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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

Temu and Shein are already being overcome by the next Chinese trade giant: Tiktok

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Tiktok has achieved in just one year what seemed impossible: to overcome sales to Shein and Temu in the US market, consolidating itself as the new power of Chinese electronic commerce, according to reports Bloomberg Citing Second Measure data, its transactional analytical tool. Their sales fired 153% in January, compared to the modest compared 26% of Shein and 28% of Temu. Between the lines. Tiktok Shop is taking more market to Shein that a Temu. In purchases greater than 25 dollars it has earned 16 quota points, while in the lower only 7. That is, it is having more success by selling medium -price products than Chollitos. The threat. This ascent can be seen truncated by several fronts: The contrast. While Tiktok Shop accelerates, its Chinese competitors suffer: In perspective. With 170 million monthly active users in the US, Tiktok has shown that its ability to monetize its user base goes beyond advertising. He has managed to turn his domain into entertainment into a powerful sales machine that even threatens Amazon. → The really disruptive of Tiktok Shop is not its meteoric growth, but how it has completely blurred the line between entertainment and trade. → No sells products, sells instantaneous wishes packaged in viral videos. And that, in the face of consumer behavior, is more powerful than any discount. In Xataka | China has been cutting its technology for years. Xi Jiping has just opened the door for that to change Outstanding image | Solen Feyissa in Unspash

Deepseek is expanding silently through the Chinese bureaucracy. And he is giving us a lesson about the future of AI

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China is rapid Deepseekits open source AI model, in public administrations and strategic companies. At least Eight cities have already integrated this system into their government networksin addition to Chinese giants like byd – and not Chinese as Nissan– They are incorporating it into their electric cars. Why is it important. The speed with which Depseek is being adopted shows the two sides of the same currency: On the one hand, the ease with which an open source model can expand. On the other, the ability of the Chinese system to implement technological changes without the usual bureaucratic obstacles in Western democracies. Obviously, the second is subject to the unique party system. The facts. Guangzhou has been a pioneer by integrating Depseek into its government network: It has managed to reduce the waiting time in citizens by 43%. Has reached 97% precision in its consultation management. The system has made citizens more quickly access public policies information in addition to expediting official documents processing. For its part, Hohhot, capital of Interior Mongolia, has already completed the deployment of the model Deepseek R1 in its government extranet. Your management office Big Data Plan to expand the use of the system, from call attention to multimodal data analysis, including texts, images and videos to improve the shared use of public data. Six other Chinese municipal governments have already announced their integration with Deepseek. Zhengzhou has started training sessions about AI for its officials. In Dalian, more than 1,300 officials and representatives of 500 companies have received training on the system. The background. The rapid adoption of Deepseek by the Chinese administration contrasts with western caution and slowness before AI in the public sector. Europe is more focused on Set regulatory frameworks While China takes advantage of its centralized system to accelerate the transformation of its bureaucracy towards a more efficient format. The success – or not – of this implementation can demonstrate that the adoption rate can be so important or more than the innovation itself. China is able to convert a disadvantage (its unique party system) into a competitive advantage for AI. In Xataka | Deepseek exposed: how money earns and what role does the Chinese government have in this AI Outstanding image | Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio

How to earn money and what role does the Chinese government have in this AI

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Deepseek is the artificial intelligence (AI) of the moment. There is no doubt about that. It has been occupying the center of attention for almost three weeks, and it is not for less if we do not overlook that The debate about hardware used by this Chinese company to train your AI model Keep on the table. And also the cost of this process. After Depseek other models of AI have arrived that are presumably even cheaper, as S1but this is not the most relevant. The reason why Deepseek has shaken the foundations of the AI ​​industry is that a model with a quality similar to that of Openai or Google IA or Google is given free of charge. What is not at all clear for the moment is that The cost derived from your training It has been as moderate as those responsible for this emerging Chinese company say. Whatever the purpose of this article is to investigate two very interesting questions about Deepseek: how it earns money and if it has the support of the Chinese government. Deepseek is already the Chinese symbol Just three days ago Zhou Xin, Josephine Ma and Matt Haldane, three editors of SCMPparticipated in a web seminar dedicated to the technological future of China. A priori he would not have had too much importance, but its content is not going unnoticed by one reason: they have shed light about some of the most relevant questions that flutter around Depseek. And, in addition, they have done it with solid arguments. Otherwise we would have overlooked it and we would not dedicate this article. High-Flyer uses advanced mathematical models and computational algorithms to make investment decisions According to Xin, Ma and Haldane at the time Depseek has not received any financing from the Chinese government. Your parent company is called high-flyer and is a quantitative coverage fund specialized in trading algorithmic. This simply means that this company uses Advanced mathematical models and computational algorithms to address investment decisions with the greatest possible success guarantees. Deepseek was born as a high-flyer secondary project to take advantage of its computer resources and “put one foot” in the AI ​​industry. At the moment there is no indication that reflects that it has received money from the Chinese administration, but the relevance it has achieved and the fact that it has raised as the most visible symbol of China in the AI ​​sphere invites us to accept that It is possible that in the future it does receive some type of support from the Xi Jinping government. The other great question in which we are worth investigating almost answered. As we have seen, Depseek is a free AI model. High-Flyer at the moment does not receive direct income derived from the use of its AI, so it supports the bulk of its operations with the money it enters Thanks to your quantitative trade business. However, like many other AI companies, it does charge for access to their models through its own API (application programming interface), which shows that Deepseek in the medium term can be erected as a very important source of income for Your parent company. Image | Dávid Drucskó More information | SCMP In Xataka | Samsung is preparing to give TSMC a bars where it hurts most: the manufacture of the chips for ia

The Chinese are traveling in mass to Japan and not just for tourism. Many of them arrive so as not to return

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Japan is living a boom of “foreigners” arrivals As you never remember. That, as we have explained above, is not always easy, especially at the time of fight between tourism and the life of the premises. This year, in addition, it is special. We are lunar new year, and the volume of travelers has shot a flag above others: China. The funny thing is that many of these visitors are not returning to the nation. Japan: main destination. Nikkei had a few days ago that China’s travel agencies found him: Japan has established itself as the most popular international destination for Chinese tourists During the recent eight -day holiday period, registering twice the reservations compared to the previous year. This growing preference responds to multiple factors, including geographical proximity, cultural attraction and Relaxation of visa restrictions implemented by the Japanese government in 2024. The impact of this opening in the Japanese tourism sector is significant, with an increase in the arrival of Chinese visitors who, if the trend is maintained, could generate substantial growth in the economy of the sector. On the other sidewalk, the decision to facilitate the obtaining of visas has been subject to controversy within the Democratic Liberal Party (PLD)where some conservative sectors consider that the measure was hurried in a context of geopolitical tensions between both countries. What is the new approach to tourism. Japan announced a few weeks ago the implementation of a new visa of multiple tickets with a duration of 10 yearsaddressed to Chinese citizens with high income and significant assets. This measure is part of a set of reforms designed to attract wealthy tourists and stimulate consumption in the nation, in a context of Low internal demand and population aging. In addition to the extended visa, The maximum stay of stay for Chinese tourists traveling in groups will double for 30 dayswith the objective of foster visits to rural destinations and not only to big cities. Other flexibility include the elimination of the employment test requirement for travelers over 65 and the abolition of the rule that forced to use a three -year tourist visa within the first three months after its broadcast. All measures that seek to consolidate Japan as the favorite destination of Chinese tourists, who represented the highest proportion of the 33 million foreign visitors that the country received last year. Live in Japan. But as we said at the beginning, the arrivals of Chinese visitors to Japan are not only temporary. Beyond tourism, a key aspect of the growing link between China and Japan is The increase in the number of Chinese citizens seeking permanent residence in the archipelago. A recent Nikkei report stood out that, at a time of uncertainty about the economic future from China, A growing number of Chinese is choosing to settle in Japan. This phenomenon raises questions about its expectations in a country where the economy has been marked by decades of deflation and salary stagnation. Japan’s appeal as a migratory destination for Chinese not only lies in economic factors, but also in the perception of stability and quality of life. However, this migratory flow also points to Challenges for both Chinese residents and Japanese societywhich has historically maintained a restrictive immigration policy. Art as a gateway. A particularly striking phenomenon is growing amount of young Chinese who see in Japanese art universities a viable path to obtain residence permanent. The recent immigration reform has facilitated access to this status for graduates of these institutions, encouraging a flow of students looking for a future in Japan after finishing their studies. So much, Admission in these universities remains a highly competitive processeven for Japanese students themselves. Getting a place in these higher education centers not only requires academic excellence, but also Advanced artistic skillswhich makes this immigration route accessible only for a select minority. Osaka and China. It is possibly the best example of this exodus. In the last decade, the Chinese community in Osaka has experienced unprecedented growth, duplicating its size and reaching approximately 50,000 residents in 2024according to municipal data. At the moment, The Chinese represent the second largest foreign community in the cityjust behind the Koreans. This increase is driven by that new immigration wave of wealthy people who have acquired homes in the region since the pandemic. Neighborhoods like Nishinari and Naniwa have seen a rapid growth of predominantly Chinese communities, With some areas where up to 90% of residents are of Chinese origin. In these areas, it is common to find schools aimed at the Chinese diaspora, three -story homes with traditional decoration and the presence of businesses that serve the growing community. Connectivity with Kansai International Airport, which allows Shanghai to be reached in just two hours, has been another key factor for this residential choice. The Chinese resident. A study by Professor Toshio Mizuuchi (Osaka Metropolitan University) and the associated professor Lu Lijun (Fukuoka Prefectural University) between 2022 and 2023 analyzed 172 Chinese households in Osaka. The results revealed key trends over this community. In essence, the data reflected that, unlike previous generations of Chinese migrants in Japan, this new wave does not follow the traditional pattern of international students entering the Japanese labor market before settling. On the other hand, from the pandemic, accommodated families have begun to move directly from China without speaking Japanese. Thus, the increase in Chinese tourism and migration in Japan seems to reflect structural changes in the relationship between the two countries, changes marked by both economic opportunities and by the political and social challenges themselves. While Japan looking capitalize The rise of Chinese tourism, long -term migration could redefine work and cultural dynamics within Japanese society. Image | Pedro Szekely In Xataka | China has been claiming as its islands from Japan 130 years. So he has made a decision: surround them with buoys In Xataka | At 4,500 meters high there is a “sexual” fungus for which people die. In China they pay for fortunes for aphrodisiac

What is it, how does this Chinese artificial intelligence of open source do for the creation of videos

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Let’s explain What is Goku Aia new artificial intelligence model of video generation. When we were still recovering from the irruption of Deepseek In the sector, the Chinese technology company Bytedance has launched a totally revolutionary model fear. We are going to start this article telling you what exactly Goku AI is, and the two reasons why this model is so revolutionary. Then we will try to explain how it works inside, and we will end up telling you the possibilities offered This new model. What is Goku ai Goku ai is a new artificial intelligence model trained to be able to Generate video from the text. It becomes something like the AIs that generate images, you tell him what you want it to appear in the video, and this will generate one from scratch. This model is completely revolutionary for two things. The first is by The incredible quality of its results. The IA of videos creation has not yet reached the general public, and we have been seeing how realistic mediocre results pass. This AI is positioned among the most realistic in what can be generated with it. But the most disruptive is that it is again An open source model Available for everyone in GITHUB. As with others such as Deepseek, this means that anyone can access it and replicate it, and you can also use your code to settle for free on devices. Of course, there is currently no distilled models of Goku that can be used in normal computers, and the complete model needs very powerful GPUs and technical knowledge to settle. Even so, we should soon see the arrival of distilled models that you can use with Some of the free tools To install an AI on your computer. But come on, for you to get the idea, so far the most popular artificial intelligence models were closed and could only be used paying. Meanwhile, Goku arrives in this new wave of China with open source models that can be used for free. How Goku AI works This artificial intelligence model works as a video generation model based on flow and fed by a rectified flow transformer (RTF), which helps Improve your quality and efficacy. With this technology you can refine the images and each frame of the video progressively, making movements transitions soft and have a high visual fidelity. The video creation process begins when a user writes in text format what he wants to see, or even when he shares images. Then, the model understands what you are asking for with your natural language and converts these elements into structured representations. Then use a rectified flow dynamic to improve photograms interpolation, reduce noise, and try to guarantee good continuity. As a final step, Goku synthesizes coherent video sequences with fluid transitions. As for its technologies, the RFT allows you to maintain a good quality minimizing the computational load of the process. The process also uses A neural rendering with which to guarantee that the generated video has realistic movements and fluid transitions, and that there are no grotesque results. An architecture based on transformers is also used to model temporary units in video sequences. With all this, the resulting videos should be very realistic, and even static images can be encouraged. What can this AI do The main function that can be expected of this AI is the possibility of Generate videos from text. You write what you want the video to have, and generate an animated video with natural movements and realistic environments from nothing. It can also be used to convert images into animated clips. You can give you an image that will analyze and understand, and then you will describe what you want me to generate from it and make you an animation. This can be a real revolution in many areas, because the resulting people are realistic, the effects of clothing and textures are also, and objects move normally. Everything you can think of you can ask for it, and as it will be open source it is logical to think that it will have fewer restrictions. In Xataka Basics | Deepseek guide: 36 functions and things you can do for free with this artificial intelligence

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