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This Mercedes Class G costs the same as a Dacia Duster. Its price is precisely its biggest problem

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163,756.71 euros. That is the price that the configurator of the Mercedes class g When we enter to select all the details of our next great electric offset. It is, of course, the departure price. For example, if you want to add the comfort package, with systems as revolutionary as the opening of keyless doors or wireless recharge of the mobile phone for the front seats you can already add another 2,000 euros of extra. With four small details it is easy to go above 180,000 euros. A prohibitive price for most mortals and, of course, is far from the other Mercedes Class G Electric that you can find in the market. Yes, one for which just over 20,000 euros have been paid. One that, of course, is not an electric class G but imitates it with great detail. Too bad it is a golf cart And not a car, right? A $ 24,000 golf cart Because this Mercedes Class G can be bought at the price of a Dacia Duster, it is to anticipate that who has been done with him has enough money to buy a Mercedes class g of truth. The information is brought in The Drive who assure that a client has paid $ 24,000 for this golf cart converted to Mercedes G Class in Miniature, sold by Mecum auctionsspecialized in the auction of all types of special vehicles. On their website they explain that the supposed SUV is, in reality, a quadricycle (they call it golf cart) with a 10 kWh battery to cover up to 80 miles (about 120 kilometers). With a power of 15 kW (20 hp), the car is limited to 35 mph (56 km/h). That is, it is little more than in Europe we consider a light quadricycle. In the United States that Golf carts have become fashionable To do small daily errands. As with the Citroën Ami or the Fiat TopolinoThey are cars that cannot circulate on a highway or highway but are allowed to go to secondary roads and are widely used by older people who do not want to go far from home. That has promoted curious modifications such as this supposed electricity class G Class that perfectly mimics the body of the German car. Inside, the differences are more evident but has four disc brakes, assisted direction and rear camera to facilitate maneuvers. In addition, it carries a complete multimedia environment that with a screen for each passenger in the rear seats. In front of the information is distributed in A couple of twin screens which are integrated into the same frame. Of course, although disguised, with the images we can appreciate that what will be up to this Pseudo Mercedes Mercedes Electric Class will be the sum of many hard plastics. This imitation gives an idea that the grid market is dominated by purely practical models but that there is also a place for those who seek in them something of a fashion accessory. The pamper that Fiat has put to the tooline design It is a good example but also the irruption of Microlinoa reinterpretation of the BMW isetta that It is sold for 19,500 euros If we talk about the light quadricycle (it does not exceed 45 km/h) or 22,990 euros for the heavy grid. Photo | Mecum auctions In Xataka | The new fiat topolino is neither a Fiat nor is a car. It is something much better: extremely profitable

The world’s most expensive coffee cup costs 300 euros and is sold in the only country willing to pay something like this: Japan

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He price of a cup of coffee It is an excellent socioeconomic indicator. That “1.20 euros” of a coffee with milk in a conventional bar is the measure of measuring with which many Spaniards in recent years have compared the Daily Products Pricebut that rod has long since broke. The boom of chains like Starbucksspecialty coffee shops and trembling reality of the coffee market has caused the price of this delicious and healthy drink increase dramatically. But even if we pay more or less depending on the place where we live, there are so exclusive cafes that does not matter where we take it because its price will continue to be crazy. And one of those expensive coffees occurs on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The price? 315 euros. The cup, not the kilo. And even the most coffee experts do not know if it is worth it. Coffee that costs a third of the minimum wage We are talking about asking for a donut of a couple of euros to accompany a cup of coffee of more than 300 euros. It is complicated that many of us imagine something like that, but it is what happens with some coffees such as Nakayama Estate. And, within that it is a barbarity of money for a cup of coffee, I will turn to that xataka meme: it makes sense. Put the quotes you want here. Okinawa is just at the north limit of the so -called ‘coffee belt’, which makes it one of the most extreme areas where it can be cultivated. We have already told that coffee occurs mostly in what we know as the “coffee belt” and that, although the Climate change It is allowing coffee to develop in areas Like Sicily either Spainit is still a peculiarity that coffee occurs so to the limit of the optimal zone. In addition, Nakayama is not too high above sea level. To grow coffee, especially the Arabic varietywhich is usually used in the specialty coffee, the altitude to which it is grown must be between 1,000 and 2,000 meters above sea level. In Nakayama, farms are between 150 and 500 meters. To round the formula, it must be taken into account that they use sustainable practices without pesticides and with Japanese employees who charge higher wages than those that farmers from other coffee producing areas can collect. In summary: they are not the ideal conditions, it is difficult to harvest and the wages are high, which directly impacts the price, but there is more. Nakayama Café is not only exclusive for the achievement of carrying out such a harvest, but for the low production they get every year. Brazil is the main coffee producer and in 2022 that production was more than 3,100,000 tons. Vietnam is the second, with almost 2,000,000 tons that same year. New Caledonia is one of the most producers weakwith two tons of coffee. Nakayama would not enter the graphics, because its production is 300 kilos a year. And if we add that very scarce annual production with the factors mentioned above since coffee has distinctive notes thanks, precisely, to that low height crop, we result in a cup that is exceptionally expensive. I would be unable to distinguish a cup of this select coffee from my coffee in Costa Rica every morning, but someone can: James Hoffman. We have ever talked about him, since he was named better barista in 2007, he has such interesting recipes –I have tried this– like that of a Donut coffee and, in addition, It is coffee toaster. It has, in short, a palate qualified enough to analyze something like a cup that costs more than 300 euros. To do this, he went to one of the most expensive coffee shops: Shotin one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in London, to try this coffee. There are only special coffees, such as private crops of islands like Kona in Hawaii, Santa Helena Café (one of the most remote islands in the world) coffee Kopi Luwak that is extracted from excrement from an animal and, of course, that of Nakayama. The letter has no prices, and we already know what this usually implies. Ok, very good, but … is it worth it? According to HoffmannNo. Not quite. “It is more acid than I expected and has a good texture, a touch of wood and is very fruity,” says the British YouTuber. “The barista has done really well, there is a good barista after this coffee and it is a mature coffee, well -processed, well roasted and well done, but I do not think that its flavor and its price are connected.” In addition, he adds that he does not think he has distinctive characteristics of other low -altitude coffees that he has tried. And, although this may seem devastating, really, as I said before, it makes sense. Because, as Hoffmann, the price and perception of those 300 euros for a cup of coffee (espresso, in addition, without milk), depends on the value that we give to things, something that is linked to the size of the portfolio. It occurs with virtually any product whose price is not objective and depends on what we are willing to pay. This Okinawa coffee, better or worse, is like an exclusive wine, fashion brands, chocolate, watches, cars and What can occur to us. Because, obviously, Shot has not cost so much money, but has revalued to the extreme the price of that coffee due to the aura of exclusivity that has to be of the few coffee shops in the world that has those grains in particular. The truth is that, after writing this, I still escape from my head to pay 315 euros for an espresso and I don’t know how many Bernabéus equivalent. But I know that for the price of that espresso, you can buy three games of Nintendo Switch 2 and you have left over for a coffee from the street end. … Read more

Manufacturing the iPhone 16 Pro of 256 GB in China costs 550 dollars today. With tariffs it will cost $ 850

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The Donald Trump tariffs They are about to unleash A global commercial warand one of the most obvious consequences is clear: everything will cost more. The question, of course, is how much more, and for that we have a good example of reference: Apple’s iPhone, which takes years Trying to diversify your logistics and manufacturing. Goodbye to the iphone of 999 departure dollars? We have been for almost a decade during which Apple has always maintained the starting price of its best iPhone, which was always at $ 999. There were sections with which the firm played to maintain that bar, such as storage capacity, but That price label was consistent. Now it can stop being. Tariffs in sight. Apple manufactures a good part of the iPhone in China, and there the total tariffs will be 54%, a spectacular figure that threatens notable price increases for iPhone. Other Apple products are manufactured in others Asian countries like India (25% of tariffs), Vietnam (46%), Malaysia (24%), Thailand (37%) or Indonesia (32%). Price increases seem practically inevitable. This is hard to make an iPhone now. A study of The Wall Street Journal He points out how the iPhone 16 Pro of 256 GB has a “material bill” of 550 dollars according to data from the Wayne Lam analyst in Techinsights. If we add the assembly and test costs the cost rises to $ 580. And this is what can cost with tariffs. But if we take into account the tariffs that theoretically apply to products imported from China, the iPhone would leave 54% more expensive, which places that cost of 550 dollars in $ 850. The difference is brutal, and obviously Apple would be forced to break the tradition and raise the starting price of these devices. And there is no easy solution (and less in the short term). Dontald Trump’s apparent obsession with tariffs makes potential negotiations They probably don’t get to anything. Apple could manufacture its iPhone in the US, but you can’t do something like that from morning to night, and the firm will have to adapt its prices worldwide. And manufacturing in the US would also be much more expensive. Migrating production to the US does not guarantee that the problem is solved. According to LAM, labor to assemble the mobile that costs $ 30 could cost $ 300 in the United States. And if each component also rises in price, the final cost of the device could become prohibitive for many people. In fact, the alternative you start talking about is Iphones subscriptions. If you have to upload prices, they will upload them. Apple will not shake your pulse when rising prices. They have done it in the past. It happened in 2022 in Japan when Yen was especially weakFor example. That same year we had some that came out especially expensive for inflation. The first harmed by all these circumstances will undoubtedly use users. The iPhone as a terrifying example of everything else. The example of the iPhone manufacturing price increase is an excellent and terrifying example of what can happen with any consumption product that is manufactured in China and wants to be sold in the US. Although it seems that the problem should only affect them, it actually affects everyone: if Apple or any other firm raises the prices of their products for tariffs, it will do it proportionally in all the countries in which it sells them. In Xataka | A 54%tariff, an iPhone of $ 2,300 and no easy output for Apple

Apple and Samsung have been fleeing from China for years to save costs. Tariffs just torpedo their strategy

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The Trump administration has announced New tariffs. Some that expand the Commercial War to even more countries and that, inevitably, will have severe consequences in the production and distribution chain of large technological ones. Some of them, such as Apple or Samsung, had been trying to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, moving part of production to countries like Vietnam. A new tariff of almost 50% for countries like Vietnam has just launched its strategy through the air. The new tariffs. Donald Trump has announced a new set of tariffs for all those products that are imported to the United States. The most affected is the main commercial enemy of the country At the moment: China. Adding previous movements, tariffs to the Asian country amount to 54%. Attending to the rest of the victims on the list, there is a country that is specially injured: Vietnam. The United States has imposed a 46% tariff on one of the barracks of the two technological giants, Apple and Samsung. China’s escape. The production of Apple and Samsung products has been linked to China for years. To reduce this unit, both companies have been trying to diversify the supply chain Moving manufacturing to countries like India or Vietnam. This last country has become one of the most attractive destinations for large technological ones, mainly due to their economic but highly qualified workforce. Its port proximity with China also makes it a strategic point, minimizing friction when importing electronic components. Key products. Apple has been manufacturing the AirPods for years of Vietnam, and the assembly of some key products, such as iPad, has been starting its steps in the country for a few years. Some of its strategic business partners, such as Foxconn, They have been investing for years millions of dollars in the Asian country. More relevant if possible is the case of Samsung, who produces much of its phones in Vietnam. The Korean company has been betting on this country for almost 20 years, having consolidated as one of the main producers of electronic components and devices in the country. Leaving Vietnam, pointing out that India was another strategic points in the supply chain of both manufacturers. One in seven iPhone is already manufactured in Indiaand Samsung carries Since 2018 giving life to Galaxy devices in this country. No one was prepared. Apple and Samsung had been moving production out of China for years not only to minimize costs, but to avoid the consequences of the commercial war between the United States and China. Diversifying the supply chain was key to avoid depending on a single region, as well as to bring production closer to emerging markets with great growth margin. Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, India … Each and every one of the alternative destinations to China will suffer a very high tariff load. After years of strategy focused on running from China, the new tariffs make the foundations they had been building for years staggered. And the question is clear. What consequences will they have? Who will pay the duck. Although it seems unlikely that both companies kindly invite consumers to accept an increase in the cost of between 26 and 46%, which seems inevitable is that the products of both manufacturers rise in price not only in the United States, but globally. The tariff storm will force a complete readjustment of the current margins of the main Big Tech, since they will have a significant impact on the global supply chain. Voices of the sector, like Mark Gurman, point out what is “essentially impossible” That there is no price increase in the United States, and members of the Federal Regulations Code (CFR), they point out that these rates will mean an increase in about $ 150 per device. Image | Xataka In Xataka | In full tariff war, the EU has found a weapon to press the United States: soybeans

You don’t have to have a Kindle to devour books in digital. This ereader costs less than 40 euros and is ideal for traveling

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Although the most popular brands in Ereader are Amazon (Kindle) and Rakuten (Kobo), there are many others that also have very interesting models. One of them is Woxter, whose most peculiar and interesting model is the Woxter Scriba 195 S. It is an ideal ereader for both those looking for a small and light device and for those who want a cheap model. Its price is only 39.95 euros And you can find it on Amazon. * Some price may have changed from the last review A very light ereader that includes physical buttons I have always considered that including physical buttons in an ereader is a success. Tactile screens are comfortable, but they get so much about passing their fingers. The Woxter Scriba 195 S, although it does not offer these two options because its screen is not tactile, comes with a good assortment of buttons to pass the pages and to generally control the device. Regarding its specifications, we have a restraint 4.7 -inch screen and offers a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. On the other hand, a curiosity of this ereader is that allows us to read the pages horizontally or vertically; In addition, the font size can be customized, it is compatible with multiple formats and comes with 4 GB to store many books. In short, the Woxter Scriba 195 S is a very interesting ereader that stands out, among other things, for its compact format. Personally, I find your 100 grams weightthe possibility of being able to read the screen horizontally or vertical and, of course, its price. You may also be interested in these other alternatives Kobo Clara B & W Multimedia Electronic Book 6 “16GB Black * Some price may have changed from the last review * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Woxter In Xataka | Best electronic books. Which to buy and nine recommended models In Xataka | What Kindle Buy: Purchase guide with recommendations to succeed with Amazon electronic book readers

Although the Kindle Paperwhite is offer again, I prefer this other color screen alternative that costs the same

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The Kindleespecially the cheapest ones, are the most popular ereaders that are currently in stores, but they are not the only options we have, they are not even the cheapest or those that have better value for money. Now the Kindle Paperwhite He has fallen again on Amazon, but for the 149 euros What costs I prefer the Kobo Clara Color. * Some price may have changed from the last review An ereader with excellent value for money He Kobo Clara Color It is, so to speak, an evolution of Kobo Clara 2Ebut with certain additions to improve reading in some formats. The main novelty of this model is that it comes with a Color screen (We also find it in the Kindle, but in the colorsooft model it costs 259 euros), something that can be interesting to read comics or magazines, always taking into account that The screen is 6 inches. In this way, it is an ereader that is ideal to use both at home and outside it; in fact, The format is perfect for saving it in a backpack or in a bag, it even fits in a bandolera or fancier “I always take it in the Tomoc Compact X-Pac-. On the other hand, it does not include physical buttons to pass the pages, everything is done through the touch screen. As for other specifications, Kobo Clara Colour comes with adjustable frontal lighting, storage of 16 GB to save many electronic books, is water resistant and offers an autonomy of weeks of use. In addition, it allows to play audiobooks and has the Pocket function to save online items and read them when we do not have an Internet connection. You may also interest you Case for Kobo Clara Color * Some price may have changed from the last review Case for Kobo Clara Color * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Kobo In Xataka | Kindle Colorsooft vs Kobo Libra Color. What ereader with color screen chose according to your tastes and needs In Xataka | Best electronic books. Which to buy and nine recommended models

Filling a Tesla Cybertruck with solar panels only costs $ 10,000. Its owners now have 7.5 kilometers extra of autonomy

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We said when the Cybertruck tesla was presented than the larger and more disruptive electric car of Elon Musk’s company arrived with a Important overpricing and with less autonomy of the fiancee. Since then, sales have grown at an irregular pace. For a time it earned him to become The best -selling luxury vehicle In the United States but a few months later he found that they were not going to be able to continue selling the electric pick-up above $ 100,000 for an indefinite time. What is clear is that Tesla Cybertruck has become something like an “image vehicle.” It is not a purchase based on rationality Well, it is not the most comfortable car and, Not much less, the most capable outside the asphalt. It is a purchase that aligns the driver with the most outgoing facet of Elon Musk’s products. Part of the interest raised by Tesla Cybertruck is in its ability to adapt, supposedly, to any circumstance. His facet has been highlighted to spend a few days in the field (although his finishes to camperize the model Leave much to be desired) and has unleashed the imagination of the owners to the point of transforming it into A tower with wheels and metrallet. And with that last purpose, that of carrying out something unexpected, a company has proposed to increase the autonomy of electric car based on putting solar panels distributed throughout the body. It doesn’t seem the best idea. An extra ridiculous at a very high price The transformation of this tesla cybertruck It could be seen live During the past Ces of Las Vegas. There, the company Sunflare Solar presented the electric pick-up wrapped in flexible solar panels that aim to expand the completely electric autonomy of this electric car. Or, rather, we should say that the case may be free of charge for a few kilometers. Few, if we take into account the price of the transformation and the results that are presented in the best conditions. According to the company’s accounts, collected by Electreck, Sunflare aloner promises to be able to travel a few extra kilometers daily for the modest price of $ 10,000. They believe that with their flexible panels distributed throughout the body can be obtained up to 1.5 kW extra daily. Assuming a consumption of 20 kWh/100 km, we would be talking about just 7.5 kilometers. The figure is far from what Elon Musk who before launching his Tesla Cybertruck mentioned that it would be offered with the option of adding solar panels on the roof that would deliver up to 25 kilometers of extra autonomy. Something that, obviously, has not occurred. Who could make sense for? Well, we could imagine that if we want to camp using the Tesla Cybertruck for our trip we can always use the vehicle to feed different devices. In that case, 1.5 kWh of extra power will always be of great help since we will not be draining the battery at all. In fact, to the company that has presented this option specialized in the use of solar panels in the roofs of the homes but, also, On the ceiling of camperized vehiclesFor example. Of course, we must bear in mind that we are talking about an “improvement” that costs $ 10,000. And, to this we must add that the electric car was sold as a kind of vehicle to the proof of any damage. Its body, of steel, is designed to not suffer with the blows and cover the entire body of solar panels is to buy all the ballots to leave us good money if someone brushes our vehicle. The effectiveness of solar panels in vehicles is a pending task. At the moment, no one has managed to get a good enough performance for it to deserve to invest in technology. Manufacturers like Mercedes continues to study their possibilities But, until now, everything has remained in an auxiliary element for feed electrical devices of the vehicle without increasing consumption so the profit is minimal. Photo | Tesla In Xataka | The owner of a Tesla Model and has filled his roof of solar panels to load “up to 100 km”. It is not a good idea

Chatgpt costs $ 700,000 a day, Deepseek just 83,000. A key is huawei and play cards differently

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2025 began with a tsunami in the segment of the artificial intelligence. After months and months talking about different models and companies such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Goal And, of course, OpenAIa Chinese company took off the manga Deekseekan AI that shook industry foundations. Beyond its possibilities or how good it worked, which stirred the waters were economic and hardware issues. Almost from the beginning the question of How China had taken out an AI like Deepseek With the hardware limitation they have due to the Commercial War with the United States and the impossibility of buying the most powerful graphs of Nvidia (although with controversy). To do this, the company defended that it had to pull ingenuity Thanks to an infrastructure of NVIDIA H800 chips and a training of more than 2,788 million hours with a ridiculous cost: 5.6 million dollars. And it seems scarce because Openai He invested about 100 million dollars to train GPT-4. Another melon is what it costs to keep it. As noted ReutersIf Chatgpt costs about $ 700,000 a day, Deepseek drops to $ 87,000. And here some things that have to be taken into account. Deepseek is 10 times cheaper to maintain than chatgpt, according to Depseek Last Saturday, and as noted ReutersDeepseek revealed some data on costs and income related to its V3 and R1 models. The first is a traditional, more conversational chatbot, resulting ideal for the writing and creation of content. R1, however, is a reasoning model. It stands out solving problems, using logic and is able to show step by step reasoning, using continuous learning. To compare with better known models, Depseek V3 would be like GPT-4 and R1 something similar to OPENAI O1. In the report, Reuters highlights that the theoretical relationship of Deepseek-benefit costs is up to 545% per day. Of course, the company itself warns that real income is significantly lower, but another pearl they have left since Deepseek is the cost of maintenance. Keep chatgpt working costs about $ 700,000 a day to OpenAI (at least two years ago). The reason is that the infrastructure of Microsoft Azure Serversit has a considerable energy cost, you have to pay wages and, obviously, all the power in hardware to process the consultations you receive every second. In yellow, the costs. In blue, theoretical income Deepseek “only” 87,072, a ridiculous price compared. A few days ago affirmed That, renting the H800 costs less than two dollars per hour and the estimated theoretical income is just over 560,000 dollars, which would add more than 200 million dollars in a year. In the upper graph, Depseek shows the cost of maintaining R1 and theoretical income thanks to the tokens that are generated, whose price depends on the moment of the day, being cheaper at night. They also clarify that Deepseek V3 is “significantly cheaper.” This opens more issues. One is how it is so cheap because training an AI, of course, is not. Ignoring the accusation of theft by OpenAIif Deepseek has not deflated the numbers, puts on the table a situation in which it is not needed so many graphic power to train an artificial intelligence. Here the key is the ‘reinforcement learning’, the way Deepseek has found do with much lessbut it should also be noted that, although during training the Nvidia chips are used for the R1 model, in the inference it is using The Ascend 910b of Huawei. Huawei chips are cheaper And, supposedly, more efficient, and this decision of Deepseek is almost more relevant than what may cost to maintain the system. The reason is that you can teach the rest of artificial intelligence companies that, perhaps, It is not worth using the latest generation GPUs For everything, but only for training that occurs sometimes counted, before the implementation of AI, and then use other more efficient and cheap GPUs for inference. This inference is what is done later, in a use that we could call “real” The training would be the equivalent of swallowing technical manuals in a five -year career and the inference such as implementing that knowledge and reasoning starting from the base you have and without having to learn them again. In the end, the controversy of five million dollars Deepseek is going to be there for a while, especially when we compare with OpenAi numbers, but it is clear that Depseek is doing things from another approach and can be a good mirror for companies that come behind. And, with one China very focused on the development of both AI as of Hardware for AIit can be the perfect ‘spearhead’ model. Images | Github (Deepseek), Xataka In Xataka | Deepseek has created another Milmillonaria fortune: Liang Wenfeng has become popular but its wealth is still a mystery

get older children in whatever it costs

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Last year it was South Korea that began with the initiative. Faced with their demographic crisis, children are a “precious good” that there is care and prepare for a demanding future, so much that they were even starting them Medicar if “they did not give the size”. That germ now seems to have entered China, where competitiveness at all levels, from marriage to labor ascent, is taking many parents to a dangerous escalation. A phenomenon of stature. The height of Chinese children has increased significantly in recent decades, with The greatest world increase Between 1986 and 2019, according to the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, a scientific network linked to WHO. This growth has been promoted by improvements in nutrition, access to quality proteins and government programs such as The National School Milk Planthat today distributes free milk to 32.1 million students. However, and despite these advances, many parents consider their children still They are not high enoughwhich has led to a boom in The use of growth hormones and other strategies to increase height. Social pressure. The desire that children are higher is not only a matter of health, but, as we said, it reflects intense competition in labor and marriage markets. In a society where beauty and success standards have been homogenized, the height is seen as A key attribute to obtain better job opportunities and greater attraction in marriage. There are studies. In fact, investigations from the Universidad Deportiva de Pekín and the University of Beijing have confirmed that the highest people in China are more likely to marry and win better salaries. This phenomenon is intensified by the gender imbalance caused by The only child’s policywhich left an excess of men competing in pairs. The companies “push.” They counted in Nikkei That Chinese companies reinforce this trend when establishing height requirements in their job ads, even in positions where it does not seem relevant. An example: A Hangzhou company was looking for a male model for live streaming and only demanded that he measure more than 1.85 meters, regardless of his appearance. For women, the requirement was 1.75 meters. The hormone boom. All this has led to a dangerous escalation of parents. The increase in concern for height has led to an explosive growth In the growth hormone industry in China, which tripled its size since 2018 and exceeded the United States as the largest market in the world. In 2023, the sector reached 12.5 billion yuan (1.75 billion dollars) and remain expanding. In addition, although growth hormones are only authorized for children with hormonal deficiency, many parents seek doctors willing to prescribe them unofficially. For example, the medium counted The case of li taia Changsha filmmaker who began to inject hormones to his 5 -year -old son after noticing that he was lower than 97% of the kids of his age. In a year and a half, the child exceeded the stature of half of his teammates, although the treatment cost him 130,000 yuan ($ 18,000) and coincided with the start of nasal hemorrhages (yes, the doctor ruled out a direct relationship). The figures. Currently, some 700 children are under treatment With growth hormones in the clinic of Dr. Zhu Xinyu in Xiamen, while the Chinese market continues to expand with new treatments that require less injections and longer cycles. It is estimated that by 203010.7% of children diagnosed with hormonal deficiency will receive treatment, compared to 3.7% in 2018. The risks of obsession. Doctors like Zhu and Lu Wenli warned in the report that prolonged use of growth hormones It entails risks like Intracranial hypertension, scoliosis, alterations in blood sugar levels or even possible links with cancer. Thus, parents seem willing to assume these risks and pay the treatments of their pocket, since growth hormones are not covered by the National Health System. How much do we talk about? The annual cost of standard treatment It ranges between 60,000 and 70,000 yuan (8,500/10,000 dollars). The social impact of obsession. Here comes another problem dystopic Added. Nikkei had That the eagerness to make children higher is exacerbating social inequality in China. Families with greater resources They can pay treatments With hormones and training programs, which gives them an advantage in the future work and marriage. As a result, a cycle is being formed in which high children and wealthy families They continue to get more benefitswhile those of lower class are (even more) lagging. Meanwhile, the growing stature of the population is forcing institutions and companies to Make structural adjustments. The cities have raised the minimum height to travel free by public transport of 1.1 meters to 1.3 meters in some cases. For the meters, they have increased the height of its doors from 1.8 meters to 1.85 meters in the newest models. In pediatric hospitals they have had to buy larger beds for larger children, and even the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has proposed to raise the height of the ceilings of new buildings to 3 meters to facilitate the installation of heating and air conditioning systems. In fact, The obsession with height He has taken automotive companies such as Byd and child to start designing cars with more leg space, and children’s clothing manufacturers, which have not yet adapted completely to change, seem to be difficult to find adequate garments for higher children. Pressure from childhood. In some cases, parents impose Strict exercises and diets to maximize the growth potential of their children without resorting to hormones. Cases like Lin Fan’sa mother of Shanghai, who forces her almost 6 -year -old daughter to jump the rope between 400 and 500 times a day, take fish oil supplements and eat more than usual. The girl was of average stature, but in the last two years she has fallen to the lowest quintile, which worries Lin, who measures 1.68 meters and expects her daughter to reach her. For this mother, a young woman who measures at least 1.65 meters will have better opportunities … Read more

We already have so many “humanoid” robots that it costs to differentiate some of the tros. This chart fixes it

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We are determined to create robots that look like us. It all started in 1980 with a original Boston Dynamics that already had prototypes of robots capable of Give mortal jumps and walk to Pata Cojawith designs that would later be recovered for wonders such as Spot. The industry has advanced a lot in these 30 years and of those robots almost from the science fiction of the 80s, we have moved to humanoid robots with amazing abilities. And in this graph prepared by Visual Capitalist We can see some of the most representative in recent months: Police photo. The Boston Dynamics HD Atlas was the one that began this fever for humanoid robots. We have seen it do everything, but life is hard and The time for retirement arrived. A new generation, the new Atlas, stronger and capable of its joints, reached the company’s testing field now owned by Hyundaibut as can be seen in the graph, it is not very different from the rest of the competitors. Chinese models are missing. In this kind of police file, we have a majority presence of American robots, being the PHOENIX of Sanctuary AI and the H1 of Unitree the only ones who are not Americans. And yes, it is true that US companies are very focused on the creation of these devices, but many China models are missing. The Asian giant is immersed in a technological revolution (despite the severe western restrictions) and has within its borders companies that They are competing Not only to create robots to integrate into your society, but do it on a large scale. One of the maximum exponents, apart from the UNITREE H1, is the Agibot company with the models A2 and A2 Max. Like Americans, they have a IA processor that allows you to collect data from abroad and act accordingly. In addition, these models are multimodal, so they also understand information provided through text or audio. There are also the Robothera Star1 (considered the fastest in the world), the Ubtech Walker S1 or the GR-1 of Fourier Intelligence. China wants to work. Despite all those absences, it is clear that we have been seeing demonstrations of these robots for years, but few examples of them performing the work for which they have been programmed in the real world (with exceptions like BMW’s figure). It is precisely China where the accelerator are most treading at the moment due to the need. The GR-1, for example, was programmed to exercise as a nurse with the aim of responding to a need: The country is increasingly old And there is no generational relief capable of taking care of their elders, or who wants work in some industries. The intention of the country It is to create a National Network of Services for the Elderly in 2029 with the aim that all older citizens have access to basic services. Among the tasks of these robots, are domestic services, health monitoring or emotional company. But we can not only talk about humanoid robots, since China too He is testing robots ‘Lazarillos’ And it has its own spot working as a mobile paper. 2025 looks like the year. The interesting thing is that, beyond the tests in some scenarios in China and the United States, the main players in this segment are clear that 2025 should be the year in which the explosion of robots begins. At the end of 2024, Agibot said they were ready for their robots to take the streets thanks to 1,000 models produced; Tesla wants to produce in mass Optimus gen 2 This 2025, with between 50,000 and 100,000 units Facing 2026 And the Chinese government itself marked 2025 as a target year so that the robots of their companies are available to buy. I, robot. There are many other companies, such as the Norwegian 1x with their Neo Beta and Neo Gamma whose objective will be to clean the house that are also in this wave of robotics, but beyond the companies that aspire to create mass robots this 2025, there are others that want to get into the car in one way or another. An example is goal, Mark Zuckerberg’s company that is betting strongly to the development of artificial intelligence and that, precisely, wants Its AI is the brain of some of these robots. And, speaking of great technological ones, We have Apple’s examplewhich also seems to be looking for the way to put the leg in the home robot segment, with a device similar to An iPad with robotic arm First and humanoid robots as a final objective. In the end, as we say, after years of demonstrations, it seems that 2025 will be the year in which robots will cease to be simple fair attractions to integrate into our day to day. In the day to who can and want pay themclear. In Xataka | You don’t need to blow your coffee too hot. This little “pet robot” does it for you

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