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NASA has cut 420 million dollars following Doge’s guidelines. It is Elon Musk’s favorite number

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NASA has announced a 420 million dollar cut in consulting contracts and other suppliers. It is a strangely familiar number. A cut commanded by Doge. Although NASA has not given many details, the contracts to be cut are considered “redundant” or “misaligned with the essential priorities” of the agency, following the guidelines of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), the auditor body created by Donald Trump and headed by Elon Musk. From canceled contracts, the largest cut comes from the NASA socio -economic application and data center, valued at about 30 million dollars, although with an effective savings of 19.4 million. Other of the confirmed cancellations are four agreements of 15 million dollars each with the firms of consulting Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, Guidehouse and McKinsey & Co. The termination of these and other contracts will mean a saving of 420 million dollars for NASA. Elon Musk’s favorite number. There is an extraordinary coincidence in this matter and it is Elon Musk’s love for number 420. The founder of Spacex He likes to remember which was born 69 days after April 20 (4/20, in American format). But the number 420 became more present in his life since a club was smoked during the Joe Rogan podcast. “420” It is a reference to the “time of smoking marijuana”, 4 and 20 in the afternoon. For Musk also represents the day that He withdrew the verified blue check to X users who had it for free since the time of Twitter (04/20/2023). Wave First starship in history to be stacked (Booster 4 + Ship 20). Or one of the most transcendental tweets of his career: when he announced that I was going to privatize Tesla at a price of $ 420 per share. NASA scientists are worried. While only consulting cuts have transcended, the scientific community that depends on the space agency is concerned about the possibility of even greater or layoffs (of which NASA, for now, for now only He has seen 23 for the closure of three offices). Although less affected than diversity programs, Doge cuts also focus on branches of health, climate and natural resources, which NASA investigates. In addition, it is rumored that the 2026 budget for the agency’s scientific programs could be drastically reduced (up to 50%, According to Space News). Musk’s conflict of interest. While Doge is not an official government department, and therefore Elon Musk is not a senior official, the most complicated issue of all is that the employer is positioned to obtain multimillionaire contracts from the federal government. The Pentagon has already demonstrated its interest in Starship as a military transport, and NASA depends on the rocket to take astronauts to the moon. Starlink is also a key strategic asset for the United States, and Spacex is building a spy version called Starshield for the NRO. Finally, Trump’s nominee to direct NASA is Jared Isaacman, Musk’s commercial partner in two of Spacex’s most important commercial missions. Image | Elon Musk (X) In Xataka | China is getting closer to overcoming NASA in its Martian mission. And just invited other countries to join

In his efforts to cut and fire workers in the US, Elon Musk has gone one step further: Italy

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In February an unprecedented event occurred in the United States. The government efficiency department (Doge) led by Elon Musk in the Trump administration, the same person in charge of carry out those “cuts” that he has staged with the chainsier that Milei gave him, fired 350 officials of the energy department. He had gone his hand so much that he had to rectify to recover specialists in the assembly of nuclear eyelets. The chainsaw Musk has just transferred borders, but he has met Italy. The controversy in Aviano. It is public and notorious. Elon Musk, known today for his aggressive management and reduction of cost management, has just generated A new international controversy After imposing its productivity control system at the American Avian Air Base, in northern Italy. An email Aimed at Italian employees The base required that they report five weekly achievements, under threat of dismissal if they did not. This type of measure, already implemented in the United States, has collided fully with the Italian labor system, which guarantees strong protections and rights to its workers. The incident has caused an immediate reaction of the unions, the Italian government and public opinion, triggering a confrontation between the business model of Musk and the labor laws of the European nation. Musk mail and surprise. The message in question was sent to Aviano Base Employees that work in areas such as restoration, maintenance and logistics, essential services for the functioning of US military facilities in Italy. Although the order was supposed to be aimed at Washington employees, the mail Italian workers were forwardedwhich generated confusion and alarm. As we said, in Italy the right to work It is constitutionally protected And contracts offer some job stability, so Musk’s demand has been seen as an unacceptable interference. I told New York Times Roberto del Savio, union representative of the employees of the base, his immediate rejection of the directive: “We are in Italy. Here are precise rules, and thank God for it. ” Not just that. The rejection was not limited only to the workers of Aviano. In total, around 4,000 Italian civil employees They work in US bases in the country, serving 15,000 American soldiers and guaranteeing the operation of facilities that operate as small American peoples on European soil. @alberico_dip Anch was not vero io gli risponderei così ♬ Original Suone – 😂 Alberico di Pasquale 😂 The Italian labor system. The European country, as we said, has one of the most protected labor systems in Europe. Of course, with his “Peros”, but the laws They guarantee job stabilityunionization and rights that are difficult to modify, especially in the public sector. Unlike the United States, where companies can fire employees with relative ease, in Italy the dismissals are more complicated and require solid legal justifications. In this regard, Pierpaolo Bombardieri explainedgeneral secretary of the UIL union, which Musk’s mail is “unacceptable and aberrant.” In fact and given the outrage generated, the unions sent letters to the Italian government and the United States embassy demanding clarifications about whether these types of measures could affect Italian workers of the US bases in the country. What do the bases say. Current norms establish that Italian civilian employees are only obliged to respond to instructions if they come directly from the United States government, not if they are tested emails. However, it is not clear if the Department of Defense plans to extend these productivity control practices to local workers. Reactions in Italy. The episode has not only generated indignation in the unions, but also became A mockery theme In the nation. The rigidity of the Italian labor system is seen by some as a guarantee of stability, but by others as an obstacle to modernization. For example, right -wing journalist and commentator Nicola Porro wrote on his blog: “Italy would also need Musk’s ax.” In social networks, a video of the content creator was popularized Alberico di Pasqualewho simulated how an Italian worker would respond to Musk’s mail. Of course, The video went viral Quickly, humorously reflecting many Italians about their work culture and the clash with the vision of extreme productivity of Musk. Musk, Trump and uncertainty. Beyond the punctual controversy in Aviano, the incident occurs in a context of uncertainty about the commitment of the United States with its military bases in Europe. Trump has insisted that European countries They must assume greater costs In his own defense, which has generated speculation about possible cuts in military bases such as Aviano. In fact, in parallel to the controversy, the US government froze credit cards Used by Italian employees of Aviano to buy equipment and stopped new hiring. Decisions that have increased concern among workers, who fear that the pressure to reduce costs will end up affecting their jobs. Hence, the words of Emilio Fargnoli, union representative, seem to be the voice of the majority: “Musk can do what he wants in the United States. If there are happy with that, perfect. But here, no. “ Image | Nathan Hughes, Gage Skidmore In Xataka | Elon Musk fired hundreds of employees and now he has to hire them again: they were experts in nuclear weapons In Xataka | 131 Microsoft Excel templates to organize everything

First it was a cut underwater cable. 24 hours later Taiwan has found a China Army in front of the island

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24 hours after the Taiwan authorities have stopped a ship manned by Chinese citizens under the suspicion of having cut a new cable Communications submarine, the island has encountered a surprising scene in front of its coasts: China has deployed an army and initiated real fire exercises. The tension intensifies. As explained by the island’s government, China carried out “shooting training” exercises In the waters near the southwest coast of Taiwan, in a maneuver that Taipei has described as “provocative and dangerous.” The exercises seem to be framed in a series of Chinese military maneuvers that, at least in the last three years, have included large -scale war drills. The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense reported that, shortly before 9 am, detected 32 Chinese military planes performing a joint exercise of preparation for combat along with 14 warships in the Taiwan Strait. The operation was carried out without prior notice and in an area Only 74 kilometers from the coastwhich represents a violation of international standards and a danger to navigation security and commercial flights in the region. Taiwan’s response. The Taiwanese government He condemned the maneuvers and displayed his own strength to monitor the situation. The cities of Kaohsiung and Pingtung, located in southwest Taiwan, host important naval and aerial bases, in addition to the largest port on the island, a key node in international maritime trade. According to Taipei, the recent Chinese military activity, including the one carried out in front of the coast of Australiashow that China is the biggest threat for the stability of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region. For its part, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs avoided making direct comments on Taiwan’s complaints and just affirmed that the maneuvers were part of a scheduled shooting training. China reinforces its reunification speech. While the Chinese armed forces carried out these exercises, Wang Huning, the fourth leader in the hierarchy of the Communist Party, reiterated the official Beijing position on The “reunification” with Taiwan. During a meeting on issues related to the island, Wang stressed The need for China “Maintain the initiative and control over relations through the Taiwan Strait” and “advance without hesitation in the cause of the reunification of the homeland.” What did the neighbor say? Taiwan’s government responded by rejecting Beijing’s sovereignty statements and reaffirmed that only the Taiwanese people You can decide your future. To all this we must remember that President Lai Ching-Te, whom China considers a “separatist”, has reiterated his commitment to the defense of Taiwanese democracy. A day after cable cut. It We count yesterday. Frictions between Taiwan and China have not limited themselves to the military field. 24 hours before Chinese “simulation”, both parties exchanged accusations in relation to the Damage to an underwater cable of communications off the southwest coast of Taiwan. The Taiwanese authorities arrested a freighter with Chinese crew, the Hong Tai 58, registered in Togo, on suspicion of being involved in the incident. China, meanwhile, accused Taiwan of Manipulate the situation and launch accusations without conclusive evidence. Not just that. Taiwan has revealed in the last hours that the Hong Tai 58 was already part of A list of 52 boats Linked to China that the island’s security agencies consider a potential threat to telecommunications infrastructure. Looking back, it is the fifth case around failures/cuts/Sabotage of submarine cables registered in the region so far this year. So much so, that the Taiwan government has established a parallel with similar incidents occurred in the Baltic Sea After the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What seems clear is that the situation in the area, far from appeasing, has climbed the confrontation in a few days. China continues reinforcing its military presence In the region, while Taiwan and its allies, particularly the United States, observe with concern the increase in these maneuvers and the hardening of the forced reunification discourse. The combination of military pressure, sabotage of critical infrastructure and that growing belligerent rhetoric by Beijing points to an intimidation and wear strategy, one that raises the risk of an open conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Image | Naval Surface In Xataka | Taiwan lives an unprecedented situation in three decades: there is an army of 53 planes and 90 Chinese ships in front of the island In Xataka | Taiwan has just stopped a ship after cutting an underwater cable. The problem is that there are only Chinese citizens inside

Blue Origin will cut 10% of your workforce

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Blue Origin has managed to put into orbit The imposing rocket New Glenn And, according to Jeff Bezos, It could become bigger than Amazon in the future. But for now, its priority is to reduce costs and increase the number of releases. To achieve this, the space company has announced the dismissal of “about 10 percent” of its workforce. With a template of about 14,000 employees, Blue Origin will cut about 1,400 positions, According to Reuters. The layoffs will be concentrated especially in Florida, Texas and Washington. In these last two locations, respectively, the suborbital launch installation of the New Shepard rocket and the company’s headquarters stand out. Blue Origin cuts The most affected areas are engineering, R&D and project management, in addition to a reduction in the management team. The announcement has surprised manyespecially after the recent advances of the company. However, the decision seems to respond to the need to make some adjustments to continue sailing in this complex business. Dave clean, CEO of Blue Origin, held a meeting with the employees and pointed out that “there is no easy way to communicate this.” The executive also talked about the successes that the firm has had in recent months. However, he reflected on the necessary steps they must take to guarantee their operation during the next three to five years. “We realized, with great regret, that we are not in a position to achieve the success that we really aspired to achieve,” he added. With these measures underway, Blue Origin hopes to have greater agility To, among other things, climb the manufacture of the New Glen, financed largely by Bezos, and turn it into an operational launch system. Today, access to space to “low cost” is a land dominated by Spacex. The company founded by Elon Musk has no rival and takes most of the military and commercial contracts. Blue Origin wants her piece of the cake and, although she still has her way to go, she seems completely deciding to get it. Images | Jeff Bezos (Instagram) In Xataka | NASA is developing a Hubble super telescope capable of observing exoplanets. And only two rockets can launch it

Cut the Eiffel Tower elevator cables

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June 1940 was a month indicated in the heart of France. Also in the heart of an Adolf Hitler who could fulfill his dream of visiting Paris. At the dawn of the Second World Warand after eight months of tense calm known as’The joke war‘The Nazis attacked France. On June 2 bombed Paris, on June 10 the French government fled the city and on June 12, seeing that a resistance was useless that ended the city in ruins, it was declared that Paris was an ‘open’ city. On June 14, the first German guard entered, taking the city and ensuring everything for the triumphal arrival of a Hitler who had quickly conquered the mythical European city. What could not conquer was the sky of Paris: the rulers, with Charles de Gaulle At the head, they had abandoned the city to their fate, but the Parisians were clear that Hitler would not rise to the top of the Eiffel Tower. For the Insta. The Nazi expansion in Paris was fast. They occupied police and government posts quickly, hung a swastika in the Arch of Triumph and organized a parade through the Elysees fields within a few hours of entering the city, all for the press to immortalize the moment for propaganda purposes. In France a collaborative government was established, with Philippe Pétain (Hero of the World War I and traitor to the homeland in World War II) as the main puppet. That new government urged the army to stop fighting, which ends up opening the doors to the Germans. June 23 or 24 (the exact date is diffuse), Hitler arrived in Paris. He did it next to the Arno Breker sculptor and his right hand, the chief architect of the third Reich Albert Speer. Together, and with a tremendous entourage, they walked through some of the most iconic places in the city. Of the various famous photographs that the dictator and his collaborators were taken, perhaps the most famous was this, posing in front of the Eiffel Tower: A wonder. The tower, today icon of the city, opened in March 1889. From the first moment, the structure showed a pioneer installation: five elevators. Although not all were the same, the five were driven by hydraulic energy thanks to water deposits installed on each floor. The three water accumulators weighed about 200 tons each and maintained a pressure of between 40 and 60 bars. In 1899, They were modernizedwith hydraulic engines with high pressure oil. The most shocking thing is that two of the originals continue to work, passing security controls so that there are no mishaps because every year they travel about 103,000 kilometers. A real barbarity and a revolutionary engineering work in his day … that he could not enjoy Hitler. Hitler did not hug Paris. Up to the highest point of the Eiffel tower meant ’embrace’ Paris. From that point, we have an enveloping panoramic view of the city and, for the Nazi leader, it would have been as definitely crown the French pride. The Parisians did not allow it and, therefore, cut the wires of the elevators. In the occupation, accessing the tower was limited to German visitors, but in this way no one could rise. Not even Hitler, who chose to stay on the floor during his walk around the area. If I wanted to climb, I would have to do it on foot, and did not. Mine … or nobody. In August 1944, that triumphal atmosphere did not breathe in Paris, at least for the Germans. The allies approached the French city and, aware that the hours were told for the Nazi occupation in the city, Hitler ordered the general Dietrich von Choltitz That destroy the city, including the tower. The general disobeyed the order (either because he did not agree or because he had more important things than to do than destroy the city, leaving burned land), so construction, like so many others, remained in his place. Interestingly, Von Choltitz’s life has been taken to the cinema as “the Nazi who saved Paris”, although later historians have nuanced This story, stating that all he wanted was to save his skin and that he placed explosive loads in various parts of the city, but there came a time when he considered it useless to continue fighting. Ah! The elevators were repaired in 1946 and in the Spanish video game ‘Commandos 2’ we can not only climb to the highest point of the tower, but this is up to Nazis. In Xataka | Bundesarchiv, Bild In Xataka | The unfinished plan of the allies after beating the Nazis: choping Germany and turning it into the barn of Europe

Frank Black celebrated the anniversary of an album that sounds better than ever now

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Regarding the grooves of his first album, Black changed things a bit in relation to what he had offered a couple of days before at the Fillmore in San Francisco; not in terms of the presence of the chosen songs, but in the order in which he presented them, because instead of performing “Los Angeles” in the first part of the concert, before launching into the entire “Teenager of the Year”, he left the piece for the closing segment. He did so with full knowledge that this is a cut that, for natural reasons, occupies a special place among his local fans, even though the lyrics seem to hint somewhat maliciously that he is referring to “another Los Angeles.” Before playing it, the host of the evening, who keeps his distinctive voice intact, introduced the musicians who accompanied him, almost all of whom came from our city; and at other times, he mentioned some of the experiences he has had in Southern California, implying the appreciation he has for a place where he has spent a lot of time. But he did not talk about the current fires, which could have left any casual viewer stunned, but which makes sense when it comes to an artist little inclined to public sentimental manifestations and even physical movement on stage. It was also appropriate that he ended the concert with “I Heard Ramona Sing”, another song from the debut album that attracted attention from its premiere for its catchy nature, and which once again achieved notoriety seven years later due to its inclusion in the band. soundtrack of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”, a film with which it had nothing to do (beyond the fact that the main character was in an ‘indie’ band), but whose female protagonist was precisely named Ramona. Made up mostly of the personnel who recorded “Teenager” – that is, bassist and keyboardist Eric Drew Feldman (who also produced the work), guitarist Lyle Workman and drummer Nick Vincent -, and with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Rob Laufer , Black’s band for the occasion naturally offered a particularly faithful interpretation of the plate; and he did the same with the cuts from the first album that were heard, in which Feldman and Vincent also participated. Aside from one mistake or another, the musicians established an impressive unity that was even more remarkable given that, outside of the two previous dates in the city of San Francisco, they had not really played together in a long, long time. And all they had to do was dedicate themselves to their thing, without fuss of any kind, to give life to an unforgettable night.

Emma Stone Reveals New Pixie Hair Cut At 2025 Golden Globes: Photos

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Stone’s commitment to her craft has been acknowledged at the Golden Globes and Oscars, but the producer’s special moment at the 2024 Oscars was disrupted by a wardrobe malfunction. OK! previously reported Stone’s dress ripped during the ceremony. “Oh no my dress is broken. I think it happened during ‘I’m Just Ken,’” the actress, 36, began, referring to Ryan Gosling‘s iconic performance. “My voice is also a little gone. The woman on this stage — you’re all incredible. The woman in this category. Sandra (Hüller), Lily (Gladstone), Carey (Mulligan), Annette (Bening) — I share this with you, I am in awe of you. It’s an honor to do this all together.” “The other night, I was panicking, as you can kind of see, happens a lot — that maybe something like this could happen and Yorgos (Lanthimos) said to me, ‘Please take yourself out of it,’” the red-headed beauty continued. “And he was right, because it’s not about me. It’s about a team that came together to make something greater than the sum of its parts .”

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