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When the bosses already value at the same time they do not work in your free time

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More and more companies recognize the importance of their employees Disconnect from work to improve your well -being and Avoid exhaustion. After all, it suits them since that way Improve productivity. However, a New study It has confirmed the existence of a significant contradiction: although managers value their employees to take breaks and maintain a good balance between working and personal life, they usually penalize those who make use of those limits. The detachment paradox. The study carried out by researchers from the University of Science and Technology of Hong Kong and the Spanish IE Business Schoolanalyzed how managers perceive employees disconnect of work in your free time. “We only analyzed what happens when the worker should not work, such as the afternoons, on weekends and vacations,” said Elisa Solinas, co -author of the study. OK To what is published in Hardvard Business Reviewthe experiment had 7,800 participants, in which managers evaluated fictional employees who in a version took measures to disconnect from work and in another not. The results showed that, in their reports, managers recognized that those who disconnected from work during the weekend, returned with more energy and better performance. However, in the evaluations, they constantly described them as less compromised, even if they were more productive than those that did not disconnect. Even if you are the best, do not rest. The data suggest that the feeling of reproach of managers towards employees persisted even when the employee was a direct subordinate of the manager, when the employee who was disconnected was objectively better in his work and even when he disconnected for a justified reason as take care of a relative. As they stressed in HBR, managers tend to identify Availability with effort and commitment. “Our studies show that the commitment is valued almost more than productivity. In short, we seek to perceive that a worker is really committed, and that is what, in fact, we reward more than productivity,” declaredBuechel a Fortune If you take care of yourself, you don’t ascend. The experiment revealed that, in addition, 62% of managers considered that those employees who put limits between working time and staff were less likely to be promoted, despite recognizing that their productivity could be greater. A bias that too It was given on teleworking. As Eva Buechel explained, co -author of the study: “The same people who said that workers were going to be more productive also said they were going to be less promotable.” This bias reflects that, although the disconnection and rest improve health and employee performance can negatively affect the perception of commitment and professional opportunities since employees who respond outside your working hours or that their vacations skip are seen as people who strive more. The cost of not disconnecting. The pressure to always be available generates negative consequences. According to data from A studyMade by the Glassdoor Employment Portal, exhaustion reports increased by 32% year -on -year during the first quarter of 2025. Employees who claimed to feel exhausted have shot themselves above 50% if it was counted since 2019. “Even if a satisfied or high -performance employee can support a greater workload without impact on its productivity or in its satisfaction during a short period, that does not necessarily mean that it can do it indefinitely,” wrote Daniel Zhao, author of the Glassdoor report. Benefits of taking a break. A meta -analysisLed by Ryan Grant, a PhD student in Psychology at the University of Georgia, he found that the revitalizing effects during free time are actually 85% greater than what was suggested in different studies, and their benefits can be extended up to 43 days after the holidays. Grant points out that the disconnection capacity “was the only recovery activity that had a strong positive association with well -being, both during the holidays. This suggests that the more you disconnect yourself psychologically from work during your break, the better your vacation will be your vacation and the greater your benefits for well -being later.” The scientific evidence It corroborates Grant’s conclusions on the benefits in the mental health of employees who separate work time and leisure time. Disconnected by law. Countries like Spain and Australia have created a legal framework to guarantee the Right to digital disconnection Out of working hours. The regulations not only exempt employees from responding to any message or call of their work during their rest time, but penalize companies that carry out these practices. What the legislation cannot regulate is the perception that managers have of those workers who comply with the work schedule that appears in their contract. In Xataka | Bill Gates’ five errors that led him to improve at work: productivity is not everything Image | Unspash (DFY)

In Spain, Christian baptisms are in free fall. There are those who have found a substitute: civil baptisms

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There was a time when children arrived with something more than a bread under their arm. They did it with an invitation (almost mandatory) to the baptism. They were their parents more or less believers, more or less practitioners, most babies passed through the baptismal pia. Not today. Just like Not all The couples who marry do so before a Catholic priest. As society It is secularized New rituals gain strength, such as civil weddings or “Baptisms Lacios”, which two decades after their premiere in Spain They continue to expand. They may not be a majority option or have reached the level of popularity of civil links (which do have a legal character), but lay and symbolic baptisms have gone making his way Little by little in the Spanish geography. Civil baptisms? The concept may be shocking, but It has been a few years old extending through Spain and there are still municipalities that incorporate it into its service portfolio In full 2025. A civil christening It is neither more nor less than the secular alternative to Christian baptisms, a secular ceremony, usually free of religious connotations, during which a child’s entry into society is represented. Nothing else. Nothing less. And although it lacks legal value, in some cases it is accompanied by A symbolic title. The former mayor of Valencia, Joan Ribó, in May 2023, during the first “welcome ceremony to the citizenship” of the City Council. Is it something new? No. at all. There are those who go back their origins to the “civil sponsorship” that were held in France from the late eighteenth century. In Spain they are not a novelty either. Its history can go at least to Autumn of 2004when the first “foster care” was held at the City Council of Igualada. Since then the formula has been extended to other municipalities in the country. In 2007 Rivas Vaciamadrid began to celebrate them, Madrid and The Borge They joined in 2009Albacete In 2011Moaña In 2013 and Vigo In 2018… and thus a long (and growing) list of municipalities distributed throughout the country. How many? Difficult to specify it, although the number of municipalities that celebrate them exceed the hundred. In 2018 only in Catalonia they were offered in 71 municipalities. In 2022 Cullera Laya had accounts and calculated that in the whole of Spain at least 150 municipalities willing to organize ceremonies of “civil foster care”. The same figure shared it in 2023 Religion in freedom. The truth is that the list has followed (and continues) growing over time. In May 2023 The first civil christening was organized in Valencia and shortly the payroll of municipalities that deliver citizenship letters to babies will increase with a new incorporation: Lovesa Galician people of 32,800 inhabitants that It has just approved The ordinance that regulates them. “Although they may seem simple symbolic ceremonies and without legal validity, their existence represents a step towards a model of coexistence in which all families can participate,” defend A councilor. Year Catholic baptisms Number of births 2008 335,484 519,779 2012 268.810 454,648 2017 214,271 393,181 2022 159,129 329,251 2023 152,426 320,656 Are many celebrated? Another difficult question to answer. There are no global or official balances, but the data that has been shared in account in the press suggest two trends: the first, that the “civil christening” has been gaining weight in the Spanish geography, expanding to dozens of locations; second, which is far from reaching the reception level of Catholic ceremonies. In 2017 Albacete digital He revealed that since 2011 they had been held in the town about twenty of civil receptions. That same year, at the time the service premiered, Vigo added Several tens of applications. His success has also been marked by political fluctuations. In Valencia, for example, only For a few months. After the change of government, the new team decided to do without them without apparently having great impact. As it transpired then, seven requests had been registered. Civil ceremony held in 2023 in Valencia. Are there more clues? Yeah. The confidential published on Tuesday A report in which he spoke with professionals in the sector that confirm an increase of interest in the format. “I have been in the business business for new years and lately demand for civil baptisms, a strong fashion also in the United States,” An organizer recounts of events. A quick search for #Bautizosimbolico, #Ceremoniadebienvenida or #bautizocivil on Instagram or Tiktok It shows that lay acts continue to be held, both in Spain and in other countries. What is your goal? Celebrate. Introduce. Welcome. During civil baptisms the arrival of newborns, their “entry” in society is celebrated. Sometimes it is done in the municipalities, with the participation of mayors. Others not. The normal thing is that during the ceremony Articles are read Related to the protection of childhood, such as the Spanish Constitution, the United Nations Constitution Rights Convention of 1990 or the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959). “It’s not that people don’t have faith, they want to make baptism something more intimate and emotional,” Share The same professional. “Everything I do depends on what parents choose, although the ritual usually develops around a table. Usually, the godparents sign an act with their commitment, a document that is not registered anywhere or has legal weight, but rather symbolic.” Is it an isolated phenomenon? No. The civil christening is not understood without the context and more specifically the secularization of society. After all, baptism (or foster care) is not the only sacrament that has been stripped of religious value. The clearest case is that of marriage. In 2009 the number of civil links exceeded for the first time to the Catholic weddings, with 94,993 ‘yes I want’ pronounced before civil authorities and 80,104 before priests. The situation has changed. In 2022 79.9% of links held in Spain they were civilians and only 20.1% religious. And that that last was the highest percentage recorded since 2019. The number of … Read more

How to make free cartoons using artificial intelligence

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Let’s tell you How to make free cartoons Using artificial intelligence, something for which we are going to serve as well -known tools. We are going to start telling you the prompt that you can use with the common ones, such as ChatgptCopilot or Grok, and then we will tell you two or three more free tools you can use. Little by little, AI is greatly improving the edition of images, and this means that we can play on a little more with the content of our photos, since every time they will make them look more to us. And making a fun cartoon is a good example, especially if we want to create a casual profile photo. You can use conventional AIs The first thing you should know is that conventional chatbots such as Chatgpt, Copilot or Grok are already capable of cartoons. Gemini does not, at least in his free version, because he says that modifying faces goes against his principles, but with others you only need Use the following prompt Accompanied to upload your photo. Make an exaggerated cartoon of the person who appears in this photo Results from left to right: Copilot, Chatgpt and Grok The results vary quite depending on each model of AI. Chatgpt and co -pilot offer the best results In my tests, while Grok fails loudly. But Chatgpt’s results are good and funny, so you will almost never need to use anything else. Third parties tools do not usually serve Caricature with Vondy There are some other interesting tools, such as Vondy cartoon generator, Vidnoz, Caricature.io either lightxeditor.com. The bad news is that The results are usually quite badand almost none of the online tools you find out there will do a decent job. Of those I have tried, perhaps Vondy is the only one that has interesting results, since it has a specific tool for this type of cartoons. In addition, you can handle both the style and the parts of the face you want to exaggerate. The best alternatives are paid Today, if you want to create a good cartoon from your photo, You will have the best quality with payment alternatives as Freepik and similar. These tools allow you train your AI with your face Uploading several photos to create a kind of avatar, and then use it for the creations you want. With the chatgpt payment version You can also upload several photos and then use a type prompt “All these photos are of a single person. I want you to analyze their features, learn your face, and then generate an exaggerated cartoon of this person.” However, the results are not at the level of what I saw in Freepik, although they improve a little. In Xataka Basics | 18 style ideas to edit your photos with chatgpt

17 free games to release your nintendo switch 2

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We bring you a collection with 17 free games for nintendo switch 2with which you will be able to release the console without spending money on games. These are titles that were available for Switch 1, but thanks to the retrocompatibility of its successor you will also be able to enjoy in the new Nintendo console, and even with performance improvements. We have all kinds of free games for Nintendo Switch 2from some that are of action to others of adventures, competitive, and even relaxing. The formula is always the same, Free games with payment modalities To obtain aesthetic modifications. And as we always say in Xataka Basics, this is our collection of games, although perhaps we have left out others that deserve to be mentioned. Therefore, if you miss any concrete we invite you to say it in the comments section so that all readers can benefit from the knowledge of our xatakers. Fortnite One of the free games par excellence, that by the way It has been improved for the Nintendo Switch 2 From the launch of the console. This game is known above all for its Battle Royale, in which to compete against other players on an island to see who of everyone is the last survivor. But beyond that, the game has many other ways to hang out, and You don’t need to pay anything To play. Of course, there is a system of seasons in which you can pay to get more advanced aesthetic accessories, but these payments or accessories do not give you advantage in the game. Fall Guys One of the best Battle Royale you can find. Inspired by Takeshi’s Castle (Yellow humor in Spain), you have to overcome a series of qualifying tests to try to be the winner. Each game has several screens, and in each of them a large number of players are eliminated. Each of the tests is crazy, and let’s say that the characters are a bit clumsy moving, which adds an extra fun. Again, the game is free, but with its payment system for seasons you can get aesthetic customizations to make your unique character, although not to give you any advantage. Stumble Guys An alternative to Fall Guys With the same concept, although with a bit different tests. But in essence it is almost the same, so if you like one but you know you little, you can play both. Pokémon Unite Pokémon Unite It is an Moba, an online multiplayer combat sand. Come on, it is not an adventure game, but an sand in which you enter with a team formed by other players in the world, and You face another team formed by other players random This results in fighting where action and strategy shake hands. The sand is always the same, so it is important to know it and act as neutral territory for the items. In the end, the goal is for your team to get more points than the rival. Fallout Shelter The phenomenal Bethesda game for manage your own post -epocalyptic bunker. It was a small mobile experiment, but after its success it has continued to grow and reach more devices. It is very entertaining, and the hours will be flying without having to pay anything. You have to manage your bunker’s resources, create new rooms, and receive new tenants or make those you have reproduce. At the same time, you have to send tenants to explore and get resources, and reinforce your defenses for the attacks you can receive. Brawlhalla If you don’t want to spend money on Switch Smash Bros, this is a free alternative with similar mechanics. You will face other adversaries in games with up to 8 players in floating scenarios, and You have to throw them away and that fall. All this with various types of game. The great fort of this game is its wide cast of characters, including some collaborations. There are many sagas that have put characters here, and it is a very fun title. Apex Legends Another Battle Royale, this time in Shooter format, in which all players have to face a map. In this case, you have to choose between a cast of characters To use the one that best suits your way of playing, or depending on the strategy you want to use. The title retains the great identity signs of Respawn Entertainment, creators of the game and other sagas such as Titanfall, in whose universe it is set. You will find a high speed of action and a quality of the final result that is in the clouds. It has a reappearance system so that if they kill you you can appear again and continue playing. Disney Speedstorm A Super Mario Cart with Disney charactersthat simple and that fun. You can control various franchise characters from the multinational, and then face others in frantic races with all types of Power UPS. Overwatch 2 A online team shooter that keeps its focus on fast and dynamic games of five against five. These teams are made randomly, and Each player chooses a hero with unique skillsso you should try to have a team as balanced as possible. The main objective of the game is usually to capture strategic points, escort letters or simply defeat the final team, everything depends on the game mode you choose. Their games are characterized by their thrilling action and for having to cooperate with others, in addition to their extensive cast of characters. Super Kirby Clash A game set in the Kirby universe in which a team formed by you and three other friends have to face universe monsters of this character. It is free, although with internal micropago systems, and in addition to the action it also has a curious system of levels to the RPG. PALIA A mass multiplayer game on which you can create, cook, fish and cultivate. It is A life simulator and farmsin which you have to get ahead … Read more

Free PS4 and PS5 games in July 2025 for PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium

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Let’s tell you what are The games that Sony will give you without additional cost in July 2025 If you have subscription to PlayStation Plus. These are 3 new titles that will be available in your catalog if you already have a subscription of any of the versions of this service, and those that you can play when you want without additional cost while maintaining your subscription. Remember that PlayStation 5 It is retrocompatible with the PS4. This means that all games in the previous generation can also be used in the current console. In the list of games we will put you Games with official prices of the official Sony website, which can sometimes be different from those that you will find in the stores, but that serve as a reference to see the value of the games you get. Free games for PS4 and PS5 Devil IV (PS5, PS4), valued at 59.99 euros. Run in 2023, it is the new installment of the action game with Blizzard RPG dyes, in which we will have to survive hordes of monsters and demons embodying one of the five different hero classes. You have the analysis in Lifextraand the file in 3DJUGOS. The King of Fighters XV (PS5, PS4), vRed 29.99 euros. The SNK struggle franchise is still alive several decades later, with a title full of fighters from several sagas of the company, with which you can have thrilling fighting. You have the file in 3DJUGOS. JUSANT (PS5), valued at 24.99 euros. An action, climbing and enigmas game that leads us to a beautiful world full of mysteries, and with a soul very similar to what we see in films of Studio Ghibli. You have the analysis in Lifextraand the file in 3DJUGOS. In Xataka Basics | How to format and restore your PlayStation 5 to your factory values

The European Parliament has taken a step to shield free hand luggage on flights. It is not the plan that supports the 27

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The European Parliament wants hand luggage to be what was once: part of the ticket, not an extra. This week has taken a key step So that each passenger can climb on board with a bag and a small suitcase without paying one more penny. On paper sounds good. But the road is long, the text is not yet definitive and some airlines, which have been charging for almost everything for years, They already warned in their day: If they are forced to include it for free, they will compensate it on the other hand. What includes the proposal. The reform raised by Brussels does not remain alone in the luggage. But start there. The approved text In a meeting of the Transportation Commission It establishes that passengers should have the right to embark with a bag or backpack (up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm) and a small piece of hand luggage (up to 100 cm in total and 7 kg of weight), all without surcharge. The resolution also states that children under 12 have insured a seat adjacent to their companion without paying for the selection, and that people with reduced mobility have more guarantees. Among them, to be able to travel with an assistant without paying tickets when necessary, and being compensated if your help equipment is damaged or your assistance animal is injured. And prepare more changes. One of the most delicate points of the reform has to do with multimodal paths: those in which the trip combines train, bus and plane, for example. Today, if a connection is lost in that type of itineraries, the passenger can be unprotected. Transport Eurodiputados want to change that. The proposal seeks that if the whole journey has been hired with a single company or platform, the passenger is entitled to assistance (food, accommodation) and, if the seller did not indicate the type of ticket, to the full refund plus 75% compensation. All that, provided that the lost connection implies a delay of at least 60 minutes. The air sector, uncomfortable. The Association of Airlines (Wing) He has lamented That the European Parliament is “limiting the freedom” of passengers to choose the services they need. Criticize that the proposal generates confusion and moves away of the line agreed a few weeks ago by the Member States in the EU Council. What comes now. It should be noted that the reform is not yet closed. The text approved by the Transportation Commission – by 38 votes in favor, 2 against and 2 abstentions – must go through the Plenary of Parliament in July, and then begin the negotiation process with the Member States. That’s where many of the initial proposals usually soften. In parallel, airlines press so that the final text does not impose obligations that affect their tariff structure. The great unknown is whether the free of hand luggage will end up armored or if it will remain, once again, subject to interpretation. Until then, everything remains the same: each airline maintains its luggage policy. Images | Cameron Cox | Michał Parzuchowski In Xataka | Vigo airport has released a novel and digital control tower. There is only one problem: complaints about security

So you can get 25 free double tickets for this event full of action

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After the success in the editions of Pamplona and San Sebastián, X-Gravity Freestyle Motocross Go back to Madrid. It is a show full of adrenaline, acrobatics and action that brings together great pilots of the world and of which Xataka is half partner. As we want you, our xatakers, to live it first hand, today we bring you a draw for 25 double entries so you can attend with a companion on June 27. We tell you how to participate. How to win 25 double tickets for X-Gravity Freestyle Madrid X-Gravity Freestyle Madrid will bring together some of the best pilots in the world to dazzle us with their acrobatics. Among them are the Australian Clinton Moore (Winner of the last Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour), the Italian David Rinaldo (MX Freestyle World Champion) and the Spaniards MAKEL MELERO (five times world champion of freestyle motocross), Dany Torres (Second pilot with more victories in the Red Bull XFighters), Jose “MANC” (one of the new great promises of this sport) and Edgar Torronteras (Creator of Freestyle Motocross). The event will take place next June 27 in it Madrid Vistalegre Palace And there will not only be motorcycles and action, but there will also be music by the hand of Nano dj. Sounds good? Well, 25 lucky with their respective companions you can go totally free. To do this, you just have to participate in the draw. Mechanics is as follows: Image | X-Gravity Freestyle In the event that the winner did not answer the organization with its acceptance of the award within 48 hours, a new raffle will be held. In the event that the second one does not get in touch, a third will be made and in case it does not respond, the prize will declare desert. You can consult here the legal bases. We remind you that X-Gravity Freestyle Madrid will take place on June 27 at the Vistalegre Palace in Madrid. You have the schedules, the map and much more information in the event website. Good luck and see you there! Images | X-Gravity Freestyle

The best free tools to save links to read them later whenever you want

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We bring you a list with The best alternatives to pocketthe popular application to save links that closes its doors in July. It is a collection of applications and services that have in common allow you to save online articles links to read them later, and have organized everything you keep. Some also allow you to save notes in addition to links. Most of these services They have at least one free version. Several of them are open source, and some you can even accommodate them on your own server. Of course, then the most advanced functions of most are reserved for payment users. And as we always say in Xataka Basics, these are the options that we highlight, but surely they are not the only ones. That is why we invite you to think that we have left any that you consider important, You indicate it to us in the comments section. Thus, all users can benefit from the knowledge of our xatakers. Instapaper One of the main alternatives in terms of “Read later” applications, where you can keep all kinds of articles or notes to read whenever you want. It is very easy to use, and has a free version With limited options, such as not having a search engine, and the payment version costs $ 6 per month or 60 per year. This app will allow you save articles, web pages, videos and other elements. It is multisystem, and in all of them it is always synchronized, so if you keep something on the mobile you can see it later on the PC. You can create folders to organize it, save from third -party apps, and you can even send the content to Kindle in the payment version. Raindrop.io A powerful application for Store links to web pagesbut you also have options such as saving only parts of an article, such as quotes or images or videos. All the elements you keep can categorize to keep them organized. The application has a free version, with mobile versions and almost any of the main browsers. The free space is 100 MB per month, with options to share and collaborate. Then, for 3 euros per month or 30 a year you can use the payment version with annotations, reminders, duplicate or broken link search and many more advanced options. Wallabag This is an open source tool that you can use in two ways. You can accommodate it on your own server without any cost to have all the control, or you can use the version housed by the web A A rather reduced price of 4 euros for 3 months or 11 euros a year. In return, you have a very powerful tool with which to save your links from any devices to read them later whenever you want. It has functions such as extracts or notes writing, in addition to many customization options and a search engine, being able to label what you keep. Karakeep If you are looking for something more versatile and private, this open source tool You can accommodate it on your own server to make sure you have all the data under control. In addition to saving links, it also allows you to add notes, categorizing everything and putting labels. Memex This is a tool that seeks to allow you to do all kinds of things Without abandoning your work flour. You can save links to websites, YouTube videos or links to a specific minute of the video, texts and many other coas without having to go out of one place to enter another. The bad news is that it is not free, the good is that the basic plan without ia is only 4 euros per month. This means that when you open the tool in the browser, it will open in a column. It will also appear in emerging menus in the pages you are visiting when you select a text fragment. In addition, you also have an AI to summarize and ask questions of the selected, and the essential mobile applications. Linkace It is also an open source project to save links and notes. The positive part is that you can accommodate it on your own server to have all the control over the data, and the refusal is that It still does not have a company server version So you don’t have to put yours. This is a function that is on the way, it has a waiting list and will cost $ 4 per month. Linkwarden This is another alternative open source that you will be able to use both hosting it on your own server and hiring to use it from the company’s server. In the second case there is no free version, although a 15 -day free test, and the price then is $ 4 per month per user, or 3 in the annual plan. This service has a modern service, and it is perfect to accommodate your favorite links and access whenever you want. It has good privacy and extensions for your browser, although for now It has no mobile app. What it does is a powerful labeling system and good search functions. Bookmark it Another good free and open source service to host your links. In this case You can only use it in the browser through extensions, because it has no mobile applications. Your free plan allows you to save 25 elements per month, and if you need more you will have to go to the payment for 24 dollars a year. Evernote Evernote is an application to take notes, but It also has an option to save websitesin addition to search functions including the text in the images. It is an application that has been behind him for many years, and that allows you to create notebooks within which save the notes. It also has a calendar, task manager and websites. It has a free version, and the payment versions begin at … Read more

What is and how to install this free and open source app to use local and free models

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Let’s explain What is and how to use Google AI Edge Galleryan open source application in which you can use artificial intelligence bots to maintain conversations, create images or help you design PROMPTS, all totally free. This application uses local AI models, which means that Everything happens inside your phone And the data is not sent to any server, everything is private. The negative part is that this also means that they are much less powerful than Chatgpt, COPILOT, Deepseek, Gemini or others. What is Google ai Edge Gallery Google ai Edge Gallery is An open source android applicationwith which you will be able to interact with multimodal artificial intelligence models. Google already has Gemini as the main bot of AI, but this gallery gives you the option of using other models. This is a totally free application that only only is available for Android. You are not going to download it from the application store, but you have to lower your file APK for Android. Then, you will have to Install the APK manually on your own. There is still no version for iOS, although they are already working on it. The idea is to have an application where to install open artificial intelligence models, and be able to perform several tasks with them. At the moment there are three sectionsone to ask for images, another to design prompts and another to use AI to chat. The latter becomes the closest thing to chatgpt. This application is for experienced userssince it will require downloading models manually, and linking to its APIs on the origin website. But it is a fairly promising tool. How to install the application The first thing you will need to do is enter the application website, whose address is github.com/google-ai-Ege. In it, go down to the section Get Started In Minuteand click on the link latest apk That will appear. This will automatically start the file download. When you download the APK, you can start the installation directly. Remember that if you have never done it, you will have to give the browser permission to install applications of unknown origins. Now you can enter the main screen, where you will have The three sections to generate content. In each of them you will tell you the number of models available. Below right there is a +button, which opens a lower window with which you can import the file of an AI model you have on your mobile, and thus install it manually. When you enter one of the sections, you will have the possibility of Download any of the available models To use it. You will tell you what they occupy, and when you press in one you will have a button to start the download. You may have to log in to the website where they proceed. And once you download the model, you can click on your name and the chat will open to use it. From here it is like chatgpt, you write the prompt you want and the AI ​​will answer you. In Xataka Basics | The best PROMPTS to save working hours and do your homework with Chatgpt, Gemini, Copilot or other artificial intelligence

My new favorite way to learn on any topic is free and is already in Spanish: Notebooklm

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Learning is changing. Or, rather, we are beginning to relear how we learn. With AI as the protagonist. In my case, the click Definitive was caused by a tool: Notebooklm. At first I used it as who tantles a new toy. I uploaded some PDF, he launched some question, compared his answers with those of Chatgpt … I soon started seeing him with other eyes: as a tool to think out loud. Or better: to think accompanied. The moment Eureka He came one night, when I was realizing that there was a book that had been postponing months. It was one of those 300 -page trials that revolve around the same idea, something that sometimes goes very well (‘Atomic habits‘) And others get fatal (‘The monk who sold his Ferrari‘). And he suspected that the second could happen with him. Although I was interested in the subject – the economy of attention – the book was going to stretch it to exhaustion. So I uploaded it to notebooklm and I asked him to do something better than a summary: a conversation, a podcast. I asked him to simulate a talk between two voices to comment on the book, his ideas, his implications, his weak points. The result surprised me. It was not a memorable podcast, but interesting enough to stay attentive for eleven minutes while doing dinner. It was a way of knowing if it was worth going further. After eleven minutes listening to circular discussions around the same idea, I decided not to do it. I will end up throwing some diagonal reading to chapters that interest me especially, but I will hardly invest the time to read it completely. The next day I was repeating the experiment. This time with ‘The love algorithm‘, which is presented as an investigation into Tinder but actually goes much further. Explore the cross between technology, psychology, surveillance capitalism and human relations. Each chapter opens a new line of reflection: the way in which desire is constructed, the way in which algorithms condition us, what ‘consent’ means in a digital environment. That book was perfect for Notebooklm. It generated a rich conversation, without resulting, with diverse ideas that are linked and discussed. He did not take away the desire to read it, on the contrary. He convinced me that it was a great idea. Beyond the podcast, I took advantage that I had at hand ‘OPERATION ELOP‘, the book that speaks of the last years of Stephen Elop in front of Nokia, just before the sale to Microsoft. It was great to see his “line of study”, which even proposes a questionnaire to see if you understood the ideas well and retweet the information or not. Image: Xataka. And you can go beyond books, of course. Take a few PDFs and discuss them. The same with articles with a conductive thread. The possibility of creating podcasts ad hoc Personalized – not something done for thousands, but for oneself – is bestial. Sometimes they are voices that arise from admiration, others from suspicion. Of course, It is not perfect. I would love to adjust the duration of the audio. There are issues that could be dispatched in five minutes. Others well deserve an hour of debate. The personalization that allows right now is scarce, and summaries are rather short. There are also limits: sometimes omits relevant data or remains superficial. And of course, The dreaded hallucinations with which you have to go with lead feet. Even with those failures, it is still useful as the first pass, as a tanteo before knowing if it is worth deepening more. Or to give us a first varnish of knowledge. And something very valuable: It is we who put the sources. We do not listen to generalities difficult to draw or limit ourselves to completely alien editorial decisions. Your interests, your compilations, your readings. Notebooklm does not replace reading or study, but it is A new entrance door. Fast, accessible, almost playfulto understand what something is going on. That previous decision, in this world of information on information and entertainment, is a good compass. And one last lesson: the well -managed AI does not take away the work of learning, it takes away your fear of starting. In Xataka | Google has put a price on the future of AI: $ 250 per month Outstanding image | Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio

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