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If your hard drives disconnect on their own, an underpowered USB Hub may be to blame. With these you won’t have that problem

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If you usually use a hub to connect hard drives, mice, keyboards and other accessories or peripherals, perhaps at some point it has happened to you that they disconnect randomly. That’s especially worrying with hard drives, because you can lose data. Today we are going to tell you why the problem is not the hard drive, but surely the hub USB you have. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links How does a hub Hub without external power. The hubSpeaking of models that do not require external power, they are accessories that generally have fairly low prices, although it depends a lot on the brand. They act like port multipliersince connecting them to a single port on the computer (generally USB-A or USB-C) allows us to connect two or more devices to the hub. They are usually quite cheap, small and there is a wide variety to choose from, with different formats (elongated, square and even round). To use them you only have to connect them to a USB port on your computer, without the need to also connect them to a power outlet. AND here is its main limitation. The energy required to use it comes directly from the computer, so the power will be limited to what the port offers. Furthermore, the maximum power is always divided by the hub (so that it can work) and the number of devices that we connect. To give you an idea, a standard USB 3.0 gives 900 mA. A mechanical hard drive can require almost all of that to boot. If you add a keyboard with lights, the system collapses. How does a hub with external power Hub with external power. The hub with external power they are less frequent, more expensive and often larger. Here we can identify the hub assets, which are usually cheaper, and Docking Stationwhich are larger and come with more ports, including some video ones. With this type of hub We are not so limited to the power that the computer’s USB port can offer. In practice, this means that in many cases the power does not have to be divided when connecting two or more devices, although there are exceptions: some USB ports of the hub Active devices require so much energy that they prioritize these ports, something that we can see in those USB-C (Power Delivery) that are aimed at charging devices such as mobile phones compatible with fast charging. It is worth mentioning that the hubs assets come with a USB-C PD (Power Delivery) port. They don’t come with a transformer, but if you connect the laptop charger to them, they become “powered.” And… what are they for? Both the hub assets like Docking Station They are ideal if you are looking to connect devices that require high power, such as mobile phones, monitors or hard drives and SSD drives. By way of differentiation: It’s a hub passive if: It just has a short cable coming out of it and nothing else. It’s a hub active if: It has an extra port that says “DC 5V” or “USB-C Power Delivery (PD).” It is a Docking Station if: It is large, heavy, has its own power brick (like that of a laptop) and has video connectors such as DisplayPort or several HDMIs. The good and the bad of both options, face to face Hub without external power hub with external power THE GOOD 🟢 They are cheaper, more compact and lighter. They offer better stability when connecting many devices and usually have a greater number and variety of ports. THE BAD đź”´ The power is limited to what the computer’s USB port offers, so you may experience power outages in certain cases. They are more expensive and tend to be larger and heavier. Ideal for: Keyboards, mice, microphones or flash drives (pendrive). Mobile phones with fast charging, hard drives and SSD drives and monitors. We do the math to see which one can compensate you more. Both options have their positive and negative points, so the choice lies in how we are going to use them. If it is still not completely clear to you, let’s see it with an example. If you want to use a hub sporadically because you are not going to connect many devices at the same time, it may be worth it to buy a hub without external power. Actual use: Let’s say you want to connect two low-power devices. The accounts: You save between 70 and 80 (or more) euros between the cost of a hub without external power and another with external power. Also, if you chose this second option, you would not be squeezing it, since you are going to connect low-power devices. So? If you want to connect a mouse and keyboard (because they are wired or because you want to recharge them) and you still have a free USB port on your computer to connect a hard drive, this type of hub It can serve you very well. However, if what you want is to connect several devices, low or high power, and you do not have any more free USB ports on the computer or they are in an area that is not easily accessible to use them, it will be more useful for you to go for a hub with external power. Actual use: Let’s say you want to connect many devices to the hubsome need more and others less power. The accounts: You pay more for this type of hubbut it allows you to connect practically any device. So? You can have a greater number of connected devices (depending on the hub), and it will give you “the same” what to connect, whether it is a keyboard or a hard drive because it will offer a stable connection. Also, as a utility, if you have the computer under the desk or in some area that is difficult to access, you will not have to bend down to … Read more

The US electrical grid does not support so many data centers so they have had an idea: disconnect them to avoid blackouts

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One third of all data centers in the world They are in the US and that is putting a huge burden on the electrical grid. One of the consequences that consumers are noticing is the price increases on the invoice, But electricity operators already foresee another problem: blackouts. What is happening. They tell it in WSJ. The US power grid is beginning to become strained, with grid operators expecting blackouts during periods of high demand. The solution they propose to avoid this is to make data centers disconnect from the network and use their own energy reserves temporarily. The technology companies have not been amused and talk about “discriminatory measures.” Why is it important. In 2023, data centers already consumed 4% of all the country’s electricity and the forecasts are that by 2028 that percentage will increase to 12%. The electrical grid is not prepared to support so much demand and, although it is already expanding, the pace of construction of new data centers is faster. Network operators face a difficult dilemma: powering data centers while maintaining supply to consumers. ‘Kill switch’. PJM Interconnection It is the organization that oversees the energy market in the Midwest, where they have already suffered from the problem of price increases. The concern that blackouts will occur is on the table and PJM has proposed that technology companies create their own energy sources or accept that their supply will be cut off if the network becomes too saturated. They are not the only ones who have raised something like this. With demand expected to double by 2035, Texas passed a law last year that contemplates a ‘kill switch’ that allows large consumers, such as data centers, to be disconnected at times when the network is under “extreme stress.” What the technologies say. As we said, the companies that own these data centers have not been very happy with the proposal. The Data Center Coalitionof which companies such as Google, Microsoft and AWS are part, have stated that the proposal is discriminatory since data centers need a reliable and stable network. They also warn that depending on their own energy reserves could have a negative environmental impact, by forcing them to use solutions such as diesel generators. Waiting times. There is an intermediate scenario in which technology companies can obtain benefits if they accept these conditions. As the electrical infrastructure does not support so much demand, data centers have to wait several years to be connected to the network, normally between 3 and 5 years, although there have been cases up to 8 years. Southwest Power Pool, the grid operator in Texas, has offered data centers a deal: give them access to the grid sooner in exchange for agreeing to be disconnected during times of high demand. According to a recent study Funded by Google, data centers that have more flexible connections (i.e., those that build their own power sources and accept temporary disconnections) typically connect to the grid several years faster than those that do not. Bring your own energy. Despite the reluctance towards that off button, generating your own energy is the most realistic solution and the one towards which the industry seems to be moving. Google recently bought an electrical company in order to obtain its own energy. Others big tech Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle or xAI are also exploring create your own energy solutions such as natural gas and solar panels. Image | Google In Xataka | Drastically reducing data center consumption is crucial for AI. And China has had an idea: submerge them in the sea

disconnect from the Internet with a digital iron curtain

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Imagine a world without Internet It’s not that strange. In October, an AWS outage left the Internet shivering. In December, with Cloudflare sneezehalf the Internet collapsed. These are just two examples that show that, At any tremor, the network wobbles. And they are specific cuts, but imagine that there are 655 cases in a month. Or until 2,099. If they are very specific figures, it is because that is what is happening in Russia. And not because of an error or a server crash. But because Russia is experimenting to completely disconnect from the global Internet. RuNet. We told it a few years ago. The Russian Ministry of Statistics noted that the Government had instructed all state sites and services to change their domain names. From a global one to a Russian one. It coincided with Ukraine asking that Russia was disconnected from the network, and that was it: mere coincidence. According to the rulers, disconnect of the Internet responds to a strategy of defense against cyber attacks (Russia is a power in this sense). According to others, it has more to do with implementing a filtering system similar to the one China operates with its ‘Great Firewall‘. The truth is that we knew this as ‘RuNet’and the strategy that began step by step in 2019 is now colossal. The new normal. Throughout these years, Russia has been testing disconnection tests. 2025 has been a critical year in this sense, one in which administrations have repeatedly pulled the cable to test the system. They have even been given massive blackouts in regions such as Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia to test the stability of RuNet. In 2024 They tested in several regionsbut this year has been a ‘massacre’. In May of this year, on the eve of Victory Day40 regions were left without mobile communications. There were 69 “blackouts” of the network, but in June there were 655 and in July the figure increase to 2,099. It is estimated that it exceeds the number of outages in the entire world for a full year. Data packet loss reported on Cloudflare when Russia has pulled the cord Roskomnadzor. That’s a key name in this story. To ensure control over Internet access and consolidate it within the legal framework, the Russian government expanded the powers to Roskomnadzorthe state regulator. The entity has the ability to isolate and redirect traffic within Russia in the face of “specific threats” such as cyber attacks, critical infrastructure failures or loss of access to both domestic and foreign networks. They have the authority to issue binding orders to teleoperators, allowing them to disconnect Russia from the global Internet in an emergency, and in fact, in recent years the authorities consolidated more than half of Russian IP addresses in the hands of seven service providers who are clearly linked to the state. In the evidence This year, which has left regions without mobile Internet for up to two months, the narrative is defense. If the ukrainian war is that the rules have changed, but in 2025 in particular, lDrones and cyber attacks They have created a totally new battlefield. That is what they hide behind for some of these patterns of cuts, but the problem is that they are occurring in remote regions, such as Omsk, 2,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Lock. During these outages, users are not completely disconnected, but rather have limited access to websites that are on a government-approved whitelist. Anyone who is not there is blocked or penalized. YouTube is an exampleexperiencing a significant reduction in speed since summer of last year. Any service that uses Google caching is also being throttled. AND cloudflare It is also being penalized by Internet providers. From Cloudflare itself they affirmed this summer that only Russian users are allowed to upload the first 16 KB of any website. It is a limitation that affects 20% of the entire Internet and 16 KB is not even enough to upload a sad image. WhatsApp, Google Meet, FaceTime or Telegram also have been penalizedto the point that in October there were users who they complained because they did not receive confirmation SMS from those apps to create a new account. 2026 doesn’t look better. The Government has a solution: Max, a super app similar to China’s WeChat with messaging, calls, video, file sharing and banking operations option. With everything that this implies. And, if throughout 2025 new laws and articles have come into force to give more power to Roskomnadzor, on March 1, 2026, Decree No. 1667 will come into force, which will establish new rules for centralized network management, giving more power to the regulator and which will be in force until 2033. The decree will potentially give Roskomnadzor the ability to pull the cable permanently. For now, what has been experienced in recent years responds to different tests, but it is evident that Russia is preparing for this total disconnection and the creation of an Intranet. Much more controlled and to where VPNs to see what happens abroad are criminalized. In Xataka | The color of your Ethernet cable is not for decoration: it is a key visual language

TikTok wants us to disconnect from TikTok. Without leaving TikTok

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Today there is an asset that is almost as valuable as our money: our attention. Apps and services try capture our attention for as long as possiblesometimes using dark patterns to get it. If there is an app that is a tremendous attention eater that’s TikTok; has even been responsible for the appearance of the term ‘doomscrolling’. Now they want to give us tools to combat it. Wellness news on TikTok The app has just announced new measures focused on “relaxing, disconnecting and building healthier digital habits.” For this they have added a new section called ‘Time and well-being’ where we can see the time we have spent in the app and also do some extra exercises. Image: TikTok TikTok already allowed us to check the usage time and set daily limits, but now this section has been renewed with more functions to promote disconnection. The first is an affirmations journal, where we can put how we are feeling and share it if we wish. It also has a meditation section with guided breathing exercises and also a section with relaxing sounds. In addition, there are several badges that we can get after checking various settings and watching a video with tips for having healthier digital habits. Disconnect from TikTok, but without leaving TikTok TikTok’s proposal to prevent us from falling into an endless spiral of ‘doomscrolling’ is to give us tools to disconnect, of course also within its application. A seamless plan. Furthermore, they are tools with a high gamification component which in the end end up adding screen time and promote new habits to continue using the app, such as sharing your “daily affirmations” or getting the medals they give us after completing tasks. The functions come at a time when there is a strong debate about the impact of technology on adolescent mental health. There are several countries betting on a radical solution: Completely block social networks for minors under 16 years of age. AI companies are also facing public scrutiny following several controversial cases, such as teen’s suicide causing ChatGPT to launch parental controls. Prevention measures are coming, but the doubt of its true effectiveness It’s still in the air. Cover image | Cottonbro Studio, Pexels In Xataka | People Blaming ChatGPT for Causing Delusions and Suicides: What’s Really Happening with AI and Mental Health

How to send WhatsApp with Gemini or how to disconnect the messaging app of artificial intelligence

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Let’s tell you How to send a WhatsApp through Geminiso you don’t even need to enter the messaging app. This is a new function that begins to be reaching all users, and that integrates WhatsApp with the artificial intelligence of Gemini. We are going to start by telling you the process to use this function, which will be officially available to all on July 7, 2025. Then, we will also tell you How to unlink Gemini WhatsApp In case you prefer that Google’s AI cannot access the messaging. Send a WhatsApp using Gemini You can use this function both in Gemini’s app and using AI and assistant In the case of Android. What you have to do is invoke Gemini or use the function of speaking and writing the Prompt with which to ask you to send a WhatsApp to certain contact. You can also manually write the entire prompt with the message. The prompt would be this: Send a WhatsApp to (contact name) telling you (message to be sent). Here, remember that you have to write the name with which you have this person in contacts. You can do the request as is, and Gemini will know how to send a WhatsApp you mean a message in this app, and what is going after “saying” is the message. Just remember to say the words “point” or “coma” to dictate the punctuation marks. When you do this, Gemini will connect with WhatsApp, and if you have activated the function of linking both applications, it will proceed to send the message. If you do not send you the message, you will have to wait a few days and always have both applications updated. How to unlink Gemini WhatsApp If what you want is to unlink Gemini WhatsApp so that both applications do not contact each other, first you have to enter Gemini’s app. Once inside, click on your profile image Up to the right. This will open a menu in which you will find several options. In this menu, you have to click on Applicationswhich will appear with the icon of a piece of puzzle. This will take you to a screen where there are paintings with All applications linked to Geminiand with which you will be able to interact from Google’s AI. Here, you will only have to Disable the WhatsApp box switchand with them both apps will be disconnected. In Xataka Basics The best PROMPTS to save working hours and do your homework with Chatgpt, Gemini, Copilot or other artificial intelligence

Neymar disconnect from al -Hilal – the newspaper NY

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The Brazilian star Neymar already has a free way to sign with Santos in the next few hours. Al Hilal has announced that the striker’s contract has been terminated by mutual agreement and is expected to travel to Brazil in the next few hours to close his return to the Paulista. The prodigal son will return home and that is that Neymar will show off the mythical Santos T -shirt, the same that turned him into a world star and that PelĂ© once wore. The 32 -year -old will fulfill his desire to play again in Santos after a step to forget for Saudi Arabia because of Jorge Jesus’s injuries and little confidence in his performance. Since his departure from PSG to the Hilal in 2023, he has lived a true ordeal due to injuries. The striker had to go through the operating room to be intervened to surgery after breaking the meniscus and anterior cross ligament of the left knee. After a year without playing, Neymar returned at the end of October 2024, but unfortunately suffered a break in the thigh tendon that has left him without playing again. In total, he could only play seven games with the Saudi team. Neymar will now play in Santos The operation to leave Al Hilal and be able to sign with Santos has not been simple given the salary that Neymar received in the Saudi giant and the possibilities of the Brazilian team, recently promoted from series B, to be able to offer a contract at the height of The demands of the top historical scorer of the Brazilian team. Hilal has thanked Neymar and wished him luck in his new stage. For the former player of Barcelona or PSG, the great goal will be to resume a level that allows him to return to the calls of the Brazilian team and to be able to dispute the 2026 World Cup. Neymar’s return coincides with the resurgence of Santos, who returned at the end of 2024 to La SĂ©rie to Brazilian after suffering his first descent from his history in 2023. To celebrate his return to the elite, the club dreamed with the return of the Brazilian striker plus the hiring of Tquinho Soares to form a lethal pair that allows them to compete for a place in the next Copa Libertadores. The figures of his passage through Saudi Arabia Neymar arrived in Saudi Arabia from Paris Saint-Germain the summer of 2023. The signing of the Brazilian star was a full-fledged ‘coupotazo’ from the exotic country to Europe, which managed to take one of the best players in the old continent to his league to his league , specifically to the Hilal. 90 million euros sewed Neymar to an al Hilal that extended an astronomical contract for two seasons (He will only have fulfilled a campaign and a half, so he would have renounced a part of the emoluments to terminate his contract in a friendly way). According to several sources, its salary was 100 million euros (109 million dollars) per season, in total 218 million dollars in its stay in Arabia, although with the help of some commercial agreements, the former Barcelona and PSG could perceive until Additional 163 million (additional 81.5 million per season). Neymar has only played seven games with Hilaladding a total of 431 minutes of play in which he has scored a goal and distributed seven assists. On the economic level, the data is disastrous. This is the Al Hilal invoice, counting the 90 million that the club paid for its transfer plus the salary, the 200 million euros (which in the end will not fully charge, having renounced a part of the figure to terminate its contract now and leave to Santos). Continue reading: JosĂ© PĂ©kerman would be the new Peru selection coach, according to reportsBetter than Cristiano Ronaldo? Kylian MbappĂ© exceeds Portuguese’s scoring numbers at Real MadridRadja Nainggolan, said drugs, came from converting an Olympic goal into his return to football (Tagstotranslate) Neymar

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