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It doesn’t give you infinite options so you don’t even think

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Mercadona sells more choosing for you. While chains like Carrefour Abruman with up to 20,000 references, Mercadona triumphs in quota and profitability, among other reasons, thanks to their less than 10,000 carefully selected references. The Valencian chain has turned the selection and reduction of catalog into an advantage: by offering less options, eliminates decision fatigue and increases its margins. Why is it important. Mercadona has achieved A net margin that touches 3.9%well above the rest of his rivals. Applies what we could call “spotify formula” to retail: Select and screen instead of accumulating. That also allows you to get more rotation, more control and more margin. The panoramic. Eroski, Carrefour, Alcampo … bet on the variety. Mercadona bets on the selection. It operates with what we could call an “efficient assortment”, based on their own brands developed with what they call their “Totaler suppliers“ It controls so much what is manufactured, as the “how” is manufactured, such as what finally reaches the linear. Spotify avoids navigating among millions of songs with very specific and refined recommendations. Mercadona filters between thousands of products and chooses by the consumer reducing their options. That translates into less than 10,000 products per store in front of competitors that double that amount. Assorted reduction is a general trend, but Mercadona is the one who has opted the most in the last five years (-45% assorted compared to -31% of Eroski, -20% of Carrefour or -14% of Lidl), according to a Kantar study cited by Interempresas. The context. Psychology supports it. Barry Schwartz showed that having too many options can be an initial hook, but When executing they overwhelm us. Is The choice paradox. Reducing them also reduces friction and decision -making time. Less products, less decision fatigue, more satisfaction. In detail. Where you used to choose between eleven oils or six snacks, now choose between two or three. The client, if he trusts, does not have to compare. Do not spend mental energy. Just buy, and continue. Yes, but. The model also has costs. Mercadona withdraws products quite frequently if they do not fit their expectations. Some would be pleasantly popular on other surfaces, but they are not enough in the Mercadona model. It is something similar, since we talk about technology, to what happened with the iPhone Mini: they had around 5% of the annual sales share of the iPhone, something celebrated for many other manufacturers, but Not for Apple, who discontinued him After two generations. Mercadona has not invented the selection and screening, but it has refined the technique of applying it to the supermarket. Deepen. Choosing for the client can be seen as a paternalistic movement, but Mercadona has made it efficiency. When there is overabundance in the environment, well -designed shortage is power. In a world that usually rewards accumulation, Mercadona wins simplifying. In Xataka | Mercadona earns more and more money selling money, no food: the effect of interest rates on their results Outstanding image | Mercadona

They don’t stop arriving tourists to swim with wild orcs

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That clamor in many enclaves that has ended up calling as “tourist” He had reached the most remote places on the planet. They were no longer just the paradisiacal beaches, the “adventurer” went much further entering into areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq either Albania. In fact, Even Antarctica He had been the subject of the hordes eager for new experiences. What surely few ventured was that swimming with Orcas was going to become “must.” Dancing with cetaceans. I told it in A report the Guardian this week. Every morning in the window, a quiet coastal town of Baja California Sur, dozens of tourists in neoprene costumes go up Guided boats by local fishermen or by tourist operators from large nearby cities such as Cabo San Lucas or La Paz. Your goal: swim with wild orcs. An ecological crisis: What began as a unique and inspiring experience has become, according to many veteran experts and operators, into an uncontrolled activity that threatens both the safety of people and the well -being of animals. In absence of formal regulationup to 40 vessels can converge on the same group of orcs, especially between May and June, the months of greatest activity. The popularity of the phenomenon has exploded since 2019driven by networks, and has exposed A legal vacuum In Mexican legislation: although there are laws that protect threatened marine species, none explicitly prohibits swimming with dentated cetaceans such as … orcs. Invisible risks. Although there has never been a wild orca attack on humans, marine biologists warn that excessive and messy contact can cause defensive reactions. Plus and even more worrying: the cumulative effect of engines’s noise and the constant human presence on resident orc interferred by tourist activity. According to He explained to the Guardian Captain Juan Vásquez, with more than two decades at sea, these animals “will remember being harassed” and could stop visiting the area. Despite this, economic pressure is high: marine life tourism is a crucial source of income and few wish to limit it. Even vessels without insurance or license participate in these excursions, competing with better established operators that even guarantee meetings with orcs to ensure reservations. A pioneering plan. Given the lack of clear regulations, a group of responsible scientists and operators (including the Marine Biologist Georgina Saad and the documentary filmmaker Erick Higuera) have proposed the First Management Plan of Orcas in Mexico based not only on numerical fees but on the behavior of animals. The plan, which expects government approval this summer, would limit the interaction to Three boats per group of Orcas, with a maximum of nine daily vessels, and would require official permits. In addition, it states that guides and captains learn to identify Stress signals In cetaceans to know when to retire. Each Orca can be recognized by its unique dorsal fin, which would facilitate a record of sightings and interactions. Plus: Part of permits income would finance local patrols and training, establishing a sustainable model that prioritizes both conservation and education. Local tensions. However, the implementation of the plan is not exempt from controversy. Many captains and local families feel that they have not taken into account. Accuse that permits will end favoring large companies of Cabo and La Paz, displacing those who have lived from marine tourism for generations. In addition, they criticize that the plan is focused exclusively on The windowwhen both orcs and tourists already move throughout the peninsula. For SaadHowever, concentrating the regulation on the window is key to establishing a legal and operational precedent. “We can send the message that this is the only place where you can swim with orcs, and that is how it should be done. Everything else would be illegal.” A fine line. In summary, and despite the divisions, in the report they concluded that a large majority agrees that the solution is not to prohibit, but educate. Evans Baudinpioneer in this type of experiences and critic with the current “circus”, insists that the essential thing is to do things well: protect the orcs and continue offering respectful and safe encounters. For its part, the window is at a crossroads: either it becomes responsible tourism model or symbol of how a viral fashion can even damage the most imposing giants of the ocean. The success of the plan will depend not only on the rules imposed, but on the collective will to take care of what everyone says they want: creatures. Image | CICESE, Rennett Stowe In Xataka | Gladis orcas have been “attacking” ships in the waters of Spain since 2020. There is a new hypothesis: they get bored In Xataka | After expanding throughout the planet, touristification has reached Antarctica. And it is already taking its toll

What can you do when you don’t have a connection

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You are trying to navigate online or use an application on the mobile and It seems that the Internet is not doing well. It simply does not charge you, it is as if your data connection does not work. As this is something that has happened to us and will continue to happen to us, we will give you several tips to know what to do and how to act to solve it. We are going to give you the list of tips in a progressive way, starting with the most basic, fast and simple to go up to a little more complex checks. The idea is that you can go by making these ideas one behind another until you find the solution. Check if it is all the Internet or just an app The first thing you have to do if you detect that it seems that the Internet is not going Check if the failure is general or the app you are using. Because it may only be an internal error of the application, while the rest of them and the general connection of your mobile do work properly. To do this, when you see that an app is not loading you simply you can open another or open the browser and load a website. Thus, if in the other applications you also seem to have the same problem, you can know that it is something general and not a specific problem of a concrete app. Look if you have turned off data by error It is not common, but there are times when we can Disable your mobile data by error. Because today the button to activate or deactivate data can be in the rapid settings of the device, and touching them without wanting to change another setting or while you have the mobile in your pocket can make them deactivate them without realizing it. Therefore, check in rapid settings whether the data is activated or not. Restart mobile coverage If the problem is all the Internet, another of the things you can try is turn off the connection and re -connect it Again to the Internet. One of the ways to do this is activating plane mode for a few secondsand then deactivating it again so that your device is reconnected. You can also Enter network configuration or mobile data of your mobile. In it, both in Android and in iOS you will have the option to deactivate it, and then you will only have to connect the mobile data so that it is reconnected again. If you are using a wifi networkthen distrust it and go to mobile data. So you can know if it is a problem of your wifi connection, from your mobile connected to it, or something more general. Be careful with roaming You can also review the section of the itinerance connection or roaming. It is normal to have it disabled to avoid extra charges, but there are cases in which some virtual mobile operators or OMV can need you to have it activated. Checking this is simple. Just go to your mobile configuration, in the adjustments of Mobile network either Networks and Internetand activate the itinerance option if you had it deactivated. In the event that this solves the problem, you have already found the solution, and if you still have no internet you will have ruled out this, and it is best to deactivate it again. Restart the mobile Although it can give laziness, restarting the mobile always helps to solve specific problems and errors on your device. And in the event that the connection failure is due to one of these problems, because then it is possible to turn it off, leaving it off a couple of minutes or five, and turning it on again. Check your SIM card It is very unlikely, but it is also worth you that you check If your SIM card is well introducedand that an abrupt blow or movement has not dislocated it inside. To do this, simply turn off the mobile and remove the tray where the SIM card is placed. When you do, check that it is well placed or gathered, and then introduce it again in place. It can be a matter of coverage We now arrive at the most important point, that of coverage. If the Internet has stopped leaving when you have changed places, it is possible that Coverage may not arrive Where are you now. This can cause you not to have the Internet or that you have but that you are very slow. You can look at the coverage in the bars that appear in the status bar of your mobile, above all. The more bars there are, the more coverage you have, and if you have only one or none then it is because it does not reach you well. That does not arrive may be due to the geographical area where you are, but it may also be that The site has bad coverage being a parking or being inside a large office with many elements that do not miss the line. In the event that it is the latter, it tries to go to a closer area from the outside and the outdoors. If you want to know if the area where you are is an area without a signal, you have some coverage maps To those that you can resort, that they tell you the intensity and operators that carry a there. You also have some optimized maps for the mobile, where you can see the coverage that arrives in each part of the country. Check with your operator Ok, you don’t have the Internet. You have done the basics but you are still without connection. The next thing is Look in social networks the profile of your operator In case they were informing of a punctual incidence. You can also look for your operator’s name and see the conversation … Read more

“We don’t put the AI ​​to put on, we want to make TV easier.” We talked with Lieve Lonoye, Head of Big Data of Philips

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Lieveye is an institution in Philips. The current Head of Big Data of Philips was part of the team that developed an emblem technology of the Dutch brand two decades ago. Since then, televisions have changed barbarity, moving from silly boxes to Smart TV to today, where an a priori appliance as passive as The TV has become a magnificent data source. And in AI times a huge amount of data is needed. Leaving aside the algorithmic content recommendations (which have their particular casuistry depending on the manufacturer and SO), we have seen how artificial intelligence reached televisions for such original tasks How to generate imagesbut also for get the best image quality without having to despair with the adjustments. It is just the beginning: TV is a reef To obtain data that improve the user experience and that is, in a nutshell, the mission of Lieve Lonoye and his team in Philips. Note: Lainye clarifies two types of uses on the television completely different and with work areas that although they collaborate globally, are independent. On the one hand is the one integrated into the SO and its recommendations (Android TV and Titan Os in Philips) and another focused on the technical part, which falls on your Big Data team. The latter is what we will focus. What interests is how TV is used Philips head of Big Data summarizes the objective of collection of data on televisions clearly: “To do things.” And although it seems vague and generic, we will see later that its mission is not so much to suggest but act so that The experience of use is always the best possible. Regarding what information they collect, Lainye explains that “we are not interested in what people are seeing, but in How the TV is being used In general, for example, what resolution or frame rate are using “, as well as other information such as what apps they have been in execution or what codec. If we take into account all the parameters analyzed and that all this is produced on each television, the result is a huge amount of information related to the habits of use, the million dollar question is: Where are these data to stop? Xataka Philips+ 903 Analysis To begin Data analysis is optionL: “The form in the big data is implemented allows the user to accept or not share their data, which seems very important to us.” Clarified this point and assuming the acceptance of the user, Lainye explains that everything is done at home, which has its implications in terms of safety and performance: “We do not upload things to the cloud to execute them there, we have chosen to execute the AI ​​at home, which ensures privacy. But it is also a challenge in that you have to use the available resources of the TV, so you have to make sure that while it is running you can not affect the viewing behavior. It has to make its effect but without consuming too much. It is the great challenge, but a conscious choice to do it.” In addition, this monitoring has a direct application for them as manufacturers, since it serves them “to make better televisions Testing them in the same way that are used in homes“, but also for those who use brand’s TV at home. How helps the user in their experience The most responsible for the Big Data of Philips makes it clear that this technical data is where her team allocates more time and efforts. This information may not say anything at first sight, but it is providential to detect failures: “In spite of all the testing on televisions, sometimes a problem appears and that is where the data can help to detect. At that time the user calls the support and we can see what has been failing, which helps on the one hand to prevent problems, to confirm them and even verify that the solutions work.” How do they do it? Lenoye explains that when people call Call Centerthe agent who receives the call has access to certain parts of our data for the Troubleshooting. After the relevant assistance, the data speak for themselves to confirm that the appropriate solution has been found. This would be a specific case of application before a certain failure of a television of a specific person, but in global it also helps them to know What problems is more people suffering and thus “put engineers to work on it.” After the arrival of Chatgpt And the artificial intelligence boom in the form of models, multimodality and its integration into different devices, the sensation is that The AI ​​will be even in the soupsometimes with more reason of being and being than others. Saving the distances, servant reminds when everyone gave him to baptize his devices as ‘smart’ when in reality all they did was put Bluetooth. If the question is AI on TV, you are right to be, Lonoye’s response is a resounding yes. “We always try to contribute innovation that makes sense and that is what we think with the implementation of artificial intelligence in TV because it helps you enjoy TV properly.” “We do not put the AI ​​to put, we want to make TV easier, we want to relieve viewers of responsibilities. So we have ia executed on TV that, for example, is analyzing the image to establish the adjustments and for customer service.” Thus, he concludes that “the Big Data section does not work for recommendations, we are interested in how people use TV and when something goes wrong on TV, how it happens or how it could happen. We collect information to ensure that everything works well. “ In Xataka | Better televisions in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K 4K Cover | Philips

China has launched four supersecretos satellites since March. We don’t know anything about them except for four Buddhist gods

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China continues strengthening their military positions In space. Almost always discreetly, but lately he has played the mystery. Surely there is someone in the Pentagon thoroughly investigating the deities of Buddhism. Context. Until recently, the patches of Chinese space missions did not stand out for their originality. They used to follow a fairly formulist design: circular shapes, a mixture of red and blue, and national symbols. But something is changing. We saw it with the patch of the last Shenzhou manned mission to the Tiangong Space Station, which He broke the mold With a triangular form. Now Ars Technica He has put the focus on four intriguing patches linked to four ultrasect satellite launches. These emblems have an artistic quality and colors that contrast with previous designs. They represent the four celestial kings of Buddhism. And this is where the thing gets interesting. The four heavenly kings. Since March, China has put in orbit four secret satellites with the names of these Buddhist gods. According to tradition, the four celestial kings are protective deities that guard the four cardinal points against the forces of evil and protect the dharma, the teachings of Buddha. The question is whether their names give a clue about the purpose of the satellites or the Chinese are playing the mistake. In China, the four celestial kings are known as: Duōwén Tiānwáng, Northern Guardian, “the God who hears everything,” represented with an umbrella. Zēngzhǎng tiānwáng, South Guardian, “The god of growth”, bearer of a sword. Tiānwáng, Eastern Guardian, “the defender of the nation”, which holds a rope musical instrument. Guăngmù tiānwáng, western guardian, “the God who sees everything,” represented with a snake. The four secret satellites. Coinciding with this iconography, China has launched four military satellites to the geostationary orbit, almost 36,000 kilometers above Ecuador, where they can remain fixed on the same region of the planet. The four ships have been cataloged generic like Tongxin Jishu Shiyan, “communications technology test satellites.” The TJS-15 took off on March 9 aboard a CZ-3B rocket; His patch represents GuĂngmù, the west guardian. The TJS-16 was released on March 29 with a rocket a CZ-7A; His emblem is Chíguó, the Eastern Guardian. The TJS-17 was released on April 10 with another CZ-3B; His patch corresponds to Duōwén, the northern guardian. Finally, the TJS-19 took off on May 12 (jumping to TJS-18 in the sequence) with a CZ-3C; His patch represents Zēngzhǎng, the South Guardian. Do your names say something? Although NASA considers them “Satellites for probable military purposes”, their names give rise to all kinds of additional conjectures. A god “who hears everything” with an umbrella can be a metaphor for a large drop -down antenna to capture weak signals, which would fit with a spying system or early missile alert. It is also possible that the Chinese authorities have approved these patches without major background or to divert attention to the real purposes of the satellites. What we do know is that these satellites did not travel alone. Terrestrial trackers have detected objects that seem to have separated from TJS-15 and TJS-17 in geosynchronous orbit. They could be sub-satellites or simply rocket stages. Militarization of space. The United States’s space force does not take an eye on these satellites. According to Comspocone of the satellites inspectors of the space force of the GSSAP program, known as USA-324, performed approximation maneuvers to TJS-16 and TJS-17 at the end of April. The American satellite approached about 17 km from the TJS-16 and about 12 km from TJS-17, “taking a look” to its new neighbors about the Western Pacific. This cat and mouse game is just one more sample of the revitalized militarization of space, where the Trump administration wants Build an unprecedented antimisile shield called “Golden Dome”. One of the proposals is partially based on Spacex Starlink satellites for missile detection and cost $ 175,000 million. In Xataka | China has taken the lead in military capabilities in space. The US has made a European tour to alert the danger

Taiwan investors are preparing for hypothetical invasion for China. And they don’t know where to hide

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Donald Trump’s return to the White House has marked a turning point in the relationship held by the US and China. The commercial and technological war between these two powers It comes from afarbut The aggressive policy of tariffs that has deployed, although even in a little consistent way, the US administration has fueled the loop. The tension between countries led by Xi Jinping and Donald Trump is maximum, and Some experts believe That at the current situation the probability that China decides to invade Taiwan is higher than ever. In the 50s of the last century China was a very different country from the current one. He Chinese Communist Party Led by Mao Zedong he had defeated the nationalists who made up the Kuomintang after almost three decades of armed conflict. Imperial power He had disappeared and the country had embarked on very deep structural changes that culminated in the birth of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The members of the Kuomintang retired to Taiwan that same year, and since then the shadow of the invasion looms over this island. Foreign investors in Taiwan recognize that they do not have a plan B “If an aggression against Taiwan occurs the investment decision becomes binary: either we stay exposed and absorb extreme volatility, or we quickly leave to preserve capital.” These words Steve Lawrence has pronounced themInvestment Director of the Swiss company Balfour Capital Group. From his statement it follows with absolute clarity that foreign investors who have opted for Taiwanese companies do not know how to proceed if there is finally an armed conflict between China and Taiwan. “TSMC is so great that investors’ expectations argue that the US will defend Taiwan. And he will do it strongly” The panorama paints badly. According to Reuters Foreign investors have retired almost 11,000 million dollars from the Taiwan sharing park during this year due to the fear of impact that tariffs on the global economy will have and in the relationship that USA and China support. The government of Joe Biden formalized that if China intervened militarily in Taiwan, the US would respond. However, the administration led by Donald Trump has not yet confirmed whether to defend the island militarily in the hypothetical scenario that China chose to invade it. Anyway, this situation in which instability prevails mainly condition a Taiwanese company: TSMC. This company is The largest semiconductor manufacturer on the planetand, therefore, it is Taiwan’s authentic jewel. In fact, he greatly supports his economy. This company quotes both in the Taipéi stock market and in the New York and the stock market brought the stock market alone at the beginning of this year. “TSMC is so great that the expectations of investors argue that the US will defend Taiwan. And it will do it strongly,” has declared Mikesh DaveInvestment Director of Araval Asset Management, a global arbitration background based in Singapore. Elbridge Colby’s position, one of Donald Trump’s trusted advisors, is aligned with this strategy. This tweet Posted by him In May 2023, it clearly reflects what the policy that defends with the purpose of deterring the Xi Jinping government: “We would be crazy if we allowed us TSMC falls intact to China” According to Gina Raimondothe former Secretary of Commerce, “USA buys 92% of her avant -garde chips from TSMC in Taiwan.” Colby’s tweet that I have mentioned in the previous paragraph suggests that the US should do everything in his hand to prevent China from appropriating the plants that TSMC has in Taiwan. However, during the last two years Colby has not been satisfied with insinuating this idea; He has publicly declared That if China invades Taiwan what the US should do is destroy the TSMC factories and not allow this initiative to fall on the Taiwanese government. Image | TSMC More information | Reuters In Xataka | The US confesses its worst nightmare: if China invades taiwan and controls TSMC the US economy will go to pique

In any escape away from home, the VPN always comes with me. I don’t connect to any wifi that I don’t know without it

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Take a few days off and take advantage of them to make a trip or an escape is fantastic. If we go to a hotel or an accommodation, most likely we have available a Wi -Fi network to connect and continue sailing, either to look for things on the Internet or to kill dead time watching some movies. The problem is that These unknown networks can become dangerous. These or the public wifi networks that we are in shopping centers can have behind scammers or criminals willing to intercept traffic. With this, it is not difficult to steal passwords or personal data. The best way to protect ourselves goes through Get us with a good VPN And, among all the payment options, one of the cheapest has surfshark: it goes out for 2.19 euros a month. Surfshark Starter Subscription – Monthly * Some price may have changed from the last review Use a VPN to protect yourself when you leave home If we search on the Internet, it is not difficult find free VPN. These are fine to get out of trouble, although they offer a limited service and, in most cases, slow. An investment in a payment VPN is very worth it if we usually connect in unknown or out of home, especially when it comes to an investment as surfshark. This VPN is also very useful, if we usually use several devices connected to the Internet. Surfshark admits all the devices we want with a single accountwhich is ideal to carry it installed everywhere. Thus, we can protect ourselves in an unknown network, whether we are going to make a purchase with the laptop and if we are going to use our bank’s app on the mobile. Surfshark includes its VPN in its most economical subscription, called Starter. This also includes another tool called ALTERNATIVE ID. Thanks to this, we can create a series of fictitious data to be able to use them on web pages in which we do not want to enter personal information. The Starter Plan comes out of 2.19 euros A month, so two full years of the service would come out for only 55.56 euros. If we take into account that the normal price of this subscription for two years is 439 euros, the truth is that it is a real discount. Eye, because we will also receive 3 months as a giftwhich will have a total of 27 months of the service. 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 | Surfshark In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public wifis and what you should do to protect yourself In Xataka | The best solutions to protect your data and your company’s computer equipment

Manufacturers have drunk attendee cars for our safety. We do not use them and (worse) we don’t understand them either

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“We know that many people deactivate the lane maintenance assistant. Why should we sell it?” With these words, Denis Le Vot, CEO of Dacia, attacked the European Union and his commitment to adas systems for driving in 2022. What defended the head of the company is that most users They deactivate these aid Security and that, therefore, I did not understand why manufacturers were forced to include them in their cars. Years later, it seems that time is giving the reason to vote. They are neither appreciated nor used Since 2022, All cars approved in Europe They are obliged to set up a series of ADAS aids to driving, including emergency braking, lane output alert or controversial speeding warning that works hand in hand with signal recognition. These aid are, since 2024, mandatory series in every new car sold in Europe. That is, regardless of when any new car that has been bought or is about to be bought has been approved for a year. This, without a doubt, is one of the reasons that cars have increased. Therefore, we must understand that the CEO of Dacia had reasons to attack the European Union. For a brand that has always fought for price, including more starting equipment makes it difficult to. It is, of course, part interested in the debate. However, the data seems to give the vote right. At least that is what those who take the temperature of the conductors say. In JD Power they assured A few months ago that one in four buyers From a car in the United States he had reported a problem with ADAS systems in the first 90 days after buying the car. These problems do not refer exclusively to faults or system failures, they also refer to the inconveniences that users have found because they do not understand the systems or are not very clear how they can deactivate or configure them. Frictions have also increased, according to the study. In the last five years, the technology of the manufacturers in this area has been fired (much guilt has the security regulations), which has made more and more people who choose to deactivate these alerts. “They are too annoying and intrusive,” They point out from JDPOWER. The solution, they say, should go through more detailed explanations by the dealers to explain how these systems work and how they can take advantage of. In part, what happens in Europe is moving to other regions of the world. In the United Kingdom, the ADAS systems that are in the European Union are not mandatory but companies include them by cost savings. However, the data says that Most of them deactivate aid and that the ISA speeding system is the most affected. In a 2020 survey conducted by Erie Insuranceit was stressed that the second help system that was most deactivated after the alert for speed was the maintenance of lane. However, The European Commission points that between the lane output notice can reduce accidents between 10 and 21% and that lane maintenance can reduce the severity of the wounds suffered in an accident by up to 30% of the cases. There is, therefore, a disconnection between regulators and users. Keep in mind that not only the European Union demands these security measures. Euro NCAP, in their studies, punishes the companies that do not offer passive security systems that expand mandatory serial coverage. Euro NCAP is an independent study and cars that are homologated and sold in Europe They are not obliged to undergo their evidence. However, they have achieved quality status for the public that is rare who does not appear to them. This costs Dacia to receive a score of only three stars even though they are regular. It is not the shock tests that they have their safety levels in case of accidentthey penalize very basic adas systems equipment that is barely Leave Dacia Duster in an approved justito. And what happens in Spain? That we feel the same as Americans and British, according to A study of Fesvial entitled “Knowledge of the ADAS systems by the Spanish population” that was published in 2022. It indicated that “70% are not clear that the ADAS are intelligent enough to guarantee the safety of the person who conducts” and “30% are not convinced that the ADAS contribute to reduce collisions or their severity.” Data that exemplify the aforementioned gap between regulators and users. Photo | In Xataka | We are forgetting to drive. It has no importance and DGT exams know

What we know (and, above all, what we don’t know) so far

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Espionage accusations have turned on the alarms in the West. Less than two months ago, Germany He accused China to install unauthorized communication devices in wind turbines, a case that unleashed a strong controversy. Now, it seems to be repeated in the United States. Short. The United States has denounced that it has found communication components not documented in some investors and batteries manufactured in China. According to ReutersAmerican energy officials are reassessing the risk of these devices. More in depth. As Reuters has collectedsome of these solar investors and batteries manufactured in China contained inexplicable communication devices, including cellular radios. These components were not listed in the official documents of the product, which has generated concern among American cybersecurity experts. The concern. In theory, according to cybersecurity experts and US officials asked by Reutersthese components could be used to avoid Firewalls and remotely access critical equipment, with potential catastrophic consequences for the electricity grid. In addition, the situation is complicated if these devices allow remote firmware updates, since they would allow unauthorized changes that go unnoticed in certification reviews, opening the door to potential vulnerabilities. Precautionary measures. The US Department of Energy has pointed to Reuters that certification and documentation protocols are being reviewed to ensure that all components are correctly registered. In addition, work is being done on the implementation of the “Software Materials” list (Bill of Materials or SBOM software) to identify each component integrated into critical devices. This measure seeks not only to prevent the installation of unauthorized components, but also control firmware updates. A blunt answer. Given these accusations, China has not taken to respond. A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington has told the Communication Agency: “We oppose the generalization of the concept of national security, distorting and defamed China’s infrastructure achievements.” A relevant history. In 2019, United States He accused Huawei of espionage through its telecommunications equipment without presenting conclusive evidence, based only on the proximity of the company with the Chinese government. However, it was later shown that NSA itself had massively spied through telecommunications teams worldwide. With tweezers. The details are scarce and there are no solid evidence in the report. According to experts consulted by PV Magazinethe lack of concrete details in the Reuters report, such as the number of affected devices or the names of the manufacturers involved, raises doubts about the veracity of the findings. More background. So, are we really facing a tangible threat or is it a new episode of the commercial war between the US and China? In a context where China Dominate the renewable sectorany accusation against its devices could have much broader implications. Is this an attempt to stop Chinese advance in a strategic sector or a legitimate warning about cybersecurity risks in critical infrastructure? Image | Pexels Xataka | China is improving both its wind turbines that Germany only finds an explanation: spies

Toyota is very clear about how sports have to be and why they don’t believe in an electric one

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Is it possible to jump into the electric car when your CEO does not finish believing in it? This is what they should ask in Toyota’s bosom, with the company looking for the right strategy to be competitive in the electric car while their mandamás does not stop launching slogans that point to immobility. For a long time, the company has been launching contradictory messages on the future of the electric car. In 2021the Japanese company assured that would launch 30 electric models In the coming years. However, the arrival of TOYOTA BZ4X It has been marked by problems. First because it was a car too expensive for the autonomy offered. Then because The wheels could fall In an emergency braking. From then on, the statements of the company’s managers and ads seem to go in opposite directions. Aky Time will prove them and that the demand for electric will never exceed a third of sales Total worldwide. It is true that the company has redefined its plans and that will produce a third less of expected electric cars. But it has also presented a new generation of batteries and has confirmed that it will continue to pushing to jump into the electric car where regulations push them to it. That is: Europe. Among the last releaseswe will have a totally electric Toyota C-HR, a new lexus and a small Yaris Cross with the same technology. Be that as it is, the truth is that Hybrid has continued to give excellent results To the company. Their sales fired in the United States last year, remain very fortunate in Europe and in Japan it seems that they do not even consider the change to this technology. Toyota last year recorded the best numbers in its history. And in the middle of this strategy to continue increasing the offer of electric cars, a product that seems to divide the company: a sports car. “Noise and smell of gasoline” A few months ago, at the end of 2024, we knew that Toyota was developing a sports car completely electric. There was even talk that he could recover a mythical name for the company: MR2 or Celica. It would not be the first time that Toyota looked up at the past to look to her future. That they tell the Toyota supra. Since then, the Rumors They have been unleashed and as on so many other occasions the true sportsmanship of such a model has been questioned. Move the sensations of combustion engines to electric models is being a real headache and brands such as Mazda have also presented their doubts Given this possibility. The problem for Toyota is double. The company has spent many years being bored branded. Akio Toyoda, at the head of the company, wanted to completely turn this speech. To the point that we have seen almost unique cars in the market like the Toyota gr yaristhe Toyota Gr86 or the supra. And now, with an electric sports car on the way, we also know that the company looks for solutions to Continue offering combustion engines. To the point of trying Inject hydrogen. Toyoda seems to live its own crusade for saving this type of vehicles. “There will always be people in Toyota passionate about the development of electrical sports. But for me, as an expert pilot, my sports definition is something with the smell of gasoline and a noisy engine.” The words are from Akio Toyoda in a recent interview of Automotive News. It has made clear one thing: they will not offer an electric sports car as long as it is not economically viable. And it won’t be until they get “affordable batteries”. The reason, for Toyoda, is that a competition electric car “is not exciting. Because you cannot turn the circuit around for more than an hour. The races in which I participate are mainly resistance, so with current electric vehicles, it will not be a car race. It is a cargo time race, battery change or something like that,” he stressed. When will we see a Toyota electric sports car? The group’s CEO seems to have cooled expectations. In the last Brussels Motor Show, our companions of Motorpasion They had the opportunity to talk to Hideaki Iida, prototype designer Toyota ft-sebut he already warned that the car was in a very early phase of development. However, in 2023 Toyota did talk about offering solid state batteries on the market that would yield 1,000 kilometers and went from 10 to 80% of autonomy in 10 minutes. This is what they called batteries High Performance and? They dated between 2027 and 2028 although they warned that they would put themselves in the street only in cars of very high benefits because they were very expensive to produce. Photo | Toyota In Xataka | Toyota is convinced that the electric car will not be the preferred option. Ensures that investing more money is “wasting it”

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