Europe with the clear intention of putting a good bite in the electric car market. At this time, Byd is Looking for a third floor To build its future models, the SAIC group has a A good asset with mg and independent companies such as Xpeng either Child They also try to make a hole. But, really, if a market has managed to penetrate the Chinese car is in the cheap car. In Spain we have good examples. Although Byd’s performance has not been bad, the real impulse to its sales has come with A plug -in hybrid that clearly competes in price. While, Omoda enrolled thousands of cars In a few months thanks to a Omoda 5 that he liked for its aesthetics and a competitive price. Mg already knows what it is to do with the First position in sales in our country. It has logic that the real entrance door For these companies it is to compete for price. In Europe, most manufacturers They have turned their backs to the cheapest vehicles and even Dacia has justified claiming that the obligations of The European Union requires them to raise the price of their cars and prevents them from being equally competitive as before. To this we must add that Chinese vehicles with combustion engines They are not affected by tariffsas it happens with the electric ones, which allows them (even more) to play to improve the price of European companies to gain market share, make a customer base and, later, to climb little by little. And to stand up, Renault has opted for a different strategy: to offer a type of clear setback but that allows to compete in price and that, in addition, it has less and less rivals in the market. Yes, in some markets a Renault Mégane has put on sale with diesel engine. A diesel engine as an alternative Among the European companies that have pressed the most in recent months to alive combustion engines, Renault has taken the singing voice. In fact, the company has taken forward Horsea joint company with the Chinese giant Geely to continue developing engines moved by fossil fuels. Those of the rhombus, in addition to betting on the electric with force, have also made it clear that they trust in the future where hybrid and electric living together In harmony with pure combustion engines, the case may be. With this in mind, they have launched the Electric Renault 5 And soon we will see on the streets the new Electric Renault 4. In recent times, the range has been renewed in depth with the Renault southern and the Rafale or an update that has left us to Scenic As a completely electric car. This renewal has had its consequences. Classic models like Mégane have said goodbye because, again, They only have an electric version. Sure? Where Renault needs to offer cars with more tight prices continues to maintain the Mégane Gran Coupéan option of three volumes of the compact classic. And, in addition, he does it with a diesel motorization of which We had to say goodbye in Spain. In countries such as Poland or Czech Republic, where electricity are testimonial and diesel continues to represent an important part of sales, the French are clear that this mechanic is still essential. In fact, it has been in Poland where the company has rescued this car to put it on the street with the format already mentioned next to a 1.5 dci engine of 115 hp, they explain in Auto Swiat. In that market, the diesel offer is being reduced and it is a good occasion to fight with a car that has already been made the investment, it is cheap to put it in the market and, in addition, it has a technology that Chinese manufacturers do not have. Collect in Acea That in Poland although diesel sales have been reduced, in January of this year they continue to represent 8.3% market share but electric and plug -in hybrids barely reach 6%. In the Czech Republic it makes even more sense because the diesel market share is a spectacular 19.4%. And vehicles without electrification of any kind total 67.8% of total sales. However, we must bear in mind that EU emission regulations They continue and although They have been delayed from 2025 to 2027this last year remains red in the calendar because the average emissions that show sales in these three next exercises must be below 93.6 gr/km of CO2. This means that with a car like this, whose engine is 118 gr/km of CO2, they would need to sell 1.5 electric to compensate. Or an electric and a plug -in hybrid. One more reason to understand why Renault only bets on this type of mechanics where it needs to put its cheapest cars on the market and where electrification advances at a very slow pace. Photo | Renault In Xataka | The Renault 5 has entered as a sales missile in France but something very simple has stopped it: a bug that prevents moving the car

thousands and thousands of Chinese studying at universities

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According to a group of researchers from the Paulson Institute in Chicago (USA) 38% of experts in artificial intelligence (AI) that develop their professional career in the US It has formed at Chinese universities. In fact, this American institution has concluded that In the US there are more Chinese experts in AI than professionals with a strictly American origin. This, According to Nikkei Asiasome experts in the industry concern due to the possibility that China decides to repatriate their students and researchers from the US to reinforce their AI industry. Some of the best centers dedicated to the science and technology on the planet are in China. The Tsinghua University of Beijing, the Jiao Tong University of Shanghai, the Zhejiang University of Hangzhou, the University of Science and Technology of Hefei or the University of Technology of South China, in Canton, are just a few. All of them have something important in common: they are world reference centers in technology, innovation and applied science. And many of his students are working in the US. At the current situation It is understandable that some American experts are concerned about the possibility of losing these qualified personnel. China wants to “build a strong educational nation” The Chinese education system works. The Government led by Xi Jinping is very aware that the country’s competitiveness In full struggle with the US For world supremacy depends largely on its scientific capacity. If we stick to the development of AI, which is undoubtedly the pitch in which these two superpowers are playing their best cards, it is evident that China advances at an amazing speed. The success of Deepseek supports both the proper functioning of the Chinese education system and the high competitiveness that this country has achieved despite US sanctions and his allies. High-Flyer, the Deepseek matrix, consists of Chinese researchers trained in the best universities in the country In fact, High-Flyer, the Deepseek parent company, is essentially constituted by Chinese researchers who have formed in the best universities in the country. Many of them come from the institutions that I have mentioned a few lines above. The government knows that this asset cannot waste, which in January led him to implement A National Action Plan that pursues “build a strong educational nation.” In addition, this strategy must be consolidated in just a decade. In 2035. Nothing is bad as a purpose. However, this is not all. Several Chinese elite universities They have announced His intention to expand his curricula with the objective of prioritizing the strategic needs of the country. AI is one of them. As we have seen, China already has a lot of scientific talent, and presumably in the medium term it will have more. Maybe much more. And, curiously, Depseek has something to say in this strategy. In fact, some university centers are already using this AI to teach training courses expressly dedicated to this discipline, although this plan does not only affect university students; Primary and secondary schools will also begin to train their students in AI. Image | Usman Abdulrasheedgambo More information | Reuters In Xataka | We already know the secret of the extreme efficiency of Deepseek: it has dodged the Cuda de Nvidia standard

The number of young Chinese enrolled in the art schools in Japan has shot. It’s a springboard to stay

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For some time to this part Japan has been living A arrivals boom from abroad. We do not talk only about tourists, since a percentage of the people who arrives do it with the bags to stay. In fact, a nation stands out in these statistics. The Chinese are traveling in mass to not return due to economic opportunities and socio -political challenges themselves. That is why, many young people are aiming at the university to study art. Art as a way for residence. Chinese migration to Japan is reaching unprecedented levels. It We have recently: With the flexibility of Visa requirementsthe migratory flow from China has expanded beyond the wealthy elite, also covering to the middle class. Moreover, it is estimated that by 2026 the number of Chinese citizens residing in Japan It will exceed one million. This increase is transforming not only the demographic structure, but also the culture, lifestyle and educational systems in Many Japanese cities. And within this phenomenon, a group has gained particular relevance: Chinese art studentswho see in Japanese universities an opportunity to establish themselves permanently in the country. The case of Li Yalin. Nikkei told him The weekend with an example. Li Yalin, a 28 -year -old girl, reflects the trend. After obtaining his degree in China, he moved to Japan in 2019 to study Japanese at a language school in Tokyo. However, the pandemic forced her to return to her country. Determined to return, he approved the entrance exam at the University of Arts of Kyoto remotely and today resides in Japan, specializing in Videogame characters design. Raised in a middle class family in Guangzhou, Li grew immersed in Japanese culture, especially through video games like Pokémon. Now he has achieved work in a video game company in Tokyo, where this spring will begin to work. With just a few years in the country, he is already evaluating his way to The permanent residence. A growing phenomenon. The number of Chinese students in the main art universities in Japan It has increased exponentially. He Nikkei study revealed That there are currently 245 Chinese students at the University of Arts of Tokyo, 462 at the University of Art of Musashino, 448 at the University of Art of Tama, 692 at the University of Arts of Kyoto and 823 at the University of Kyoto Seika. In total, Chinese students represent 70% of international students In these universities, which reflects a clear migratory pattern that links education with long -term residence. The 2017 inflection point. He counted the medium in his analysis that the phenomenon It took strength in 2017when the Japanese government relaxed the requirements To obtain permanent residence. The measure was especially beneficial for international students, allowing them to request residence in just one to three years, instead of the five required above. Not just that. Politics is part of the “Cool Japan” initiativewhich seeks to boost the Japanese cultural industry, such as anime, design and video games. As a result, facilities have been implemented in obtaining work visas for foreigners in these sectors, which has made careers animation, design and video games into quick accesses to permanent residence. How they get the residence. Apparently, Japan evaluates residence applicants through A point system which takes into account the academic level, work experience, annual income, age or mastery of the Japanese language. Those who reach 70 points are classified as “highly qualified professionals”, while those who exceed 80 points can request permanent residence In just one year. Ren Junying, 30, is Another successful example. Originally from Hebei, he completed a doctorate at the University of Arts in Tokyo and now works as a jewelry designer in the Japanese capital. Despite having less than a year in the labor market, it has reached 90 points in the evaluation system, which will allow you to obtain residence shortly. Chinese migration and labor structure. Japan has a unique massive hiring system of recent graduates, which facilitates international students to find employment more efficiently than in other developed countries such as the United States or Europe. As a result, the number of Chinese with permanent residence in Japan has grown 40% since 2017, reaching 330,000 in June 2024. Not just that. Permanent residence too benefits spouseswho can obtain unrestricted work visas. In recent years, the number of people under this category has increased significantly, even more strengthening the Chinese community in Japan. Universities such as “Migrant” springboard. Nikkei explained Cases such as the Coach Academy, a preparatory school for Chinese students in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has seen an increase in the registration of young people seeking to enter Japanese art universities. Yang Kailin, 25, arrived in Japan in April 2023 to prepare for a postgraduate degree at an University University. “My goal is to work for a Japanese toy company and, if possible, obtain permanent residence,” I assured the environment. The school introduced an art course in 2015 with just 10 Chinese students. Today, the figure has exceeded 200. Plus: a new phenomenon has emerged. Chinese parents are the ones who drive their children’s migration to Japan. In this regard, an employee of a preparatory academy pointed to the environment that he saw “more enthusiasm to study art in Japan by parents, rather than the students themselves.” The reason? If a student obtains the permanent residence in Japan as a highly qualified professional, Your parents can also benefit of a possible migration. Chinese migration expands. It We counted recently. Japan’s appeal as a migration destination is not limited to art universities. In a context where the Chinese economy shows signs of stagnation and increasing unemployment, many young people seek Alternatives abroad. In fact, the growth of the Chinese community in Japan is transforming the social structure of the country, where the combination of flexible immigration policies, labor access and a high standard of living have turned the Nation into an attractive destination for those who seek stability outside China. Image | Toshihiro Gamo In Xataka | The Chinese … Read more

The first person who made a crucial demonstration in nuclear physics was a Chinese woman from the 50s

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In the 50s of the last century China was a very different country from the current one. He Chinese Communist Party Led by Mao Zedong he had defeated the nationalists who made up the Kuomintang After almost three decades of armed conflict. Imperial power He had disappeared and the country had embarked on very deep structural changes that culminated in the birth of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The members of the Kuomintang retired to Taiwan that same year and left the land clear to the complex social, political and economic transformation that Mao Zedong had already pergeated. The new regime had erected on communist principles with the purpose of leaving behind many centuries of a feudal organization that had drastically limited the country’s development capacity. The problem was that their foundational tools were A strong ideological control and an aggressive political repression that did not admit any kind of opposition. So China was an eminently agricultural country that desired to modernize and go The same path of industrialization in which they had many decades plunged other nations, such as the United Kingdom, the USA, France, Belgium or Germany. The Mao government launched a very ambitious agrarian reform that pursued agricultural production and increase its efficiency. In this context, scientific development was an important part of its progressive strategy, but was subordinated to the ideological and political principles of the communist regime. This was not at all the ideal culture broth to flourish a young China passionate about science. And much less for nuclear physics. But he did. Chien-Shiung Wu had everything against him At the beginning of the 20th century, most women in China did not have the slightest opportunity to study. But Chien-Shiung Wu was special. He was born in 1912 in the province of Jiangsu, and when he was barely five or six years old, his parents realized that she was a very intelligent girl who was endowed with a curiosity and improper cunning of such a young person. Fortunately for her, her parents appreciated the value of education despite how difficult it was to a relatively humble family to access it. Wu was given mathematics and physics. He highlighted so much from his youth in these scientific disciplines that he managed to access higher physics studies in The prestigious Central National University (It is currently known as Nankín University). It is important that we do not overlook that at the beginning of the 30s of the 30s of the last century China was, as we have seen, a fundamentally agricultural country that was mired in the revolutionary seizure triggered by the disappearance of imperial power. In this social and political context it was very difficult for a woman to get access to university studies. And it was even more unlikely to stand out in a scientific career. But Chien-Shiung Wu did it. He graduated in Physics in 1934, and two years later he decided to travel to the US to complete his training. His extraordinary academic curriculum helped him be admitted at the University of California in Berkeley under the supervision of Ernest Lawrence, The inventor of the cyclotronand in 1940 he obtained his doctorate in Physics. From this moment on, a meteoric career began as a researcher specialized in gamma ray emission in particular, and in nuclear physics in general. Its domain of nuclear spectroscopy, a technique that serves to study the behavior of atomic nuclei observing the radiation they emit or absorbwas the presentation card that caused it to be signed by the Radiation Laboratory of the University of California. And shortly after, already in the middle of World War II, he participated in the Manhattan project as part of the Delegation of the University of Columbia (New York). His extraordinary academic curriculum helped him be admitted at the University of California in Berkeley under the supervision of Ernest Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron A good part of her professional career ran in this last institution as a researcher and starting professor, and during her early years at Columbia University was highly appreciated by other teachers and physics students for which she was her greatest contribution to the Manhattan project: The development of separation technology of uranium isotopes. However, their achievements had just begun. And it is that the work for which it has definitely gone into the history of physics came, as we have advanced in the head of this article, during the 50s. Wu has gone down in his experiments in nuclear physics In 1956 Chien-Shiung Wu designed a very ingenious experiment using cobalt-60 cooled to an extremely low temperature. Its purpose was to study whether electrons emitted in the presence of a magnetic field of great intensity are distributed asymmetrically, as theoretical physicists had hypothesized Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang, with which it collaborated. His experiment worked correctly, allowing WU to demonstrate that the emitted electrons During the disintegration process They were preferably dismissed in one direction. And not in a symmetrical way, as physicists believed so far. Wu’s experiment played a crucial role in the concession in 1957 of the Nobel Prize in Physics to the Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen None theorists This test has gone into the history of science as “the experiment of rape of Wu’s parity.” Its importance lies in its ability to demonstrate that in weak nuclear interaction, which is the fundamental force responsible for some atomic processes, such as, for example, Beta disintegration, Symmetry is not fulfilled. If we express it in this way it may not seem important, but it is. It is very important knowledge. In fact, he not only supported the theory of Beta Disintegration of Enrico Fermi; Without him, physicists would not have been able to elaborate the theories that currently shape the Standard model of particle physics. Wu’s experiment played a crucial role in the concession in 1957 of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Lee and Yang. Many scientists consider that the right thing … Read more

The Chinese no longer marry

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China wants more babies. That is clear. Which generates doubts in a society In transformationin which young people marry less and less, divorces grow and birth It has been In free fall it is how to get it. Over the last years the Xi Jinping government has tested solutions of all kinds, since Finance painless births either Grant aid to proclaim the benefits of marriage in classrooms or even call directly Women to encourage them to have children. Now it is proposed to try A new trick: Reduce the legal age to marry. There are those He already warns That will serve as little. AGE QUESTION. When there for the 70s China raised how to stop his overpopulation not only designed his famous “Politics of the only child”the rule that for decades (until 2015) prohibited the country’s couples from having more than one rod. Another of the measures promoted by the government was to limit marriages placing the legal age to marry in 22 years for men and 20 for women. The result, like I remembered a few days ago Global Timesdaily backed by the Chinese State, is that the country now has one of the most restrictive norms in the world. By prohibiting boys under 22 and young women with less than 20 can go through the Chinese altar became one of the nations with the legal age to contract the highest marriage in the world, moving away from the 18 years that mark the common threshold at international level. In the EU for example the Minimum age To marry is 18 years old in Scotland, where young people can give the ‘yes I want’ from 16. Most laws foresee marriages before age, but only with permission from parents or a judicial body. What if we change the norm? That is the idea that the professor of Econometry Chen Songxi He has transferred to the National Committee of China’s Political Advisory Conference (CCPPCH), An important political advisory body of the country. Chen’s is not just any voice. First because he is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Second because it is part of CCPPCH itself, which meets these days precisely to consider proposals in different areas, from economic and social to technological. In that prestigious (and influential) forum one of the issues that generates the most in China will be touched: the loss of population that the country drags Since 2022 And its consequences both social level As economical. Precisely for this reason Chen transferred some proposals to CCPPCH: completely eliminate birth restrictions (since 2021 they are allowed Only three children as a couple), apply a system of incentives to marriage and birth rate and review the age at which Chinese young people can marry. Objective: greater birth. In The chronicle of Global Times It is clarified that Chen’s goal is very clear: encourage birth. With the proposal, The newspaper requires Chinese, you want to “expand the fertile population base and release the reproductive potential.” It is not Beijing’s first movement in that direction. Throughout the last months (and years) the government has opted for tax advantagesimprove access to treatments either campaigns which highlights the advantages of motherhood and life as a couple. And that between a long etcetera of questionable success initiatives. In 2024 China saw how its birth rate increased (registered 9.54 million births compared to 9.02 of 2023), but even that rebound leaves a bittersweet flavor. First because the data of 2023 had been lousy, marking the minimum since 1949. Second because even that slight rise prevented the country from closing the year with a bad demographic balance, losing 1.39 million inhabitants and chaining its third year of population fall. Will the new measure work? One thing is that the CCPPCH endorses Chen’s proposal and the government decides to cut the legal age for Casere, placing it in 18 years, and another very different that this movement will really encourage Chinese birth. There are experts who are already quite skeptical. “It will do nothing to increase the fertility rate now that people have accustomed to marry and have children later,” Explain to Financial Times The demographer Yi Fuxian. Is not the only one that thinks so. The data of course invite you even though the measure will have a small effect. In 2020 the average age of the first marriage in China stood quite above the 20 years that mark the legal minimum for them and 22 of them: among women it was from 28 years and among men of 29.4. Can the fact that couples go through the altar will make this measure reduce? And yet, do you have to translate that into greater birth? South Korea neighbor leaves an interesting example: despite the fact that there the legal age to marry It is already 18 years oldPeople continue to decide to go through the altar much later. The trend It approaches In fact at 30 years. Who thinks of weddings? That is the second weak point of Chen’s idea. Experts may see in the marriage a way to improve the reduction of the country, but the truth is that the Chinese themselves think less and less about marriage. The 2024 data Disseminated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs itself, they are of course revealing. Last year they gave the ‘yes I want’ in China 6.1 million couples. Not only represents 20.5% less than in 2023. The data confirms the downward trend since 2013, but also marks a new historical minimum in official statistics, which date back to 1986. Beyond demography. Cen’s proposal has not awakened too much enthusiasm in networks. Largely because it is not entirely new. As the Chinese birth rate descended the idea of ​​lowering the legal age to marry has been giving a hole in the public debate with moments when gaining greater prominence. It happened already in 2019. And then in 2021. The South China Morning Post collected these days Comments from Weibo users who are skeptical: … Read more

A Pakistani astronaut at the Chinese space station is not only unusual. It is China occupying US power vacuum

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In the coming years, the Chinese Space Station Tiangong You will receive your first crew of another nation, Pakistan. Although it will be a short -term mission, it represents a cycle change: China opening to other countries, while the United States closes. The agreement. China and Pakistan They signed a cooperation agreement on Friday To train Pakistani astronauts and perform the first international missions to the Chinese Space Station Tiangong. China and Pakistan will dedicate a year from May to select Pakistani astronauts, who will be trained in China before joining their counterparts in the neighboring country in the Orbital Laboratory for short -term missions. Chinese-Pakistan ties. Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China in 1950. The two nations have continued to strengthen ties since then, both economically as in the military and technological: according to the CIA, China even helped develop Pakistan’s nuclear program in the 80s. In recent years, Pakistan has sought to improve his spatial capabilities by resorting to the help of his neighbors. In May, it was one of the countries that placed experiments aboard the Chang’e-6 lunar probe, which ended up turning China into The first country to recover successfully Soil samples of the hidden face of the moon. Which symbolizes tiangong. China decided to develop its own space station after the United States prohibited Any direct collaboration between NASA and the Chinese Space Agency (CNSA), preventing its participation in the International Space Station. After trying two prototypes (Tiangong-1 between 2011 and 2018 and Tiangong-2 between 2016 and 2019), China launched the first module of its permanent space station in 2021. The Tiangong Space Station has three modules and is uninterruptedly inhabited Since 2022, with astronaut rotation missions, first, every three months, and then, every six. The twilight of the ISS. With 16 pressurized modules (the oldest, 26 years old), the International Space Station has long been the maximum exponent of cooperation between countries. But Structural fatigue begins to be a problem and maintenance investments have been increasing. The official plan (Elon Musk has his own) is to keep the ISS operational until 2030 and then tow it to a safe place where to let it disintegrate by entering the atmosphere. Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, wants to have its own space station, and NASA trusts that the ISS is replaced by a commercial stations plethora. The future of the low orbit. There are few companies that are developing commercial space stations to offer space tourism services, experiments in microgravity and, ultimately, cover the hole that the ISS will leave from 2030: Axiom Space, Blue Origin, Voyager Space and Airbus… But neither does it lack ambition to China in the extensions planned for its space station, Tiangong, which in the coming years will double the number of modules to six And it will begin to accommodate, as we have seen, astronauts from other countries. Another next milestone will be the launch Xuntian Space Telescopescheduled for 2026. It will share the same orbit as the station (400 km altitude) and may be coupled to it for maintenance and improvement tasks. China occupies power vacuum. When NASA definitely abandons the low terrestrial orbit (or delegate it to its commercial partners), China will be there to occupy the void, opening to other countries to accommodate its astronauts, taking advantage of a abandonment of functions in international cooperation. It will not be the first time that China occupies a space that the United States leaves free. It has occurred on the Moon, ignored by NASA for a long time from the Apollo missions, occasion that the Chinese space agency took the opportunity to achieve symbolic milestones such as alunizar on the hidden satellite face and bring the first soil samples. Cycle change. With NASA receiving instructions to conquer Mars after Elon Musk convinced Donald Trump that the moon is a distraction, the NASA Artemis missions They are questioned. Now China has an opportunity. Not only to establish the “De facto International Space Station” in the low terrestrial orbit, but also a series of milestones that NASA had marked in its calendar of symbolic victories. The First woman who steps on the moon It could be China, if Artemis ends up falling apart. And then the first lunar orbital station? And then the First manned lunar base? If there is a cycle change, China will take advantage of it. Images | Shujianyang, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs In Xataka | 400,000 meters above the earth, China is undertaking a crucial mission in its space station: fortify it In Xataka | It is not that Elon Musk has managed to introduce its influence on NASA. Is that he has entered sweeping

I have tried Chinese vision of 200 dollars. They are just what I expected

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If I tell you that you can have something similar to the Vision Pro For about 200 dollars, you would take me crazy. And you wouldn’t lack reason. But Chinese manufacturer Emdoor has brought Mobile World Congress Visionse 162, Mixed reality glasses at a price of 1,600 yuan. 220 dollars to change. The manufacturer’s website You leave doubts: these glasses are the Chinese clone of Vision Pro, based on Android, and completely independent of any smartphone. They work with their own applications and … Are they not so bad? These glasses, as you will imagine for their design, are what they are: mixed reality glasses, independent, with their own battery and a controller that is included when buying them. The manufacturing quality is expected in glasses that cost 200 dollars. Honestly, it seemed even superior to what could be expected for this price. The physical screen is 5.5 inches, LCD and with a resolution of 3,664 x 1920, with 72 Hz of refreshment rate. A 4K projection is promised, but with trap. This is the total resolution, not the resolution by eye. This means that you have to divide those pixels in half and the result is … very just. The processor they incorporate is the Qualcomm XR1a specialized chip for independent augmented reality glasses. It was launched in 2018, but at that time he endured 4K content to a maximum of 30fps. According to the web, they can project up to 120 inches. In my test I have not managed to activate this projection, but on the paper they paint quite well, always taking into account the important limitations in resolution. The adjustment to the head is done by means of an adjustable velcro band. We have no exact weight fact, but They are quite light glasses. I have seemed quite comfortable for a few minutes, although it remains to be verified the visual fatigue they generate with the passing of the hours. Your interface is not badly resolved: it is an Android launcher that mimics the interface of VISIONS. He had installed emulators such as PPSSPP, but without command it is quite difficult to run emulator. They have a small command that helps control glasses, since it has no air gestures. And, yes, it works as Vision Pro. You can visualize the contents of the interface while “the real world” is behind. The operating system is Android 8.1, quite old and insecure. By having such an old processor they have it difficult to update, and even more to execute applications that have stopped supporting this version. Control, using the side buttonsis exactly the same as native Android: back, beginning and multitasking (menu). It is easy to get used to using it for a few minutes, although everything becomes easier with the controller. This, of a somewhat justite plastic, is composed of a joystick and a couple of buttons (back, menu), and connects by USB-C. We can connect any type of Android compatible, ideal for games. In short, these glasses are exactly what could be expected for a price of 200 dollars to change: a quality clone justices and executing Android, an operating system that is not optimized or focused on its concrete use in mixed reality. Despite this, they are a more than curious alternative and, if you have been wanting to try it, you can Buy in Aliexpress for 400 euros. Image | Xataka In Xataka | The original vision pro, in its final stretch: Apple cuts production and weighs stop manufacturing them, according to The Information

Unitree is one of the Chinese technological jewels. He wants to do with robots the same thing Xiaomi did with mobiles

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In advanced robotics are Boston Dynamics or Tesla who monopolizes the headlines, but a Chinese company is following an alternative path to end up being The next big one of the robotic sector: Unitree. Founded in 2016 in Hangzhou, on the East China coast, it follows a strategy that reminds a lot of that of Xiaomi in its beginnings: Try to offer the best possible technology at demolition prices. Thus Xiaomi conquered countries like Spain and thus tries to make a hole in world robotics. Of course, the prices of this type of robots have nothing to do with those of a Redmi. Value proposal The price difference is large. One of Boston Dynamics’s most famous robots, Spot, costs about $ 75,000. The unitree Go2, relatively similar, It is sold for 1,600 in its cheapest mode. This strategy has allowed him to dominate the square robot market, where he already has a 40% market share according to the Gaogong Institute. The most important thing is not so much the price and what it implies: A paradigm shift in the way of selling advanced robotics. Other manufacturers focus their robots as premium products for companies or for armies. Unitree understands them as massive technology. Or almost. After quadruped robots, the big challenge is in the bipeds. The humanoids. And there Unitree has his G1 modelwhich sells for $ 16,000. A lot of money, but quite less than what is expected that costs the Tesla optimus. Image: Unitree. Its specifications: Height of 1.32 meters (approximately a nine -year -old child). Weight of 35 kilos. Race speed of 2 meters per second (7.2 kilometers per hour, equivalent to a very slow trot). Lidar 3D. Intel Realsense depth chamber (only this component is already worth $ 1,300 in the free market). Advanced voice control. Beyond specifications, G1 is an example of the Pragmatic Approach of Unitree: it does not seek spectacular demos of its humanoid robotics, but the ability to produce them in mass. It is no accident that Unitree has left Hanghzou. From there they have come out Many other technological ones And it is in fact the headquarters of Alibaba. It is the place where Capital, talent and manufacturing converge. Hangzhou is one of the vertices of what we could call the Chinese technological trianglenext to Shenzhen and Shanghai. And within Hanghzou, Unitree is one of the calls “Six small dragons“: The six startups that are emerging in AI and Robotics. Of course, another of the Dragoncitos is Deepseek. To understand Unitree’s strategic importance: it was One of the 18 companies chosen by Xi Jinping For the technological symposium of a few days ago with Deepseek, Huawei, Byd, Tencent, Xiaomi, Catl … a sign of power and faith. The founder’s enigma The founder of Unitree is Wang Xingxingsomeone who breaks several stereotypes: He studied at the University of Science and Technology of Zhejiang, a respectable but not first level institution. Many founders of their generation did study in elite centers or abroad. He was never a brilliant student … Not much less. Xingxing itself admitted that He could not enter the University of Zhejiang (more prestigious) for not having enough English level. After spending a couple of months in DJIthe giant of the droneshe was encouraged to launch his own company. And he said In an interviewthe beginnings were hard: “During the first three years there were times when we couldn’t even pay salaries.” Again, a modest beginning that contrasts with the usual pattern of high -profile Chinese startups, which usually start with large rounds of financing and management equipment from large technological ones. This is the case of Xpeng, Child either Bytedance. Wang, on the other hand, started practically from scratch, sleeping for a month on a friend’s couch. His vision was also atypically modest for a Chinese technological founder. Instead of distilling excessive ambition with a certain grandiloquence, he set a simple objective: to get anyone to have a robot at home. At the moment he is not going wrong with that idea. The challenges to grow Despite its good tour to this day, it remains a lot to solve for the future. Starting with autonomy. Their humanoid robots have for about two hours of useinsufficient for prolonged use. And the guarantee is Only eight monthssomething that can deter more than one buyer from products several thousand dollars. How to offer adequate technical service when something goes to a client from anywhere in the world is another unknown. And of course, it remains to be seen if these robots can do real domestic tasks, completely, without requiring human help or auction, in such different environments as the home of each consumer. Very different to do so in a demo in a controlled environment. Million’s question is If Unitree’s business model will be sustainable in the long term. Prices remain low thanks to vertical integration and their physical closeness with the Chinese supply chain, but advanced robotics in 2025 is an insatiable investment plaintiff in R&D. And do it with tight margins complicates the equation. Future unknowns on the margin, Unitree represents well to A new generation of Chinese technology: Those that compete around the world with tight prices and a very pragmatic approach, more focused on assuming tedious tasks than in making us crack our eyebrows with magic tricks. Now, its success – or its failure – can end up determining whether advanced robotics ends up becoming a technology for the masses … or if you stay in a premium niche product. At the moment, Unitree has shown that there is a certain market for advanced robotics when it is offered at mundane prices. Now you will have to show that you can keep the accelerator pedal tread. Outstanding image | UNITREE, Xataka In Xataka | Goal points beyond generative AI: its new great bet is advanced humanoid robots, according to Bloomberg

Taiwan has just stopped a ship after cutting an underwater cable. The problem is that there are only Chinese citizens inside

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That the submarine cables, whether communications or energy, have become a first level actor in the geopolitics of the planet, is out of any doubt. The cases of cuts and Sabotajes that have occurred in recent months, together with The huge investments They are taking place among companies with AI in the equation, attest to it. However, if the cable cut occurs in a high voltage place such as Taiwan, the incident acquires another channel. The suspicion of sabotage. It is not the first time in the enclave, like We have counted beforebut it has happened again. The authorities of Taiwan have stopped a ship of load under the suspicion of having cut a communications cable Submarine that connects the main island with the Penghu archipelago, located about 30 kilometers west. Although the investigation is still ongoing, the event adds to a series of similar incidents that have generated restlessness on possible tactics of maritime sabotage by China and Russia. The problem: the ship is manned by Chinese citizens. The arrest. A Taiwanese coach detected That the vessel, a freighter in poor condition with multiple names and Chinese financing, was in the area when the cable rupture occurred. According to Ou Yu-FEI, spokesman for the Coast Guard, it was The only ship present In the area at that time, which reinforces the hypothesis of its involvement. In addition, they say that the ship could have used a false registration number and changed its name suddenly, a common pattern in covert activities. Context of a “possible.” As has told the New York Timesthe incident occurred around Tuesday at 3:24 am, shortly after a Taiwanese patrol ordered the freighter to leave the area because they were too close to the submarine cables with the anchor thrown. This detail has led the authorities to consider the possibility that the ship took advantage of its exit to perform a deliberate act of sabotage. Crucial cables. The cutting of submarine communications cables is always a serious accident, but in the case of Taiwan a little more. The reason? It depends on Great measure of these cables for its connectivity with its peripheral islands and with the rest of the world. While they can be damaged by natural causes such as earthquakes or aging of the material, the most common reason is the drag of ships of ships or fishing nets. In fact and as we remembered, recent patterns have led some analysts to speculate that China and Russia could be resorting to deliberate sabotage as a form of harassment in the sea. A trend. A summary of the growing number of similar cases could be made in recent times. In 2023a cable between Taiwan and the Matsu Islands was cut, affecting communications for weeks. TO beginnings of 2025a digital cable that connects Taiwan with South Korea, Japan, China and the United States suffered damage, indicated that a Chinese ship could have dragged its anchor over it. In November 2024two fiber optic cables in the Baltic Sea were cut, and the investigations pointed to a Chinese/Russian flag freighter. In response to this trend, the Taiwan government has intensified surveillance of its underwater infrastructure and has prepared a list of More than 50 suspicious shipsmany of them registered with convenience flags (such as the togolesa, used by the detainee ship). The answer. A few hours ago, China has accused Taiwan of politically manipulate the recent incident of the submarine cable. According to Beijing, the Taiwanese government has exaggerated the situation without conclusive evidence, with the aim of feeding tensions and obtaining political revenue. Zhu Fenglian, spokesman for the Chinese Government’s Taiwan Affairs Office, minimized the same, stating that damage to submarine cables They are common maritime accidents that occur more than a hundred times a year worldwide. In addition, he accused the Democratic Progressive Party (PPD), which governs Taiwan, to use the event to manipulate public opinion without their claims having real support. For its part, the Taiwanese government has rejected Beijing’s claims, insisting that there are clear indications of possible sabotage, especially since the ship with Chinese links was present in the area when it occurred. Geopolitical implications. If Taiwan’s suspicions are confirmed about intentional damage, the fact could climb the tensions between the island and China. As We have been countingBeijin considers Taiwan as part of its territory and has increased pressure on the island in recent years through military incursionseconomic pressure and cyber attacks. We will have to wait, since the case has been sent to prosecutors to deeper investigation. Meanwhile, the island continues reinforcing your measures security to avoid new interruptions in their underwater communications. In a context in which the control of digital networks and critical infrastructure has become a hybrid war tool, these incidents reinforce the perception that the “neighbor” could be exploring forms of indirect destabilization without reaching an open conflict . Image | 總統府Taiwan Coast Guard In Xataka | Taiwan does not want more problems with China or with its submarine cables. So you have activated an unpublished security plan In Xataka | Goal already has the tool to lead the AI ​​era: an underwater cable that will take more than one return to the earth

Official price and availability of the new Chinese mid -range that arrive loaded with AI

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Oppo has just announced the launch in Spain of its new nose of mid -range mobile Reindeer1. This family of devices, composed of the OPPO RENO13, RENO13 PRO AND RENE 13 FS/Fit comes willing to conquer those looking for a premium mid -range seasoned with artificial intelligence and a design that, without a doubt, will not go unnoticed. Made the presentations, we will review their technical chips and, subsequently, to know its official price and availability at our borders. OPPO RENE13 TECHNICAL SHEET, RENE 13 PRO AND RENE13 F Oppo Reno13 OPPO RENE13 PRO OPPO RENE13 FS/F. Dimensions and weight 157.9 x 74.73 x 7.24 mm 181 grams 162.73 x 76.55 x 7.55 mm 195 grams 162.2 x 75.5 x 7.76 mm 192 grams SCREEN 6.59 -inch flexible AMOLED FullHD+ resolution (1,256 x 2,760 pixels) 460 PPP Refresco rate: 120 Hz Touch sampling: 240 Hz 100% DCI-P3 HDR10+ Normal brightness: 600 nits Maximum brightness: 1,200 nits Peak shine: 1,600 nits Gorilla Glass 7i 6.83 -inch flexible AMOLED FullHD+ resolution (1,272 x 2,800 pixels) 450 PPP Refresco rate: 120 Hz Touch sampling: 240 Hz 100% DCI-P3 HDR10+ Normal brightness: 600 nits Maximum brightness: 1,200 nits Peak shine: 1,600 nits Gorilla Glass 7i 6.67 inches AMOLED FullHD+ resolution (1,080 x 2,400 pixels) 394 ppp Refresco rate: 120 Hz Tactile sampling: 180 Hz 100% DCI-P3 Normal brightness: 600 nits Pico shine: 1,200 nits Gorilla Glass 7i PROCESSOR MEDATEK DIMENSITY 8350 ARM G615-MC6 MEDATEK DIMENSITY 8350 ARM G615-MC6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Adreno 710 GPU RAM 12 GB LPDDR5X 12 GB LPDDR5X 12/12 GB LPDDR4X Internal storage 256 GB UFS 3.1 512 GB UFS 3.1 256/512 GB UFS 3.1 Rear camera Angular: 50 MP, F/1.8, FOV 79º, OIS Great angle: 8 MP, F/2.2, FOV 116º Monochromo: 2 MP, F/2.4, FOV 89º Angular: 50 MP, F/1.8, FOV 84º, OIS Great angle: 8 MP, F/2.2, FOV 116º Telefoto: 50 MP, F/2.8, OIS, 3.5x Zoom Angular: 50 MP, F/1.8, FOV 78º, OIS Great angle: 8 MP, F/2.2, FOV 112º Macro: 2 MP, F/2.4, FOV 89º Front camera 50 MP, F/2.0, FOV 90º 50 MP, F/2.0, FOV 90º 32 MP, F/2.4, FOV 82º BATTERY 5,600 mAh Supervooc 80W 5,800 mAh Supervooc 80W 5,800 mAh Supervooc 45w Operating system Color 15.0 Color 15.0 Color 15.0 Connectivity Dual Nanosim 5G SA/NSA Wifi 6 Bluetooth 5.4 USB type c NFC GPS Dual Nanosim 5G SA/NSA Wifi 6 Bluetooth 5.4 USB type c NFC GPS Dual Nanosim 5G SA/NSA Wifi 6 Bluetooth 5.4 USB type c NFC GPS OTHERS FUNCTIONS OF IA Footprint reader on screen IP69 resistance Tap to Share FUNCTIONS OF IA Footprint reader on screen IP69 resistance Tap to Share FUNCTIONS OF IA Footprint reader on screen IP69 resistance Tap to Share PRICE 549 euros 799 euros 379 euros FS: 429 euros OPPO RENE13 5G – Free smartphone with AI, 12GB RAM + 256, AMOLED DISPLAY 6.6 “120HZ, 50MP camera, IP69, BATTERY 5.600, FAST LOAD 80W, Spanish version – Blanco – Blanco * Some price may have changed from the last review OPPO RENE13 PRO 5G – Free smartphone with AI, 12GB RAM + 512, AMOLED DISPLAY 6.83 “120HZ, 50MP HOUSE + TELEOBLETIVE 3.5X, IP69, BATTERY 5,800, FAST LOAD 80W, SPANISH VERSION – GRAY – GRAY * Some price may have changed from the last review OPPO RENE13 F 5G – Free Smartphone With IA, 8GB RAM + 256, AMOLED DISS * Some price may have changed from the last review OPPO RENE13 FS 5G – Free Smartphone With IA, 12GB RAM + 512, AMOLED screen 6.67 “120Hz, 50MP camera, IP69, battery 5.800, fast charge 45W, Spanish version – Gray * Some price may have changed from the last review Three similar brothers, but not the same OPPO RENE13 PRO | Image: Oppo Although reindeer13 are very similar to the naked eye, the reality is that they are quite different. What attracts the most attention is the Plume Purple finish available in the Reno13 Pro and 13 F, a finish inspired by the butterflies created by laser engraving technology. That, and that the company, in all cases, has managed to keep the thickness below the eight millimeters without sacrificing battery capacity. On the screen we do not have large differences in size or resolution, but in brightness. In all cases we find AMOLED panels at 120 Hz of refresh rate (30, 60, 90 and 120 Hz, since they are not Ltpo) with resolutions higher to FullHD and protected by Gorilla Glass 7i. The reindeer1 F is the most basic model and, as such, it has less Pico brightness That his older brothers. Oppo Reno13 | Image: Oppo If we open the hood we will begin to see the differences. While the reindeer1 and reinde13 pro assemble a dimensity 8350 of Mediatek, the reindeer Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 of Qualcomm. The RAM of the two upper models is also faster and, although everyone has UFS 3.1 storage, only the PRO model has 512 GB of base capacity. Here it should be noted that, although in other markets they are available in more versions, Spain arrives only in a configuration. Among the aforementioned functions of AI are, in addition to a deep Google Gemini integrationa series of editing options, helps writing and productivity. For example, the terminals have options to eliminate people from photos, summarize items or improve portraits in low light conditions. Differences also in the battery, especially in the fast charge (80W in the reindeer13 and 13 Pro compared to the 45W of the reindeer F) and in the cameras. Especially in the cameras. The OPPO RENE13 PRO is the only one with angular, great angle and Telefotowhile the others make up with an angular, a wide angle and a monochrome or macro sensor, as we talk about reindeer1 or reindeer. The resolution of the internal chamber is also inferior in this last model. Official Price and Availability of the OPPO RENE13, RENE13 PRO AND RENE13 F Oppo Reno13 F | Image: Oppo The Oppo Reno13, Reno13 … Read more

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