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Sprout has been designed with another goal in mind

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Humanoid robotics has been feeding the same promise for years: the more a robot resembles a person, the more useful and more natural it will be at our side. That is why we have learned to associate humanoids with increasingly stylized bodies, increasingly realistic movements, and an aesthetic that seeks to erase the border between machine and assistant. However, this race towards similarity is not the only possible direction. In this context, proposals have begun to appear with a different objective: to design robots that do not try to impress with their strength or agility, but rather with their ability to be safe and approachable. the robot. Fauna Robotics has introduced Sprouta humanoid robot with a different approach than the one that usually dominates the conversation. Instead of promising a “person robot,” the company insists on something more concrete: building a humanoid capable of being close to people and functioning safely in human spaces. His idea is that the future of robotics is not only played in the factory, but in homes, schools, offices and places of passage, where interaction matters as much as mechanical capacity. And there, they maintain, the resemblance to a human being is not everything: to earn a place in that environment, Sprout needs to move with control, avoid dangerous situations and communicate in an understandable way, with gestures and signals that invite you to approach, not to move away. Soft, human-scale design. Sprout measures 107cm and weighs 22.7kg, compact enough for one person to move and handle. That scale is not accidental. Fauna Robotics describes it as a lightweight, quiet and soft-touch robot, with a padded exterior that prioritizes safe contact. The company ensures that the design avoids pinch points and sharp edges, two important details when a robot shares space with humans. And he finishes the idea with an unusual decision in this category: an expressive face, with articulated eyebrows and a facial LED matrix that is not there to decorate, but to communicate intention. In detail. The automaton has 29 degrees of freedom, that is, a high number of possible joints and movements to walk and manipulate objects. He also builds a computer based on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin with 64 GB of memory and a 1 TB SSD, designed to execute perception and control on board. In sensors, it includes stereoscopic vision, several depth sensors to measure distances and an inertial sensor in the torso for orientation and balance. In locomotion we talk about legs with 5 degrees of freedom and low-impact feet. The battery is interchangeable, with between 3 and 3.5 hours of autonomy. Instead of delivering a body and letting the buyer figure out the rest, the company says its humanoid already integrates ready-made movement, control, and social behaviors, as well as perception, navigation, and mapping to operate in the physical world. To this he adds conversation guided by interaction and dynamic expressions, which are the basis of his “social” approach. It is a way to lower the entry bar: if the robot already moves, orients itself and reacts, the developer’s job becomes the interesting one, creating applications, testing voice interfaces or exploring new forms of human-robot interaction. Designed for others to build on top of. Fauna Robotics’ strategy with Sprout is, for now, less “home robot” and more “tool for creating robots.” The company first offers it as a platform for developers, researchers and universities, a type of buyer who often ends up stuck in the same bottleneck: having a good idea, but not the budget or time to build a complete humanoid. Sprout seeks to resolve that starting point. Fauna presents it as a modular canvas on which to develop manipulation, task planning and interaction, with an almost community approach: someone solves a problem, shares it, and the next team can focus on the next step. A new category? If we look at the most well-known humanoids, it is quick to see that shape is only part of the story. Atlas, from Boston Dynamics, stands out for its electric version aimed at industrial uses. Optimusfrom Tesla, moves in the field of general purpose, with the idea of ​​taking on repetitive or unsafe tasks. Figure 02from Figure AI, also targets industry and commercial workforce, with tests at a BMW plant. In China, Unitree pushes democratization with the G1, a low-priced humanoid aimed at education and research, while Walker S2, from UBTECH, It is already being tested on the border with Vietnam. In Europe, Neo (Beta), from 1Xrepresents the ambition of a safer home robot. Sprout falls close to that last idea. Price and availability. Sprout does not present itself as a consumer robot, and that also shows in how it is offered. Fauna Robotics frames it within an edition aimed at creators and developers (Creator Edition). As for the price, it is offered for $50,000. From there, it is advisable not to fill in the gaps: the company does not detail a public calendar for mass deliveries nor does it propose, for now, a deployment for homes in the style of an appliance. Images | Wildlife Robotics In Xataka | Google had a practically unsolvable dilemma with AI and its search engine. So you have chosen to create a subscription

We have been looking for new weapons against superbugs for years. We have designed one at 400 km altitude

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Humanity has a big problem right now that can condemn it to its disappearance: antibiotic resistance. This forces science to be in a constant search for new treatments and also for raising awareness of the responsible use of drugs. And the last place where they have found a new path of research is in space. The study. A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has published in PLOS Biology the results of an experiment carried out aboard the International Space Station (ISS), demonstrating that the absence of gravity not only alters cellular behavior, but also accelerates evolutionary processes that would be unlikely on Earth. Something that is undoubtedly very important, since it has been seen how phage T7a virus that has the ability to infect a bacteria to kill it, developed genetic mutations in space that would not have occurred on Earth surely. Some mutations that allowed us to attack a specific bacteria that would have been unthinkable on Earth. A changing biology. On Earth, biologists are quite clear that if a virus binds to a bacteria and infects it, it can kill it. But to understand this you have to know that on our planet the interaction of these two elements in a liquid medium is facilitated by gravity. A key factor for both beings to collide within the medium. On the International Space Station these forces disappear. The movement of the particles is almost exclusively reduced to the Brownian diffusionthat is, the random movement of particles. And here it was seen that this had a great impact on the kinetics of the infection. What happened. The first thing that could be seen is that the bacteria’s ability to divide to give new ‘children’ was reduced, causing it to increase up to four hours, making it difficult for the virus and the bacteria to meet. However, after 23 days of culture on board, the infection was successful. In this way, the viral population not only reached the bacterial population, but the selective pressure of the environment forced the virus to optimize its attack mechanisms with different mutations. Genetic engineering. By analyzing the DNA of viruses that arrived from space, the research team discovered the evolution that had taken place. In this way, it was seen how it had mutated in record time in different genes that are key, such as the one used to synthesize the ‘legs’ with which it anchors itself to a bacteria. The most relevant thing is that these mutations were not random, but a direct response to the lack of frequent contacts. Having fewer opportunities to collide with a bacteria because they replicated less, the virus evolved to be more efficient at adsorption (the process of adhering to the cell surface) once it made contact. For its part, the bacteria E.coli also responded to environmental stress. The analyzes showed mutations in the genes mlaA and hldEresponsible for maintaining the integrity of the outer membrane and the synthesis of lipopolysaccharides. This suggests that the bacteria attempted to “shield” their surface both to resist microgravity and to prevent phage entry, creating a molecular arms race different from the one on Earth. Its importance. Once this has been proven, the question is clear: why do we care? The key is that the researchers used variants of the virus that evolved in space and pitted them on Earth against strains of uropathogenic E. coli that had developed resistance to phage T7 original. And the result was spectacular: the mutated viruses killed these resistant bacteria. This suggests that microgravity makes it possible to explore an “adaptive landscape” that is inaccessible under Earth’s gravity. On Earth, evolution pushes phages down already known “low resistance” paths. In space, extreme conditions force the virus to unlock alternative genetic pathways that we did not know about until now. A new model. This discovery validates a hypothesis that has been brewing for years in astrobiology and biotechnology: space is not just a place for observation, but a unique manufacturing environment. In this way, if we can use the EES, or future commercial stationsas incubators to direct the evolution of bacteriophages, we could generate a library of therapeutic viruses that are capable of defeating the superbacteria that currently threaten global health systems. That is why it is not about artificial genetic engineering, but about using directed evolution in an environment where physical rules favor the appearance of exceptional biological traits. Images | POT CDC In Xataka | Manufacturing materials to produce chips in space is not science fiction. It is a very real plan that is already underway

South Korea has designed a rover with wheels that change size to explore them

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The dream of colonizing the Moon has been around since we set foot in it more than five decades ago. Settling on our satellite poses innumerable challenges; from how to get oxygen, what the food should be likeeven of course what is the best place to do it. We already have an answer to the latter: in caves. The problem is that you have to explore them first. A new rover. They count in Futurism that a team of South Korean scientists and researchers have designed a rover specially designed for the exploration of these lunar caves. The work has been published in Science Roboticswhich includes a video showing how the rover is capable of moving through difficult terrain, withstanding extreme temperatures and even being launched from a drone without suffering damage. The key is in the wheels. They are made up of metal sheets assembled to form a type of helix. The peculiar thing is that the wheels are soft and are capable of changing their diameter from 23 to 50 centimeters. This makes it much easier for you to overcome obstacles, enter smaller gaps when necessary, and also cushion falls. It is a very simple design, without hinges or bearings or complex parts; They simply fold or unfold by torsion, as if they were a spring. Moon cavesyes. As we said, there are many, but the main one is that the conditions are extreme. During the day, the temperature can reach 127ºC and at night it drops to -173ºC, which is not feasible. There is also the problem of long-term radiation. This is on the surface, but there is good news and that is that the Moon has a series of pits or caves where the temperature is much more stable, around 17ºC. A lunar tunnel. There is still more. By mid-2024 NASA discovered a huge cave in the Mare Tranquillitiatis crater, near the area where the Apollo 11 mission landed in 1969. It is estimated that the cave (actually a lava tube) measures about 45 meters wide and reaches up to 80 meters long, and the ground is also quite flat, so placing a settlement inside it could be viable. At the moment this cave has not been explored, although Solutions have already been proposed to do so. Artemis Program. Returning to the Moon is one of the most important space projects currently underway. Artemis It not only proposes setting foot on our satellite again, but also establishing our presence on it. The first unmanned mission was launched in 2022 and the plan is that Artemis II takeoff in February 2026. Artemis III will be the first manned mission, although this could still be missing several years. Image | Kaist In Xataka | We are sending cannabis samples to space. They are going to be key to knowing if we can colonize the Moon or Mars

These glasses with AI have been designed to look like a genius. They register your environment and give you all the answers

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Imagine carrying glasses that seem normal, but that inside offer you constant and silent help. The concept sounds intriguing: without touching anything, You can solve doubts instantlyreceive a clear explanation of something that you do not understand or have an automatic translation in the middle of a talk. A startup called Halofounded by former Harvard students, has created glasses with that idea in mind. And not only that: they promise to endow us with a “superhuman intelligence.” Beyond the marketing strategy, the approach is interesting. Glasses that listen and respond in real time Halo X do not resort to cameras to dazzle us, but bet on a different approach. They are designed for Listen to what happens around youtranscribe each conversation and show on an internal screen information that they consider relevant at that time. They do not wait for them to dislike, but try to anticipate and be useful proactively. In practice, that means that if the name of a car model arises in a talk, they can show a card with key data; If a technical term appears, promise to display a clear definition. The information operation appears in front of your eyes in less than a second. Even in everyday situations, such as speaking in another language, they should be able to real time and facilitate communication without having to do anything else. Halo talks about answers around 900 milliseconds for most consultations, while the most complex searches take about two and a half seconds. To achieve this, the glasses rely on two complementary artificial intelligence engines. Geminithe Google model, is responsible for reasoning tasks, while Perplexity It works as a contextual search engine that consults information on the web. As for the hardware, the halo X bets on the discretion. Incorporate a small type display Waveguide Visible only for the user, microphone and integrated speakers, and dispense with this version. The autonomy announced is around eight hours of continuous use. Of course, they do not process everything on their own. They depend on a connected mobile phone and an application that acts as an intermediary, where most of the calculation and consultation work really runs. The great debate point is in privacy. The system records what you listen, transcribes it and, according to the company, eliminates the audio immediately after. Halo ensures that the product will arrive with end -to -end encryption and that is working to obtain the SOC 2 certification, which would imply external audits on data management. The system records what you listen, transcribes it and, according to the company, eliminates the audio immediately after. However, they do not include any visible indicator that alerts those around you that they are being recorded, and that raises reasonable doubts. The controversy is not new: the founders They had already experienced with unauthorized facial recognition systems about Meta Ray-Banwhich generated debate about security and improper uses of technology. At the moment, Halo X are not available in stores. They can be reserved on the official website with a starting price of 249 dollars And, by selecting euros in checkout, today they appear in 223.13 euros. The company has not yet offered a specific date of shipping or confirms whether there will be official distribution in Europe. It will be necessary to see if the halo X does not end up repeating the recent history of other devices that promised to revolutionize our relationship with artificial intelligence and ended up being sued fiascos. Rabbit R1 and the AI ​​Pin of Humane They aroused enthusiasm in their presentations and arrived with very ambitious speeches, but failed in practice. Halo’s ambition is on the table and his proposal is as attractive as controversial. It remains to be seen if these glasses They fulfill what they promise or if they will end up swelling the list of inventions that pointed high and stayed on the road. Images | Halo In Xataka | China has proposed to be independent in all technologies. And for augmented reality it has “five dragons” In Xataka | The Meta Ray-Ban are the first smart glasses that have managed to impress me. They are the beginning of something more

Casio knows that his calculators have the lost battle in the West. So you have designed a B: Africa

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In a world dominated by smartphones, where any mobile has a calculator application, it might seem that the days of pocket calculators are counted. However, Casio, the Japanese giant who has been in the business for almost 60 years, has a plan to stay as a relevant company: carry its scientific calculators to the classrooms of developing countries. In search of the ideal countries to continue expanding. Since its first scientific calculator in 1972 was launched, Casio has achieved great achievements such as a reference in the Spanish Meracdo. But now he focuses on eight countries in Asia and Africa, among which are Egypt, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladés and the Philippines. The calculator as an infallible ‘antitrampas’ system. The program baptized as ‘Gakuhan’ is not limited to selling calculators only. Casio seeks to promote teaching methods that integrate these devices, pressing so that schools use them in classes and allow their use in exams. The reason is simple: the calculators They have a much less copy risk than smartphoneslacking Internet connection functions. In the case of Spain this is something that we see in the selectivity, for example, where one of the requirements is obviously not having any electronic device on top and Nor any calculator that can transmit information. Although always when you get to Baccalaureate, it is raised The question of which is the best calculator to study. And this is precisely what they sell to the professors of Asia and Africa with a sales manager who has become the official ambassador of this program. The objective of its task is clear: create educational material where the calculator is essential to develop the activity and offer competencies to students. A market in decline, but with a resilient niche. Despite the presence of smartphones, Casio has managed to maintain a stable business with calculators. Although the sales of this device have fallen two thirds from its peak in the last 20 years, the company sold more scientific calculators than basic last year. In fact, it has expanded its range of scientific calculators to 73 models, 40% more than seven years ago, to adapt to the subtle differences of each country. European countries have their ‘antitrampra’ versions. For example, in Germany and France Comas are used instead of points for decimals and the graphic calculators of the United Kingdom They have an “exam mode” that deactivates the functions not allowed. Although the educational technology business of Casio is not as large as that of watches, which generates 60% of total salesit does provide a constant income flow. The company expects Sell 23 million scientific calculators in 202510% more than the previous year. Other products have not had the same fate as calculators. Mobile phones have caused the disappearance of many products or even icons that we had normalized in our society, such as public phones, Pocket cameras or the music players like the walkman either The iPod. In this case they have failed to reinvent themselves to continue advancing with the new advances of society. Others, such as instantaneous cameras, They still have their niche Within lovers of Vintage, Like what happens with vinyl. But in this case the calculators in mobiles, tablets or computers do not seem to end the products dedicated to it. In institutes it remains a practically mandatory product and on which we depend on not making the calculations with a pen and paper such as a simple division. Images | Robert Schneider Aaron Lefler Doug Linstedt In Xataka | Better scientific calculators: which to buy for the institute and the university and eight recommended models from 10 euros

A spy plane designed to intercept signals

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From abroad it looks like one more executive jet. But what just took off in France is much more than that. It is the first plane of ARCHANGE PROGRAMan electronic intelligence platform capable of intercepting critical signals in full flight. Its mission is not to bring executives, but strategic information. And it is a key piece in the attempt of France for reinforcing its military autonomy in a decade marked by the electronic war and global surveillance. A program with ambition. Archange is not a random name. The program responds to a concrete ambition: to provide France with a new generation of airplanes capable of performing signal intelligence from the air, with national technology and operational autonomy. Promoted by the General Directorate of Armament (DGA), The plan contemplates the delivery of three aircraft before the end of the period covered by the Military Programming Law 2024–2030. Its main mission will be to intercept, identify and analyze electromagnetic emissions: from tactical communications to air defense radars. A capacity that, in a context marked by electronic warfare, hybrid conflicts and informative overload, has become a first -order strategic resource. France not only seeks to modernize its intelligence collection means: it wants to ensure that critical information does not depend on third parties. The Falcon 8x, transformed into an electronic warfall. The base of the Archange is a Dassault Falcon 8xa long -range executive plane known for its reliability, autonomy and comfort. But within the framework of this program, luxury gives way to intelligence. Dassault Aviation has profoundly modified the aircraft to turn it into an advanced Sigint platform, adapted to the demanding operational requirements of the French air and space army. The Falcon 8x is an ideal platform: it reaches 11,945 km of reach and can remain up to 14 hours in the air. Its triple engine offers redundancy and safety on prolonged flights. The mission system is signed by Thales. Transforming a Jet into an electronic war platform requires much more than redesigning fuselage. The real jump is in your brain. The Archangelian mission system has been developed by Thales DMS and Thales Six, two divisions of the French group specialized in defense and embarked systems. The aircraft will be equipped with technologies capable of intercepting both radar emissions and communications. This duality – Ellint and Comint – allows to build a detailed image of the tactical environment. In addition, the Thales system can cross that information with other data and operate in network with other ISR platforms. What is signal intelligence and why is so decisive today. Modern war is no longer freed with armored and combat fighters. It is also freed in the electromagnetic spectrum. And that is where signal intelligence enters, known as Sigint. This type of intelligence is based on the interception, analysis and interpretation of electronic emissions. It can be radio conversations between units, air defense radar signs, encrypted tactical communications or navigation and guidance systems emissions. Within the Sigint, two large branches are distinguished: Comint, which focuses on communications, and Elint, focused on non -verbal electronic systems, such as radars or proximity detectors. The combination of both allows us to understand how adversary forces move and communicate, anticipate display, detect active systems or even discover patterns that reveal the intention behind a movement. Having a plane capable of operating in this invisible dimension means getting ahead of the enemy. Something like being able to fly apart from direct combat and, even so, alter the balance of the battlefield What is known about investment. Although the exact cost of the program has not been revealed, it is known that it includes technological development, the modification of aircraft, the formation of operators and logistics support during their useful life. Given the level of technical sophistication and the limited number of units, we are facing a significant investment. The objective is clear: to have in the air, in less than a five years, a national electronic intelligence capacity that complements the satellites and drones, but with the advantage of being able to react, reposition and act more flexibility. The sky as strategic domain: what comes now. From now on begins an intense cycle of flight tests, systems calibration, sensor integration and operational validations. Each component, from the antennas to the signal analysis software, will have to demonstrate its reliability in real conditions before entering active service. In parallel, The training system for crews in charge of operating these platforms should be launchedas well as the logistic and technical device necessary to ensure their availability in real missions. Images | Ministère des Armées | Dassault Aviation In Xataka | Airlines have a problem: the world’s largest passenger plane does not stop finding themselves

Airbus’s last military drone has been designed and manufactured in Spain. Its importance is not measured only in meters of altitude

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Spain has just marked a milestone in the European defense industry. Airbus is over assembly of the first SIRTAPa New Generation Tactical Dron which has been designed and manufactured in the country. It is not just a technical advance: it is a declaration of intentions about the role that is sought to play in the development of strategic technologies. The Sirtap has been assembled at the facilities of Airbus Defense and Space in Getafe. The purchase was formalized by the Ministry of Defense in November 2023, with a request for nine complete systems composed of 27 aircraft and nine control stations on land. It is there where the first prototype has taken shape, and where it is now preparing to start the Test Campaign on Earth. The Spanish set by tactical drones The tests, which will evaluate both the structure and the main components of the system and the software, will be extended during the next months. The goal: to leave it ready for your first flight Before ending 2025at the CEUS DEL INTA trial center, in Huelva. According to Airbus, the new drone has been designed to fly in extreme conditions: it can operate between -40 ° C and 50 ° C, land on unpaid tracks and stay in the air for more than 20 hours in a row. To this is added an operational roof greater than 21,000 feet (6,400 meters), which would make it an ideal platform for long -distance recognition and surveillance missions. What Airbus poses with the Sirtap goes far beyond simple recognition. The drone has been thought of as A modular platform capable of adapt to different missions: You can monitor convoys from the air, act as an armed escort, detect electronic signals, participate in electronic war operations or control borders in hostile environments. It can also be deployed in emergency tasks, such as the search for vessels on the high seas or fire support. One of the most outstanding points of SIRTAP is that it has been designed without components subject to Itar restrictionswhich, according to Airbus, facilitates its export to international markets. This feature, together with its modular architecture, opens the door to future versions adapted to different environments, such as a naval variant or with complete weapons integration. A no less detail is that the system is also designed to interoperate with existing command and control networks. The Sirtap breaks into a segment with Several established actors. Uav like him TACTICAL HERONwith its ability to carry several useful loads simultaneously and operate from semi -sighed clues, or the Bayraktar TB2known for its missions in real combat and more than one million hours of operational flight. We also find al Falco Xplorerwith its autonomy of more than 24 hours and flight roof above 30,000 feet. Given that panorama, Airbus drone proposes a promising combination: Itar restrictions free, modular architecture, interoperability with European systems and operability in extreme conditions. Its focus is not to overcome figures, but to offer an adaptable platform, easily exportable and margin to evolve towards naval or armed versions. He has not yet taken off, but his road map places him as an actor to take into account. Images | Airbus Media Center In Xataka | Otto wants to break molds with the Phantom 3500: Goodbye to the windows for passengers, hello to the immersive screens

Europe has perfected missiles for decades. His new weapon is designed to sacrifice before touching the ground

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Europe has been betting on precision missiles. He Taurushe Meteor or the Aster 30 They are a good example of this: expensive systemscomplex and refined to the millimeter, designed to get it. But the war has changed. It is no longer enough to have better missiles In it Aeronautical Hall of Paris, MBDA has presented Your answer. It is not a drone to show off, nor a weapon for surgical missions. The One Way Effector does not return, does not shoot: it is made to fall. And in that act, fulfill your mission. His role is to saturate. Fly in mass, force reactions, shoot alerts. Overwhelm the enemy based on volume. It does not seek to go unnoticed. Seeks to force you to react The One Way Effector does not fit at all in the best known categories. It is not a cruise missile, although it travels hundreds of kilometers. It is not a recognition drone, because is not designed to return. It is an disposable aerial ammunition, propelled by a small turbophah, whose mission is one: wear defenses. The approach reminds of the Shahed-136 Iranian that have redefined the Ukrainian front: Waves of cheap ammunition against very expensive interceptors. But MBDA has taken the idea one step further: greater speed, greater difficulty of interception and an explosive load would be enough to not be able to ignore it. Because that is logic. If the drone impacts, he has fulfilled. And if they demolish it, also: the enemy has had to spend a missile, activate a radar or turn on an alarm. The system is designed to operate in Salvas. We do not talk about one or two drones, but of tens thrown simultaneously from the ground or from the back of a vehicle. Each unit Follow your route via GPS guidancewithout the need for communication between them or coordination algorithms. They move in a group, enough to saturate the enemy response. Conceptual image of the One Way Effector It reaches speeds close to 400 km/Hy transports a 36 kg eye, equivalent to that of an artillery projectile of 155 millimeters. Has an estimated scope of 500 kilometers And a cost that MBDA describes as “a fraction of a cruise missile.” It is not stealthy, nor does it intend: its effectiveness happens to be visible, for forcing the enemy to act. If no one reacts, the drone arrives. And if someone does, it is exposed. The idea is that each defensive shot destined to demolish a position. Each lost interceptor reduces the response capacity. That is the game. The One Way Effector is not an experiment or an exotic prototype. MBDA wanted it to be, from the first day, a chain manufacturing product. To achieve this, he has signed an alliance with the French automobile sector that allows you to produce even 1,000 units per month. A Taurus missile To climb that production, the design has been simplified to the extreme. Body of compound material, commercial pieces, modular construction. No terminal guidance sensors or technologies difficult to maintain. His great asset is the volume. This does not mean that Europe is renouncing its precision arsenal. On the contrary: One Way Effector does not replace Taurus or the meteor or Aster 30. Is designed to accompany themto open their way. Taurus is a cruise missile that travels hundreds of kilometers and seeks to penetrate defensive layers with precision. The meteor dominates the Aire-Aire combat with its reach of more than 100 kilometers and its ability to correct real-time trajectory. Aster 30 protects airspace as part of a high efficiency antimisile system. But there is a common point: all are scarce and extremely expensive. Each launch is a strategic decision. The One Way Effector, on the other hand, is intended for the opposite: to be launched without hesitation. If the deadlines are met, the first test flight It will take place between October and November, and Production will start in 2027 With the first operational units. Images | MBDA | Saab In Xataka | Russia recalled a threat that appears in the war between Iran and Israel: the possibility of a nuclear disaster

Elon Musk got outstanding in computer science. Who designed the computers they used did not approve with the same ease

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Become one of the greatest fortunes in the history of humanity Obviously it requires certain skills, especially when that fortune has been obtained in The technology sector. Who stands out in the technological field, tends to qualify as “technology geniuses.” Elon Musk, for example, obtained excellent notes in complicated matters as computer science. Paradoxically, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, the most relevant names in the development of the computers that Musk used in their classes, did not stand out For your good notes During your student stage. His intelligence had a lot to do with it. Steve Jobs, the approved scraping A psychological report Prepared by the FBI on the student profile of Steve Jobs revealed that Apple’s co -founder had an average grade (GPA per grade point avenge) in secondary school of 2.65, which is equivalent to obtaining school grades between C and B. which could be considered as a scraping approved. However, despite obtaining such tight qualifications, the report He pointed outthat Jobs was extremely intelligent and with an exceptional ability to mold people of its environment manipulating truth and reality to achieve its objectives. When Jobs Fundo Apple, Those skills They served to attract the best talent by his side and convince them that they were able to design the best products in the world. Bill Gates, scattered talent In his autobiographical book, ‘Code Source: My beginnings’Gates reveals that during his high school in the exclusive Lakesid school he obtained grades that did not adjust to those of a preteen with the ability to quickly learn the complicated mathematical concepts that read in the books. “He was an avid generalist in a place where people focused on concrete matters. He didn’t fit, in summary, and he didn’t know how to solve it. So I pretended he didn’t want to do it.” The millionaire recognized that, although he was able to learn the subjects before his classmates, his attitude and behavior in class and with the rest of the students it was not adequate, and he did not feel motivated by the issues studied in class. However, all that changed when he discovered that he could create programs with the teletype of the “computer room.” Gates acknowledged that this moment marked a before and after in his passage through Secondary. He managed to focus And his notes improved immediately. ELON MUSK: Bright computer notes Elon Musk is the exception confirming the rule. A few weeks ago, Maye Musk, mother of the richest person on the planet With an estimated fortune of 419.6 billion dollars, he published in Your X profile An unpublished document: Elon Musk’s computer notes. Touch the image to go to the original message In his message, Maye Musk explained that, while reviewing his old family photos, he found a notification of the computer notes of the University of Pretoria of his son Elon Musk when he was 17 years old. “My genius child. Mom proud,” wrote the mother of the millionaire. In its qualifications it can be seen that the South African millionaire obtained the maximum score (A+) in programming and computer use skills. In response to his mother’s message, Musk said: “They told me that I obtained the highest score in engineering aptitude they have ever seen.” In other words, not bad for a human, as a future AI would say. “ High capabilities, low grades. The bad academic results – especially in the pre -university stages – of many of the people who have subsequently been considered “technological geniuses”, are not casual. The Scientific literature In this regard It is extensive and points to the existence of a link between the people with high capacitiesintellectuals with a Low school performance. Data from the Ministry of Education and Science estimated that around 70% of students with high capacities registered low school performance. The main reason for school failure among these students with high capacities is the lack of motivation to follow the rhythm of the classes. This, as Gates said in his book, It generates dispersion And his curiosity was aimed at learning on other issues that had nothing to do with the subject he had to study. On the other hand, the social factor and Its integration with the rest of the students It is also a key component for school success in these cases. In Xataka | Bill Gates used a trick to go to Harvard that today would help you find a job: be the perfect candidate for each position Image | AppleFlickr (Ted Conference, World Economic,)

An orbital computing network designed for AI

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Just a few minutes after noon on May 14, a Long March 2D rocket took off from Jiuquan’s launch center with an ambitious objective: to put into orbit the first 12 satellites of the “Three-Body” computer constellation. It is the official beginning of which China presents as the first supercomputing network distributed in space, a movement that marks a before and after in the race to move artificial intelligence beyond traditional data centers. A scale jump: from data centers to space. The constellation, led by Zhejiang Lab and developed in collaboration with the company Guoxing Yuhang (Ada Space), is part of the so -called “Star Computing Plan”. This first mission, called 021, has placed in the same orbit 12 smart satellites with names that honor Chinese cities such as Neijiang, Haikou or Taizhou. Each of them is equipped with an intelligent calculation system and laser connectivity up to 100 GB/s to form an interconnected orbital network. According to the official information published by the Chinese Government and collected by media like Xinhuathese first satellites total a capacity of 5 pops (peta-operations per second) and have in conjunction of 30 TB of storage on board. What are pops? HkexNews explains that 1 pops equals a four -year period (10^15) of operations per second. China’s goal is to deploy a constellation that, According to the information that Spacenews managescould reach 2,800 satellites, with a total capacity of 1,000 POPs. An orbit laboratory. Each satellite has a space computer developed by Zhejiang Lab, with a capacity of up to 744 tops (thera-operations per second) per unit. In addition, they are accompanied by a model of 8,000 million parameters, specially designed to operate directly into orbit. This allows real -time data processing tasks without the need to send all the information to land stations. Use cases: from natural disasters to astronomical science. The satellites They are designed To offer very specific services: Gamma ray detection, generation of 3D digital twins of entire regions, remote observation with processing on board and monitoring of natural phenomena. One of them even includes an x ​​-ray polarimeter Developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Guangxi, designed to detect Gamma explosions and activate in second coordinated observations with other missions. Besides, According to Ada Space herselfthe data collected will also serve for civil applications such as emergencies, immersive video games and smart tourism. A orbital cloud under sovereign control. Behind the deployment there is a geostrategic ambition: build a spatial computing infrastructure under Chinese control that combines global coverage with energy efficiency and low latency. Unlike land data centers, satellites can use solar energy continuously and do not require active cooling systems. What’s coming: more power, more satellites. Ada Space has already confirmed that is working on a second generation of satellites with even more power. The objective is clear: validate the computing architecture distributed in orbit, climb it and turn it into the nucleus of a space cloud capable of operating large -scale AI models without depending on the terrestrial infrastructure. Images | Ada Space In Xataka | We knew that the space spheres were at some point in the universe. We have a new theory about its origin

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