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We can reach a black hole with a billion euros and a nave of the size of a clip

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The boldest ideas are those that often drive the greatest jumps in human knowledge. AND bold It is the best way to describe this study supported by the National Foundation of Natural Sciences of China. The objective: travel to the darkest secrets of the universe. Short. A astrophysicist from Fudan University, in Shanghai, has designed a plan to send a micronave the size and weight of a clip to the black hole closest to the Earth. The propulsion method? A potent system of lasers fired from our planet. Led by Cosimo Bambi, the exotic proposal intends Test the limits of Einstein’s relativity theory in one of the most extreme environments of the cosmos. Although technology to carry it out is not yet developed, advances in nanotechnology, laser propulsion and detection of black holes could come true in the coming decades. A black hole to discover. The mission of reaching a black hole has two huge challenges. The first is to find a viable goal. The nearest black hole we know, Gaia-Bh1is 1,560 light years. However, our cosmological models tell us that there could be a much closer black hole, “only” 20 or 25 light years of us. “There are new techniques to discover black holes”, Bambi says in a statement. “I think it is reasonable to expect that we can find a nearby one in the next decade.” An odyssey of a century: Once the objective is located, the second challenge will be to get there. Current spacecraft, chemical propulsion, are too slow. The solution proposed by Bambi are nanonaves at a scale of a few grams that only contain a microchip and A solar candle 10 square meters. A set of high -power lasers from Earth could point towards the candle, accelerating the ship to a third of the speed of light. Even at that rate, the trip to a black hole to 20 light years would last for about 70 years. The data to be collected would take another two decades to return to the earth, which places the total duration of the mission around 80 or 100 years. Many reasons to try. If the mission is successful, the experiments that these probes can perform near the black hole would answer some of the deepest unsolved questions of modern physics. Is there really a horizon of events? You could try if the non -return border of a black hole behaves how the theories predict, observing the probe signal while falling towards it. Is Einstein’s general relativity valid? Nanonave’s orbit would be used to detect any Minimum deviation of Kerr’s predictionswhich describes the spacetime around a black hole in rotation. Does the fundamental constants change? The mission could verify whether constants such as fine structure vary in such an intense gravitational field. It would not be cheap. The plan is tremendously speculative. Only the laser system would cost around a billion euros. “It may sound really crazy and, in a sense, closer to science fiction,” admits Cosimo Bambi. However, milestones such as the detection of gravitational waves or the photograph of the shadow of a black hole also seemed impossible in its day. Image | Event Horizon Telescope In Xataka | We have dedicated six years to process images of a black hole to reach a conclusion: Einstein was right

Bugatti decided not to put speakers in a car of four million euros. His secret is a technique of 1881

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Bugatti is giving baby steps in the electrification. Although in 2021 they joined Rimac, the company that manufactures the imposing RIMAC Neverait seems that a 100% electric bugatti It is far. Hybridization is another song and, in 2024, they launched the Tourbillona bestiality of 3.8 million euros in the cheaper and extrasty version. But the craziest is not its specifications, but a car of almost four million euros does not have speakers. It has something better, according to Bugatti: the entire interior is a speaker. And the secret is something called piezoelectricity. Tourbillon. As usual in a bugatti, its specifications They are a real madness. It has a total of 1,800 hp thanks to four engines: a 8.3 -liter V16, atmospheric 1,000 hp that works with three electric motors (two in front and one behind) that provide additional 800 hp. Result? From 0 to 100 km/h in two seconds, 300 in 10 seconds and a maximum speed of 445 km/h. It has a total weight of less than two tons, a T800 carbon monozygasco and is extremely exclusive. There are only 250 units that, together with their price, convert the Tourbillon into A collector’s object. And something curious is that the interior is a minimalist, with three great analog dials inspired by the High Watches and a notable absence of speakers. Dials, not screens Piezoelectricity. It is the name of an effect discovered in 1881 and is a property that has materials such as quartz to allow generating an electric charge when subject to mechanical pressure or tension. When an electric field is applied, they are also physically deform and it is something that can be used in several ways. It is what works Some lighters, watches either even renewable energies. And it is also what allows the Tourbillon not to have speakers because, in essence, the sound we hear is nothing more than a series of vibrations that are transmitted in the air. Mate Rimac, the peculiar CEO of the company, is something that has shown Top Gear in this video in which we can see a ‘naked’ tourbillon: A countercurrent. That the Tourbillon does not have traditional speakers stands out with what the brand did with the Chiron. In that, they presumed Tweeters (the speakers that transmit the acute) with Diamond membrane of a quilate, but in this they have removed them. Mate Rimac, current CEO of the brand, ensures that the Tourbillon has a sound quality “from another universe”, and what it does is use quartz piezoelectric crystals and other synthetic materials that vibrate in a controlled way when receiving an electrical signal. The aerospace carbon and the rest of the internal panels of the cabin act as large acoustic diaphragms. And the sum of all these elements is what makes the cabin generate a surround sound. The monocoque works like a speaker. Sound of other level It makes sense. That is: it does not have the cones, Woofersmagnets and coils that make up the traditional speakerswhich is a huge advantage when it comes to significantly reducing weight. In a hyper -sports, it is something crucial, and it is also something that allows you to free space inside. Structural insulation is also improved by not having to create holes of considerable size to embed the speakers and the deterioration factor suffered by the speakers themselves, which are isolated with rubber pieces so that they do not vibrate when the car is running. Although in cars that are more destined to the garage than to the road, it is not a problem too serious either. 100% bugatti. Turning the car into a speaker is unique. Mercedes already experienced changing the location of the speakers with The SL Roadster Frontbasscarrying the doors speakers to the holes of the feet, but still needing traditional speakers. In the case of Tourbillon, it is a change of philosophy and technology. Mate Rimac has stressed that this movement is 100% Rimac-Bugatti philosophy. “If we don’t do it, Who was going to do it?“Rimac says, who has seen how his Tourbillon becomes another example of the Ultraexclusivity of hypercoches And, in a world in which there are authentic beasts of the road, which is calling more attention is not so much that it is a hypercoche … as the car itself is a speaker. And in the interview he launches a couple of errands to Ferrari and Lamborghini. We will see if they respond. In Xataka | Luxury cars manufacturers already react to US tariff

Now you can get an iphone in liquidation from 249 euros, before the arrival of the new iPhone 17

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For the first half of September, the Presentation of the new iPhone. This makes, now, it is a good time to think about buying one of the previous models (or even the current one, the iPhone 16) at a very good price. For example, you can opt for a Ancient Reconditioned iPhone Model And what can you get from 249 euros. These are some of the cheapest smartphones we have found. iPhone 12 by 249 euros: With 6.1 inches screen and A14 Bionic chip. iPhone 13 by 305 euros: With A15 Bionic and 128 GB chip. iPhone 14 by 366 euros: With MAGSAFE load and 6.1 -inch screen. iPhone 15 by 534 euros: The first iPhone with USB-C port. iPhone 16 by 701 euros: With OLED screen and compatible with Apple Intelligence. iPhone 12 Despite a few years old, this iPhone 12 is a good option if you don’t mind not having the last smartphone launched by the bite apple company. Now, you can take it reconditioned in backmarket by 249 euros in his 128 GB version. He iPhone 12 It has screen Super Retina XDR OLED of 6.1 inches and compatible with Dolby Vision. Its brain is the Apple A14 Bionic processor and has a double 12 MP rear camera and a front (also 12 MP) with Truedepth technology. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 13 Another of the Reconditioned Cheap Apple mobiles that you can buy is the iPhone 13. At the moment, in backmarket it is available reconditioned, and in its 128 GB version, by 305 euros. This iPhone 13 It has the same screen as the previous model, although with True Tone technology and reaches a maximum brightness of 800 nits. Its processor is the Apple A15 Bionic Chip. It also has 5G, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and Wifi 6. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 14 The next of the Apple mobiles that we recommend, if you do not want 128 GB of storage internal For alone 366 eurosright now. He iPhone 14 It is the same as its predecessor, although it is available in other different colors. Its screen is 6.1 inches and its brain is the A15 Bionic chip. Comes with Face id and its battery admits rapid charge Magsafe at 15 W and cable to 18 W. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 15 Although the iPhone 15 It was released two years ago, it is still a good purchase option today. Now, you can take the 128 GB version reconditioned, by 534 euros In Back Market. With a 6.1 -inch screen and one of its main novelties was the incorporation of the Dynamic Island. It has a double rear camera of 48+12 MP and has also been a pioneer in Apple devices, being The first to incorporate the USB-C portleaving the lightning connector behind. * Some price may have changed from the last review iPhone 16 Waiting for the new iPhone 17, the iPhone 16 is the most current we can buy right now. In Back Market, you can acquire this model, with 128 GB of storageby 701 euros. He iPhone 16 It is a terminal that mounts a 6.1 -inch OLED screen compatible with HDR. Its main novelty is the incorporation of the camera control button. In addition, it integrates the A18 chip, which makes this mobile compatible with Apple Intelligence. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some iPhone accessories that may interest you ESR for Magsafe Portfolio, cardboard for 5 cards * Some price may have changed from the last review Iniu wireless charger 3 in 1 travel * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Jose García (Xataka) and Apple In Xataka | iPhone 16E vs iPhone 16. What Apple’s mobile choose according to your tastes and needs In Xataka | Best iPhone. Which to buy in 2025 and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price

A Spanish company imposed facial recognition to enter its gyms. Result: Fine of 96,000 euros

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The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has imposed A sanction of 96,000 euros to the gyms chain exceeds to violate the data protection of its customers. The reason? Have imposed facial recognition as the only method of access to your gyms. The facts were denounced by Facua in 2023 and now the resolution has been known. What happened? On August 4, 2023, a claim was filed to SIDECU, a company based in A Coruña in charge of the gyms. According to the document (PDF), the Sports Center exceeds Entrepuentes in Seville was “denying access to the facilities” because a new access method had been implemented through a facial recognition system. “ The complainant considered that this access was “invasive about his intimacy” and “excessive for access to said establishment.” Until the implementation of the facial recognition system, which had not been notified to the partners and was mandatory, it was possible to enter the gym using a card. This claim was added two more and, finally, in September 2023, Facua denounced SIDECU. The defense. Sidec defended himself wielding that he did not store images of the users, but generated a facial pattern through an algorithm patented by the company that developed the system. According to the gyms chain, this “template” was not enough to identify users or deduce their physical characteristics. For SIDECU, this was enough for the system to meet the RGPDbut the truth is that no. The first error. Misunderstand the regulations, thus breaking article 9 of the RGPD. Article 4.14 of the RGPD establishes that biometric data are “personal data obtained from a specific technical treatment, related to the physical, physiological or behavioral characteristics of a natural person that allow or confirm the unique identification of said person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic data.” According to article 9 of the same regulation, the treatment of “biometric data aimed at uniquely identifying a natural person” is prohibited. Image | Ryan Hoffman The second error. Impose the system and not warn, thus breaking article 13 of the RGP. Not only did it not warn users, but facial recognition was the only way to access the establishments and there was no other real option, thus entering the game: consent was not free. It is true that the company ended up implementing an alternative access system (teaching the ID at the door), but its arrival was later to claims. Do not warn users breaches article 13 of the GDPR. The third terror. Do not evaluate the risks, finally breaking article 35 of the RGPD. According to the sentence, SIDEC did not justify why it was necessary to implement this system, above all, less invasive and equally effective alternatives. The AEPD states that the company did not carry out the impact assessment in the protection of personal data (when it was not dealing with personal data) and that it acted without fraud, but negligently and without “the special diligence that is enforceable to this type of treatments.” The sanctions. Three, one for each article violated: 80,000 euros for violating article 9 of the RGPD, 30,000 euros for not having informed users in advance (article 35) and 50,000 euros for not having prepared the impact assessment on personal data protection (article 9). In total, a penalty of 160,000 euros that, due to the recognition of the responsibility and the Sidecu’s soon lamp, has remained at 96,000 euros. Cover image | Gold’s Gym Nepal In Xataka | Unsuspected fine for the European Commission in Europe: it violated its own General Data Protection Regulation

This Samsung Galaxy now does not cost 150 euros

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Beyond the Samsung Galaxy S (24 and 25) or Galaxy Z (Flip or Fold), the brand has other mobiles in its catalog that have managed to stand out in the entrance range and that stand out precisely for its price, but also for some features. He Samsung Galaxy A16 4Gfor example, now he is offer in Amazon by 144 euros And it is ideal if you are looking for a very cheap mobile, but also that it is not obsolete at the first change. Samsung Galaxy A16 4G (128 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review A mobile with four years warranty and five software updates He Samsung Galaxy A16 4G It is an entrance range mobile that, after maintaining a price of 169 euros for weeks, has finally received a better offer with which it remains at a minimum historical price. It’s a 6.7 -inch. which offers a Full HD+ resolution (1,080 x 2,340 pixels) and a 90 Hz soda rate. The interesting thing we find that, as mentioned by the Amazon store itself, this mobile has Four years warranty (three by the manufacturer and an additional expanded guarantee). In addition, in a similar way to what we see in the mobiles of the high -end of Samsung, the Galaxy A16 4G will receive Software updates for five more years (six from its launch last year), until 2030. On the other hand, this mobile comes with 128 GB, but has the peculiarity that includes a MicroSD card slot up to 1.5 TB. It also comes with a 25W fast charge battery, it has IP54 certification With dust and water resistance and its main chamber is 50 MP. You may also interest you Samsung Evo Select (2024) MicroSD card + SD adapter, 512 GB, smartphone and tablet memory card, UHS-i U3, 4K UHD, Full HD, Reading 160 MB/S, MB-MB-ME512SA/EU * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Buds Fe + Loader – Wireless headphones, Cancellation Active Noise, Comfortable Adjustment, 3 Microphones, Tactile Control, Bajo Serious, Gray (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Dan Tuykavin in UnspashSamsung In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Best Samsung mobiles: which buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price

A DUCATI of 75,000 euros flying in a paragliding tied to a boat

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If you are fond of motorcycles, you will know that not every day you can see a Ducati Panigale V4 tricolore. Above all, because Ducati has only manufactured 1,000 units of this model and its price Do not go down from 75,000 euros. But if it is already difficult to cross it on a road, much more complicated is that survives you While cooling taking a bath in a beach in Croatia. Yes, now the Ducati also fly, and not in a metaphorical sense. The extravagance of a millionaire who did not want to get off his collection motorcycle or to go to the beach to do water sports, has achieved go viral in networks Social, and it is not for less: neither short nor lazy, the millionaire has tied his motorcycle to a paragliding to raise it 20 meters above the water to enjoy the marine breeze. As our partners of Motorpasion motorcycle: It goes wrong. A well “viral” The video, which has gone viral among fans on two wheels, begins with the difficult task of uploading a Ducati Panigale V4 tricolore from 188 kg to a boat through a more than unstable floating platform. In that context, the pilot appears, willing and safe as if uploading a collection motorcycle to a boat was something everyday. Not without some cinematographic tension, they finally manage to take it to the back of the boat to, by harnesses anchored to the chassis of the motorcycle, tie it to a paraglide. With the tense paragliding rope and the wind playing in favor, the key time of the feat comes: the Panigale takes off. And no, it is not a metaphor. Literally, the wheels of this wonder of 1,103 cc and 216 hp take off from the boat helmet and Start your solo flight with his pilot juggling to try to keep his balance on her. The result, as expected, is a surreal image: a motorcycle of 75,000 euros flying subject to a paraglined dragged by a boat that navigates a beach in Croatia. Oil on canvas. To anyone’s surprise, the flight lasted what took the paragliding to run out of the wind support necessary to hold the more than 260 kg that could weigh the motorcycle and its pilot, slowly rushing towards the marine surface in a slow immersion that in the video is cut so as not to hurt the most sensitive bikers. Ducati Panigale V4 Tricolore: The sacrificed jewel To understand the caliber of this “plenty”, we must put in context that the motorcycle used is not any motorcycle of the Ducati catalog. The 2025 model is a jewel of mechanics with a V4 engine that reaches speeds of about 300 km/hy mounts carbon fiber tires that reduce inertia by 12% in the front and 19% in the rear compared to other models of the range. Its equipment is oriented to the maximum runway performance and to offer a Extreme conduction both in circuit and on the road. What Ducati did not count is that he was also going to compete about the water. For readers’ tranquility, just comment that no motorcycle has suffered severe damage (at least apparently) to record that video, since at the end of it The protagonist is shown burning wheel on the dock and with the motorcycle spitting water like a newly rescued drowning. The episode not only tests the technical resistance of the motorcycle, it also demonstrates how far eccentricity can go When moneythe boredom of summer and social networks shake hands. In Xataka | There was a day that MotoGP rivaled in audiences with football. The Aragon GP confirms that this time has died Image | Ducati

For this company it has meant charging 15,000 euros of a debt

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If you are one of those people who see Unreported Post Office In your entrance tray without immutation, perhaps you should take into account that this habit can reach cost you a disgust economic depending on your professional responsibilities. The Provincial Court of Valencia has sentenced a bankruptcy administrator to pay compensation of 15,000 euros for not responding to emails that for a year sent him a creditive company. A notified debt. As you can read in the sentence Dictated by the Provincial Court of Valencia, a construction company entered into a process of suspension of payments in 2020, so a process of creditors protected by a bankruptcy administrator who is in charge of quantify debts of said company and establish the payment of debts in a timely manner. One of the creditor companies notified the Existence of a debt pending sending two bills due to 2019 and 2020 to the bankruptcy administrator for an amount of 14,202.88 euros. However, and after several emails asking for information about the state of the collection, the bankruptcy administrator gave no response. Demand to the administrator. After several unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the administrator, sending invoices with the sufficient legal deadline. The administrator finally closed the bankruptcy process leaving the crediting company out of the credit plan. Before which, he filed a lawsuit against the administrator. In his allegations, the bankruptcy administrator declared that he had not submitted it on time and that he should have claimed it with more insistence when he saw that his debt did not appear in the reports of payments to creditors. Justice makes it clear: look at your email tray. The magistrates of the Provincial Court of Valencia leave no doubt, and consider that the company notified the debt both by mail and formally. The sentence ensures that it was the responsibility of the bankruptcy administrator to respond to the demands that reach them through a valid communication channel How is email. Therefore, it forces the bankruptcy administrator to pay the debt, although the process has already been closed. José Martínez Carrera, General Director of the Managing Office, who had represented the credit company, declared declared to Digital economy“Finally, this judgment includes the day -to -day problems of creditors, where bankruptcy administrators do not respond to any consultation for the payment of credits against the mass.” The lawyer regrets that it is common for administrators to “give the quiet response”, forgetting that in this process they are legal representatives of the company they manage. From the pandemia nobody takes the phone. The case of neglect in the communications of this bankruptcy administrator is nothing more than one Of the many examples of the drift of some public bodies and private companies that have eliminated or limited significantly the communication options (by telephone or by email), as He denounced Antena 3 news. They maintain the service, but are limited to not attending the calls. “Nothing, they hang up. They don’t put music you, or anything. They don’t take it directly,” a user lamented. Public services such as SEPE or information for immigration or social security care They stopped attending the phone after the pandemic in the absence of dedicated personnel. Now, that neglect of communications also seems to be extended to email. Valencia’s justice is not willing to allow “ghosting” to also extend to email. In Xataka | The best advice to reduce email stress, according to a linguist expert: respond to emails Image | Unspash (Stephen Phillips – Hostreviews.co.uk)

The strangest phenomenon of every summer is also an industry of 500 million euros: the “Mermaiding”

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The fever for ‘La Sernita’ that you lived in your childhood is nothing compared to the movement known as Mermaiding: a swimming style inspired by sirens and tritones and that is already trend, and it could almost be said that Lifestyle. Conventions, courses, exhibitions … There are people who live very happy without the lower extremities to replace them with a fish tail, even temporarily. And they have very convincing reasons. To move the tail. He Mermaiding It consists of swimming using a siren or triton tail, usually manufactured in silicone or synthetic fibers (and that can cost $ 5,000 in the most sophisticated cases), simulating the undulating movements characteristic of these creatures. It can be done in swimming pools or open waters, and its practice combines Swimming, apnea and some synchronized. In the last decade, the Mermaiding It has become In official sports Since 2019 in countries such as China and the United States, but we talk about it every summer for its quirky visual characteristics, which obviously include a fish tail. Mermaiding: A typology. There is Many variants and forms of practicing diminishing. Perhaps the most popular is the one oriented to the entertainment of profane in Sirenism. It provides the possibility of swimming experience with a siren or triton tail, and there are academies that are responsible for organizing Events to learn to do it. On the other side of the spectrum is the Mermaiding Deportivo: To officially practice it, specific courses are required with certifications such as SSI Mermaid either Padi Mermaidin which techniques such as the kick of dolphin, undulation and aquatic coordination are perfected. In a middle ground between them there is a variant of Mermaiding For shows, aquatic and thematic parks, hotels, as well as participations in spots, video clips and varied performances. It’s a use of Mermaiding More artistic and not oriented to competition. Mermaiding No: Sirenism. In Spain, mass conventions of sirens such as the Mermagic with that takes place every year in the United States, but for example, the Sirenas Mediterranean Academy It has been standing since 2014, giving courses and organizing private parties with sirens included. And there are organizations like Sirénida, a Professional Sirens and Triton Catalog Contractable for shows of all kinds. At the moment it is becoming, cursillo and of Cuqui Experiencein a more leisure option. Professional sirens. The Netflix documentary of 2023 ‘Sirena people’ details what the day -to -day life of these Sirenism professionals is. Because yes, it is not a handful of eccentric with silicone tail: in the United States it is a business with abundant ramifications in the entertainment world, with interventions in aquariums, musicals underwater and a long etcetera. The documentary shows parts of the job of mermaid as little glamorous as castings to work as a siren in a show, and you can see that it is completely legalized and normalized. According to the program, the Sireno world already moves 500 million dollars in the United States. Not so secret origins. From professional mermaid associations They certify that they have experienced an explosion of interest and an increase in applications in recent times, which link to the premiere of the Netflix documentary series. In it you can see those who were sirens in the park of Sirens Weeki Wachee, a theme park created by a royal sailor, Newton Perry, in 1947. In it there was a tiny scenario and a spring where the sirens made a show: the venerable precedents of the current sirens in aquariums and thematic shows. Illustrious predecessors for a business that comes out again. Header | Photo of Michael Hystead in Unspash In Xataka | 24 board games and agile and fun hobbies to play in summer anywhere

A car rental company has fined a customer with 100 euros for smoking behind the wheel. The only problem is that he never did

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Should you smoke inside the car? The debate is a pédiagudo and has gained strength in Spain in recent weeks after the balloon was dropped that smoking could be prohibited from the wheel in our country. The reasons wielded range from the health of the rest of the passengers (especially if the driver travels with children) to the possible distractions that a cigarette can cause. But where Smoking is prohibited It is in rental cars or in shared car services. That is what a driver has discovered to whom a company the carsharing platform Thousandsvery widespread in Berlin, has punished with 100 euros of sanction because it ensures that it briefly smoked up to four times. However, the driver alleges that this is not possible. He says not only that he has not smoked in the car, he emphasizes that he is not even a smoker. A black box for smokers The story is brought by our German companions of Gamestar Tech. They explain that, as in Spain, neither in their carsharing vehicles is allowed to smoke. To control it, cars have a small smoke detector that launches a sound warning when it records that someone inside the vehicle is smoking. According to the company, this notice rang up to four times on a three -kilometer journey that lasted 10 minutes. The driver does recognize that the detector rang but defends himself by ensuring that he is not a smoker and that, of course, he did not smoked inside the car. In your article, Gamestar Tech It shows the activity peaks registered by the smoke detector in which the four, supposed, smoke snacks that the driver expelled. The sanction on the part of the company is 100 euros but the driver says he has no intention of paying it. To try to get rid of the fine, the sanctioned contacted thousands, the carsharing company, but these were limited to showing the report with the four peaks of activity. As in the case of defective AI When reviewing the damage to a rental car, we are facing the evidence that the driver and the company are in unequal positions because one has alleged activity records and the driver has no way to prove that it is A “non -smoker”. Although the case of this driver is the last one, it is not much less unique. In social networks You can read similar complaints of other drivers who have had problems with the service of Miles, ensuring that the detector began to whistle without having reasons for it. In all testimonies a sanction is mentioned by the company of 100 euros. Some even point out that they have charged this amount up to three occasions. In the case of thousands, the detector is designed by Bosch and it is common to find them in rental vehicles. In the Consumer Information Association Austrian highlights the case of a driver who lived a similar situation. This time with a rental car and an economic punishment that reached 300 euros. The Bosch system boasts to be able to discern if a person has smoked or simply has a smell of tobacco impregnated in clothes. Therefore, I should be able to discriminate if really The driver has given or not a draft to cigarette. In addition, they claim to use artificial intelligence to send a signal to the center that manages fleets when the detector has been activated to give notice and, thus, to be able to manage the car cleaning more quickly. Photo | Thousands Mobility and Hans Isaacson In Xataka | Smoking ends on the terraces and beaches: socially makes sense, scientifically not so much

will invest 30,000 million euros in data centers for AI

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Europe cannot lose the train of the artificial intelligence (AI). You can’t afford it. This technology already has a very deep impact on the economy, scientific and technological capacity, and the military development of a country, and currently USA and China lead with forcefulness In this area. So far Europe seemed to settle for the wake of the two great powers they are disputing world supremacybut its strategy is about to change. And is that according to CNBC The European Union plans to invest 10,000 million euros in the construction of thirteen data centers for AI, as well as 20,000 million euros in a network of “Gigavatio Class” facilities. These latest data centers are the largest and most ambitious, and their denomination indicates that by their size they consume a lot of electricity. In fact, a gigavatio is equivalent to one billion watts, and a small city can consume this amount of energy. At the moment sixteen European countries have been interested in receiving these facilities, and, According to CNBCthe first of these large data centers will reside in Munich (Germany). Each Gigavatio class installation will cost between 3,000 and 5,000 million euros, and will bring together no less than 100,000 avant -garde gpu for AI (they will be possibly chips NVIDIA H100). All this paints very well, but raises a doubt that we cannot ignore: it is not clear how the countries involved in this plan will resolve the supply of electricity to These demanding facilities. It will cost Europe a lot to follow the rhythm of the US and China The US government led by Donald Trump is determined to lead in the field of the cost of what costs. And in principle this initiative, baptized by the new administration as ‘Stargate project’will cost 500,000 million dollars. This money will leave the coffers of the Japanese investment group SoftBank; of those of OpenAI, the creators of Chatgpt; of those of Oracle, and, finally, it will also be provided by the investment firm Emiraratí MGX. These companies will support the construction during the next four years of an advanced network of data centers that will house the high performance computing infrastructure necessary to sustain US leadership in the AI field. The spearhead of these facilities It is already being built in Texas (USA), in a town called Abilene. And it is colossal. In fact, this first data center of the ‘Stargate’ project will bring together, According to OpenAimore than two million chips for ia. The ‘Stargate’ infrastructure should be fully ready before President Trump’s current mandate expires When the US government announced to Bombo y S pay this plan left a great question open: how did he plan to solve the supply of electricity required by the new facilities? Large data centers for AI consume a lot of electricity, which has caused Some technology have opted for investing in nuclear centrals to guarantee the supply of electricity that these facilities require. At the moment this question is not completely resolved. And it is not because the ‘Stargate’ infrastructure should be completely ready before President Trump’s current mandate expires, and a new nuclear power plant can hardly come into operation in four years. Even so, Openai and Oracle They have officialized that have reached an agreement to build the necessary infrastructure to Deliver additional 4.5 GW to your data centers. Interestingly, SoftBank does not participate in the financing of this expansion, although, as I mentioned a few lines above, it does in the ‘Stargate’ project. Anyway, in this equation there is another unknown that also has a lot to say: China. “We hope that China significantly increase its investments in AI and semiconductors in response to the US domain in AI,” CBM consultancy analysts foresee. It makes sense. These two great powers are being disputed world supremacy, so it is understandable that each significant step that give one of the two Receive a more or less overwhelming answer from the other. We can be sure that 2025 will be a year even more agitated than 2024 in the geopolitical and technological fields, so we will be attentive to the steps that US and China will surely give. And Europe. Also Europe. Image | Christina Morillo More information | CNBC In Xataka | Huawei attacks Nvidia positions in China: he wants to have dominant hardware in inference processes in AI

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