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They are not fighters, they are planes of the Slovakia government. The day an Airbus A319 and a Fokker 100 stole the show

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On the left, the Airbus A319. To the right, the Fokker 100. The two official planes of Slovakia They fly the track at a very low altitude, almost touching the ground, as if the air were an extension of the platform itself. From land, dozens of cameras and mobiles point to heaven, trying to capture a maneuver that seems unrepeatable. Both are part of the government squad managed by the Ministry of Interior. Although they are usually known as “presidential planes”, the truth is that they are available to the President of the Republic, Prime Minister and the President of Parliament, among other high positions. They are also used in repatriation flights, humanitarian missions or institutional representation tasks. An exhibition that broke molds The show took place in 2021and what was seen on that track is not, much less, usual. It is not common for presidential fleet planes –more associated with Diplomatic transport that to acrobatics – participate in aerial exhibitions with this level of expertise. That is why the scene is so striking: a display of technique and coordination with airplanes that, in theory, should move away from the spotlights. It is easy to distinguish the Fokker Airbus, even for the not expert eye. The first, more robust, carries its engines under the wings. The second, on the other hand, has them mounted at the rear of the fuselage, just on the sides of the tail. There are also notable differences on tail surfaces: the Airbus opts for the classic vertical rudder and horizontal stabilizers, while the Fokker wears a configuration in T, with the stabilizer mounted on drift. Two different aircraft, two different choreographies … but perfectly synchronized. As seen in the spectacular video PUblized by the perinakx channel videosboth take off In closed, parallel and elegant training. In the middle of the track, one of the airplanes continues to rise gently, while the Airbus begins a turn to the right that leaves the blue fuselage that is cut against the sky. From the ground, the image is imposing: the red engines, the blue fuselage with stylized wings painted on it and eyes that observe as if the plane was aware. Fokker 100 of the Slovakia government Later, in another video cut, we see them again in action. This time flying separately, but always very close to the ground. The Airbus stars in the most daring maneuver: it approaches the track as if it were going to land, it first supports the rear wheels and, almost imperceptibly, also the front train. It runs a few meters, lifts the nose with decision, inclines the plane slightly to the right and takes off again. All in seconds. All with a softness that makes the weight of the plane seem oblivious to gravity. Airbus A319 of the Slovakia government This air demonstration charges even more value if one takes into account that the Slovak fleet is in the process of renewal. How Pravda points outthe government plans to withdraw the Fokker 100, second -hand acquired in 2016, which already had 25 years of use. Today they are the last of its kind operating in Europe. Although they keep flying – and giving a sound that falls in love with aviation fans – maintenance is increasingly complex and expensive. The plan is to replace them with new more efficient and versatile aircraft before the end of its useful life comes. Airbus A319 of the Slovakia government The protagonist Airbus of this flight is part of the generational relief. It was acquired in 2017 for 34.9 million eurosreplacing the veteran Tupolev Tu-154m presidential. It has a medical configuration and ability to move up to six people on a stretcher. Before joining the Slovak fleet, this same plane had served the former French president Jacques Chirac. They are maneuvers that are not seen on commercial flights. They are maneuvers that require surgical precision and absolute trust. And, above all, in the other pilot. Because this was not a training flight or any exhibition: it was a declaration of intentions. The result was hypnotic, both for those who witnessed him live, and for those who see him from home. Images | Perinakx videos In Xataka | The C929 wants to be the great leap of China in commercial aviation. For now, your heart remains in Western hands

Chinese government subsidies policies

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Apple’s relationship with discounts in the West is different from that of most of its rivals, an almost philosophical issue. The PVP of its products remains practically unchanged throughout the life cycle. There are no more headphones iPhone offers, discount checks or promotional launch offers. There is a product with a price, and point. This strategy, key to preserving its margins, is flying through the air in Asia. Apple has had to surrender again to China to stop your vacuum drop. What happened. For the first time, Apple has begun to apply subsidies policy to electronic products within its primary distribution channel. In other words, Apple’s own website and its own stores have started showing They have selected products for a discount of up to 2,000 yuan (250 euros). iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Apple has not left a single product outside of Chinese subsidies, a movement that meets a very specific need of the company in China: stop collapsed in sales. Why it is important. Until now, Apple had only applied subsidies policy through third parties, in distributors such as JD.com and Tmall. A strategy to boost sales of key products like the iPhone keeping PVP intact in its primary sales channels. That Apple begins to apply offers in its most visible and direct portals attend to a crisis situation in China, with national rivals about to expel it from the Top 5. Why is it not surprising. Apple broke its golden rule at the beginning of 2025lowering the price of the iPhone in 500 yuan less than half a year of its launch. An unusual movement as a symptom of the battle to maintain its market share in a key country for the company. Although his brand philosophy is strong, Apple is willing to go through certain tolls to maintain its competitiveness in China. Their shipments fell 9% year -on -year and It is the only Top 5 that goes back in quota. Between 2023 and 2025, Apple’s sales have fallen in China, going from being the first manufacturer in the country to survive for staying in the top 5. companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi struggle for number one, and rivals such as honor, oppa and living touch 15% who threatens to take Apple from Top Tier. What’s happening. McGee points out in his book “Apple in China” How the iPhone ended up becoming a status symbol in China. Apple did everything possible to adapt to the local ecosystem, and managed know-how (Engineers, own equipment in foreign factories, titanic investment). At the same time, China is a country that has been fighting for its technological independence decades. A struggle that has become even more fierce with the recent tariff tensions imposed by the United States. Huawei has, since its launch, being a pillar for the Chinese technology industry, and in these last two years the country has turned to it. Your sales figures are triggeredand its Alcista Trend For the next months in mobile phones it seems unstoppable. It does not seem enough. The subsidy policy in China allows to apply discounts of up to 15% for products of less than 6,000 yuan (about 720 euros to change) and up to 20% for products of less than 10,000 yuan (1,200 euros to change), something that will allow Apple to boost sales in key products such as iPhone 15 and 16. Despite this, the growth of rivals like Huawei does not seem to have limits, at a time when geopolitical tensions are redoubled national support for the Chinese manufacturer. Image | Glaber 7 In Xataka | China is flooding from devices without a trace of Android. Huawei is the main responsible

The government blames Red Eléctrica. Electric network blames electric. Electricity blames the Government and Red Eléctrica

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Crossing accusations among the actors of the Spanish energy system. The Government of Spain published at the last minute of Tuesday the report that will submit to Brussels on the blackout of April 28, in which it indicates the poor planning of the network operator. Hours later, Red Electrica has submitted its own report, pointing to the bad praxis of electric companies. The electric, on the other hand, deny all responsibility, ensuring that their systems acted correctly to an unstable network, and accusing the opacity authorities. In a corner of the ring, the Government of Spain. The official report of the analysis committee created by the Government is overwhelming: the blackout was the result of a surge chain reaction that the system could not support. Although the 182 pages technical research Distribute responsibility between the planner and the executors (plants that were connected, but did not comply with the criteria set to control the tension), the Ministry for Ecological Transition directs directly to the network operator due to structural weakness. Among entire pages censored to maintain the confidentiality of those involved, the Government report indicates the two critical errors committed by Electricity that day: poor programming and insufficient capacity for dynamic control of tensions. On the one hand, the number of thermal groups scheduled to regulate the tension was lower than that of previous weeks. On the other, the operator did not replace a group in the southern zone that had been out of service the previous afternoon. It was where the waterfall caused the three disconnections They made the system fall like a nipe castle. Following the protocols was the third “mistake” that, without being considered bad praxis, the operator committed. According to the report, Red Eléctrica made three decisions to reduce system oscillations that rose the tension: 1) increase the misery of the network, connecting several 400 kV lines previously disconnected; 2) reduce exports to France and Portugal; and 3) disconnect several reactances, equipment that absorbs reactive energy to lower the tension. The result was the waterfall that triggered the automatic disconnection. In the other corner of the ring, Red Electric. Faced with the conclusions of the Government, Red Electrica has submitted its own report and a closed defense of his performance. Their managers denied any planning error and aimed directly at the electric: “If the third -party centrals had regulated the tension as they should, the blackout had not occurred,” said Concha Sánchez, director of operation of the system, at the press conference on Wednesday. Electric Red defends that its programming was enough. That calculations and technical restrictions were made “whenever all groups comply with the obligations imposed by current regulations.” And that this would have been the right plan if the others had fulfilled their part. Who are the others? The electric. Operator’s analysis determines that disconnections that caused the blackout They should not happen: the plants shot without the tension reaching the ranges required by the regulations. They coincide with the government in which the generation “did not comply with the established obligations” to regulate the tension and “did not absorb the reactive energy” that was obliged to absorb. As a cake, the president of Redeia, Beatriz Corredor, accused the electric Do not facilitate all the required information or to do it without sufficient quality for a technical analysis. On the other side of the quadrilateral, the electric. Large electric companies (Iberdrola, Endesa and EDP) categorically deny any failure in their facilities. Its version is that the protection systems acted “as established by the electrical regulations in the face of a serious situation of network instability.” That the disconnections were automatic and correct to protect the equipment from a network that was already unstable. And that its centrals followed at all times the instructions of the system operator. The electric They also accused the government of “issuing public judgments that only result in the confusion and hinder of the process”, and claimed to Red Electric to share all the technical information transparently. The employer assures that Electric detected tension problems “Before the incident occurs” and communicated them to Red Electric. Problems that, according to the employer’s version, were discarded by the operator. A significant fact is that the report presented on Wednesday by Red Electrica focuses on events after 12:03 of April 28, qualifying the previous facts as “non -relevant.” A statement criticized by analysts, since the government’s own report details “atypical” volatility in tensions throughout the morning and previous weeks. In the words of the electric, the operator cannot act as “judge and part” of the investigation. And in the corner that remains, consumers. Those who We will pay at the light bill The cost of restoring electricity with synchronous generators, later recovering The cheapest renewable energy. Those who are at the mercy of little transparent data to choose who to believe in this war of accusations, whose backdrop is the foreseeable legal battle for compensation. The blackout not only affected Spain, but also Portugal and partially to France, which anticipates millionaire claims, which in turn explains the defensive position of all those involved and the meticulous construction of their respective stories. The great blackout of April 28 was not a simple technical failure. It was the collapse of a system that operated on the edge, evidencing a chain of vulnerabilities That, once the responsibilities were purified, it will have to be corrected. Another put to the point that We will undoubtedly end up noticing In the light invoice. Image | Marvel, Freepik, Xataka In Xataka | After the blackout, a proposal gains strength: dividing Spain into three price areas for light

In the eyes of the DGT, a Seat Ibiza contaminates more than a Lamborghini. The government wants to end it

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The environmental label system It is broken Practically since he was born. The labels Zero, echo, c and b They try to order from least to greater the environmental impact of the different vehicles that circulate in Spain. The problem? It is quite imprecise and leaves both manufacturers and drivers to make certain traps (never loading a PHEV, supercar with small gigantic batteries and engines, etc.). Almost ten years after its implementation, the Government of Spain will make a Tag system review. It does not rule out making deep changes in it and changing the assignment of environmental badges. Why now. Through a transactional amendment of Sumar, ERC, Bildu and BNG, included in the Sustainable Mobility Law, the Government has pledged to make a study and review of the current environmental labeling system. A period of twelve months is given for the Executive to present said study, including the proposal to review the badges. Although they have not transcended details about the modifications, which must still be studied, there are several suspects under the focus. Zero and Eco Tags . Manufacturers have been taking advantage of the necessary requirements to obtain the ECO and zero label. The first protect all vehicles hybrids with more than 40km of electrical autonomy and those vehicles that work with gas (LPG either CNG). The second to all electric and hybrids with electric autonomy of less than 40km. Many of these vehicles They don’t even rechargeand end up always working with fuel. Others directly have ridiculous autonomies in electrical mode and gigantic motors. This is the case of some Manufacturers Supercars such as Lamborghini. Huge engines with unbroken powers and minimal autonomies in electric mode. CO2 criteria. Another of the biggest problems of the distinctive system has to do with real carbon dioxide emissions. It is a criterion that is not measured directly, the system is based on euro regulations (which already reflect emissions) putting the focus on the age of the vehicle and not in how much it really pollutes. How will it be done. The Government will review the environmental label system, use CO2 emissions as an additional criteria, and focus on those polluting vehicles with ECO label. To achieve this, a joint work will be done with the Ministries of Interior, Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Industry and Commerce and Business, among others. Similarly, consultations will be made to the different autonomous communities. The changes will not be retroactive, they will only affect new registration vehicles. This new classification will only be effective in vehicles recently taken from the concessionaire, which are already in circulation will not see their label modified. The chaos with the zbe. The measure will not solve the current chaos with Las Zbe in Spain. In Granada they are mocking her by changing the registerMadrid continues to discuss their impact after The Varapalo of the Superior Court of Justiceand while Spain is still committed to this system a good part of the public transport system It was renewed with diesel fleets. With a maximum period of 12 months, the government faces one of the most complex reviews in the automobile industry. Changes will deeply affect The sale of certain cars in Spainand the criteria for considering that a vehicle is or not polluting are now in the air. Image | DGT In Xataka | Guide to know if your car can circulate through the Zbe of Madrid in 2024: labels, registered and areas

We do not know if your history is yours, from OpenAI or the government

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Everything you write can be used against you. This is what the United States justice raises when trying to force Openai to indefinite all the records of our conversations with Chatgpt. Not only that: they also demand that you keep the chats that we theoretically believed to have eliminated. The situation makes the question inevitable: So all those data, who belongs to? The New York Times vs OpenAi is complicated. The entire current situation derives from the legal process that faces the prestigious newspaper with the artificial intelligence company. Said confrontation It has been in progress for 17 months. Nyt’s initial argument was that Openai had trained his models with NYT contents that he also showed in his responses to users. Now the thing goes further. Don’t even think about the chats. After a recent request from NYT, Judge Ona Wang that takes the case ordered A OpenAI to initiate the indefinite preservation of the records of all potentially relevant contents, including temporary chats and even the text output generated by the API and use paid users. Until that moment the Data retention policy Openai imposed a 30 -day limit to preserve conversations. Then theoretically they were erased without more. Payment walls. Nyt’s fear and other means is that users are using chatgpt to skip payment walls “could be more prone to erase all their searches to cover their footprints,” Openai explained in the judicial process. According to the plaintiffs, evidence that demonstrates it is missing because Openai has only ocmpartido samples of chat records that users had accepted that the company retained. OpenAi appeals. The Official response From OpenAi to NYT data demands it is clear: “We firmly believe that it is an overreach. It endangers your privacy without really contributing to solving the demand. That is why we oppose.” Those responsible for the company explain that they have asked the judge to reconsider the order highlighting that “that indefinite retention of user data violates industry standards and our own policies.” What data are affected by the order. The judge’s demand is very broad, but there are important details that allow to clarify who is not there any: If you use the free chatgpt version, if you use a subscription to Chatgpt Plus, Pro or Team or if you use the OpenAi API without ZDR agreement (Zero Data Retention), you are affected and your chats could be preserved indefinitely. Chatgpt Enterprise or Chatgpt Edu accounts are not affected by this order. API users who have opted for ZDR are not affected by the agreement. What is ZDR. The “ZDR amendment” refers to the data non -retention policy (Zero Data Retention) that guarantees that Prompts are not registered, nor is the models train with our data. This data management is especially Important for business useshence in Chatgpt Enterprise it is activated by default. For the rest of the plans, ZDR is not activated by default and companies and interested people must contact OpenAi to negotiate the terms. There are no published prices for this option, but it is an extra service and as such imposes an additional cost in the use of the OpenAi models API. Without evidence. According to Openai, there is no evidence that they have intentioned data intentionally and everything is speculation. In addition, there is also no evidence that users who violate copyright when using chatgpt to avoid payment walls are more likely to erase their chats. “Openai did not destroy data, and of course did not delete data in response to the events of the dispute. The order (judicial) seems to have assumed incorrectly otherwise.” Sensitive data. The company defends its duty to protect “the data and privacy of its users” and explains that millions of users use chatgpt daily for reasons that go “from the mundane to the deeply personal”. That makes these users sharing sensitive data that not only affect financial or medical information, but also their feelings and private reflections. Ramifications. The impact of that court order is potentially huge. As a user called Kepano stated in X, “if I have understood it correctly, this means that the data retention policies of the applications that use the OpenAi API simply cannot be fulfilled.” That is, if a third company that uses OpenAI models to provide their service promises that your data will be maintained private will not be able to guarantee that promise. The implications for users of all kinds are clear. In Ars Technica They cited the comment of a LinkedIn user suggested that this court order creates “a serious breach of contract for all the companies that use OpenAi.” and also highlighted messages in X of users who claimed that “each and every one of the services of AI” driven by “OpenAi should be worried” about this situation. Who belongs to the data? This court order opens a disturbing debate: who has control of the data we exchange with Chatgpt and, by extension, with any other chatbot. These companies are theoretically responsible for managing these data and eliminating them, but are they yours? Chatgpt and Gemini do use chats to train their default models, although this behavior can be deactivated. Neither Claude nor co -ilot do it, for example. The data in these last two cases are something “more yours.” But they continue to keep them for a variable period that is usually 30 days With this court order, the US states to be able to access that data if you need it, although there must be a judicial investigation behind as the one that is being carried out with The New York Times. And yet, these data are even more valuable as a source of information not only for private companies, but for intelligence agencies and services. And we know How do you spend the nsa. How they act normally. Data retention policies They are similar in all the cases And all Delete Those tickets and exits (chats) after 30 days. These companies also have options for that … Read more

In Japan there were parents by putting their children the name of “Pokémon” or “Doraemon”. The government has said enough

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Japan has a Name, word or expression For almost all those things that we have a whole phrase. You have it to explain the Great demographic challenge of the nation, for the Young phobia To go to school, to explain How tokyo hell grows While the rest sinks, to explain that you can take a nap at work without fear to fire youand you even have it to explain the inexplicable: men who ram To women. Thus, how weren’t they going to have one to explain the fashion of extravagant names to babies? In fact, now they have said enough. Coto to “creativity.” The Japanese government has introduced new norms that limit freedom with which parents They can name to their children, focusing specifically on the pronunciation of Kanji characters allowed in the Civil Registry. This reform seeks to contain the growing wave of attention, the names Kirakiranickname received by striking or extravagant names, which since the 1990s have caused confusion in administrative and sometimes teasing to children. Although the use of Kanji (the Chinese characters adapted to the Japanese) is not prohibited, from now on the parents must Declare phonetic reading of the name and stick to officially recognized pronunciations, with the aim of avoiding unusual or controversial interpretations. Response to linguistic chaos. I think I don’t walk very disabled if I say this problem It is not unpublished from Japanbut there, apparently, the proliferation of these names with unconventional readings has represented a growing problem for schools, hospitals and public services, especially in a society that It depends on digital records standardized. Some parents have brought their eagerness to originality to the extreme, choosing names like Pikachu, Pokémon, Kitty, Naiki (Nike), Pū (Winnie The Pooh), ōjisama (Prince) or even Akuma (Demon), which has generated both social and institutional criticisms. Although these names often employ legal kanjis, their pronunciation was not precedent, which turned their interpretation into a real puzzle. Japanese alphabet Tradition that clashes. The new regulations is also a way to balance the tension between the desire to highlight and the weight of the Japanese tradition, which usually privileges homogeneity and social harmony. In a country where collective values ​​even influence breeding, many parents defended their elections as An act of personal expression in front of a culture of strong conformism. Here are emblematic cases such as the Seiko Hashimoto politicswhich called his children Girishia (Greece) and Torino (Turin) in tribute to games Olympic, cases that illustrate how even public figures have challenged traditional codes, although with consequences of misunderstanding by the environment. Pragmatic adjustment in order. Plus: the law does not intend to eliminate the variety of names, but rather ordering the use of language: of the about 3,000 kanji allowed, many have multiple accepted readings, but certain phonetic combinations They were so extravagant that They were unintelligible. In this way, from now on, parents who opt for unusual pronunciations must justify their choice in writing and, if it is not considered reasonable, they will have to Propose an alternative more understandable. The authorities have indicated that only the most extreme cases will be rejected, which suggests that reasonable regulation is sought, rather than a strict prohibition. An exceptional change. History is still relevant news in the case of Japan. The reform is a rare modification of the kosekithe legal registry of the Japanese family unit, which includes the names and birth dates of the head of the family, his spouse and children. In that sense, the New criteria of pronunciation marks a precedent: it is the first time that not only the written character is regulated, but also your readingas a mechanism to protect the administrative and linguistic integrity of the system. If you want also, in an era more and more digitized, where data coherence becomes essential, Japan, who if not, has chosen to protect your system through the language, channeling personal creativity, but within understandable and functional limits. We feel it deeply, Charmander. You are in danger of extinction. Image | Pexels, PRINTERVAL, Itoldya Test1 In Xataka | Japan’s great demographic challenge is called “Sato-Tizo”: in 2531 all its inhabitants will be called the same In Xataka | Japan is living something unpublished in its most emblematic neighborhoods: the “chinification” of anime and video games

The Government of Spain, according to Techcrunch

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In the world of cyberspiege, there are quite known names: Lazarus In North Korea, APT28 in Russia or APT41 In China. They are groups that, according to cybersecurity reports, operate with state support. Now, a new actor could join that list, and its origin would be especially striking: Spain. His name is Canea group that for years remained in the shadows and that has returned to the radar, According to Techcrunch Based on exemployed testimonies of the Kaspersky security firm. This group It was discovered in 2014 by the Russian company, which baptized him as a mask after finding that term in the malware code. The word, a colloquial expression in Spanish that can be translated as “mask”, ended up nameing a campaign that, according to Kaspersky, stood out for its complexity and amplitude. The group would have deployed an arsenal of tools adapted to different platforms, including Windows, Macos and Linux, as well as indications of versions for Android and iOS, although the latter were not technically confirmed. One of the most sophisticated cyberspage groups discovered by Kaspersky Among the technical capabilities described by Kaspersky They appeared the theft of encrypted documents, SSH keys, VPN configurations, keyboard pulsations records, screenshots and interception of conversations by Skype (now extinct) and network traffic. Their attacks were distributed using mails Spear Phishingthat simulated pages of Spanish media like the country, the world or public. One of the most striking indications that analysts identified was the chain “Cagen1amar”, a deformation of the expression “I shit in the sea”, hides in the malware code. Although Kaspersky never publicly attributed the authorship of the group to any state, several former employees of the company consulted by Techcrunch affirm that, internally, it was concluded that Careto operated under the commission of the Spanish government. “There was no doubt about that, at least not a reasonable (doubtful),” said one of them, while three other researchers supported that same hypothesis. The decision not to make it public would have been related to the internal policy of the company, which imposes strict restrictions on the formal attribution of attacks. One of the starting points of the investigation was an attack on a government institution in Cuba, considered “zero patient”, according to the testimonies collected by Techcrunch. The presence of ETA members on the island at that time –According to information published by El País and mentioned in filtered diplomatic cables– I could have aroused the interest of the operation. The researchers also detected other objectives: there were victims in Brazil, in Morocco and in Gibraltar. Illustration shared by Kaspersky The global scope of the group was reflected in the Kaspersky Technical Report: infections were identified in at least 31 countries, with a total of 380 victims. The most affected were in Latin America, Europe and North Africa. Among the objectives, according to the same report, there were governments, embassies, diplomatic organisms, energy companies, research centers and activists. After the publication of the report in 2014, the mask operators would have dismantled all the discovered infrastructure, deleting activity records and closing control and control servers, an unusual movement that, according to the researchers, evidences a technical capacity of highly trained groups. The name was hidden in the code A decade later, Kaspersky again detected activity linked to mask. In May 2024, the company announced that he had identified New infections in a Latin American organization that had already been attacked by the group at least in 2022 and 2019. There was also a trace of activity in a second victim in central Africa. Georgy Kucherin and Marc Rivero, Kaspersky’s researchers signed by the new report, They assure that Current operations maintain the same degree of sophistication and caution that a decade ago. “His attacks are a masterpiece“Kucherin told Techcrunch, although he also clarified that, from a technical point of view, it is still impossible to confirm which government is really behind the group:” Most likely, it is a state actor, “he said, although he added that at a technical level it is impossible to know. Neither the Spanish Ministry of Defense nor the Cuban government wanted to rule to date, according to Techcrunch. From Xataka, we have contacted both Kaspersky and the Ministry of Interior to collect an official assessment about the possible link with the Careto group. Kaspersky has responded to us that they do not usually comment on information based on anonymous sources, nor attribute the origin of cyber attacks to countries. At the time of publishing this article, the Interior Ministry had not responded. Images | rawpixel.com | Layo Animals | Kaspersky In Xataka | How to change all our passwords according to three cybersecurity experts

The autonomous driving was the great absent in the presentation of the Xiaomi Yu7 and there is a reason: the Chinese government

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May 22 will be a day for the particular story of Xiaomi as a brand. Taking advantage of its fifteenth anniversary, the company celebrated an event in which He made various ads But, above all, he emphasized two new products: an own chip and its second electric car, the Xioami Yu7. The presentation of Second Xiaomi electric car And his first SUV had everything we expected. The force deployment was total. The company confirmed that a year after launching its first car to the market, almost 300,000 vehicles have already put on the street. He was followed by a presentation where there were no single detail to comment. Luxurious details such as several -layer paintings, retractable shooters at the doors (which close themselves), seats designed to rest in them and, of course, an arsenal of comparisons with Tesla, Porsche and Mercedes, whom they point out as great rivals. The other great afternoon star was the Hypervision Hud, a Head-Up Display that crosses all the width of the windshield to project all kinds of information on it, segmenting this in areas and launching the most relevant for each of the passengers. A solution that BMW advanced two years ago but that has not yet put into practice. We had everything in a presentation of the car that spread for almost an hour. Of everything? Almost, almost everything. Because we had a great absent: autonomous driving. No traces of autonomous driving During the presentation of Xiaomi Su7the Chinese company emphasized the autonomous driving capabilities of its vehicles. Showed in a video How the car moved but also how the driver got off the vehicle before entering a parking lot and, autonomously, the car moved through an environment of several plants and parked in a really adjusted space. The commitment to this facet was such that The first time that officially He saw the vehicle in motion was doing it for himself. In recent years, automated driving has been one of the big game boards where the battle for the electric car in China develops. In fact, the company’s rivals have also emphasized it in recent years. Nio has based on its strategy In this area and Byd hit the table recently announcing that His “eye of God” will reach all carsregardless of its price. It was undoubtedly a dart to Tesla who was has worked hard to operate as a vehicle with autonomous driving capabilities. So why was it overlooked at the presentation of the Xiaomi Yu7? During the same, the little that was said about this type of functions is that the car will have A new chipset that will help you better visualize obstacles or pedestrians. And that’s it. The message in relation to security was on the other hand. The company focused on the good results of its chassis and The presentation of a new framework of the cabin, highlighting the materials with which he was made and the pressures he can bear. Why did they spend so much talking about something so technical? Lei Jun presenting the structure of the Xiaomi Yu7 Well, a few weeks ago Three people died aboard an Xiaomi Su7. And there is a suspicion that is floating in the air: they had active the most advanced functions of driving. A fatal accident is something that all brands that want to delve into this market have passed but the Chinese government has given an order: there is no talk of autonomous driving. The companions of Xiaomi world that from The fateful accident There is a generalized concern in the country. So much so that from the government of the country they have launched a new regulation and have given an important notice to the manufacturers, as it has been able to know Reuters. The new regulations will force the possible improvements in the ADAS of driving aid systems to pass an exam. Only after overcoming it can be updated in the cars via Ota. Previously this previous step was not necessary before putting cars up to date. The notice is hard: those who announce autonomous driving functions that cannot be fulfilled may be punished with a fine that will multiply between five and ten times the rate price of the publicized vehicle. This has caused Xiaomi no longer to talk about autonomous driving and assisted driving. Driving aids are a controversial theme in China but also in the West. In fact, in the United States organisms have stressed that terms such as Full self driving and Autopilot of Tesla They point to promises that at this time cannot fulfill. But the company is not the only one indicated, the Drive Pilot Mercedes has also been qualified as such. For now, there are hardly traditional manufacturers that can offer completely autonomous driving systems with open traffic. Level 2 and 2+ systems still require driver’s attention. Even Fordwhich offers a system to travel without hands and without feet also forces this. Mercedes does offer it But in very specific places, with good weather and up to 60 km/h. Photo | Xiaomi In Xataka | “We are close to the turning point”: what Bill Gates thinks about self -employed cars after traveling in an autonomous car

The Chinese government praises the 3 Nm Xiaomi chip as a milestone on the road to self -sufficiency. The problem is that China does not manufacture it

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The Soc Xring O1 is objectively A milestone in the history of Xiaomi. And it is because it opens a par for this Chinese company that until now had remained closed. This chip It has been designed by Xiaomi itselfand the first device we will run into it will be The 15S Pro smartphone which will presumably be presented by this company at the event that will celebrate tomorrow. During the last days this SOC is caughting a lot of attention because the first performance tests that have seen the light reflect that their power will be only slightly lower than that of the Snapdragon 8 Elite of Qualcomm. It sounds very good, but this chip above all has a characteristic that we cannot ignore: it is manufactured using the integration technology of 3 Nm. China considers it a victory, but it is objectively a half victory South China Morning Post (SCMP), which is a Chinese media that belongs to Emporio Alibaba, has confirmed that the central television of China (CCTV) and the newspaper ‘Diario del Pueblo’, both closely linked to the Chinese Communist Party (PCCH), have praised the effort that Xiaomi has made during the development of the Soc Xring O1. In fact, this company has invested approximately 1.9 billion dollars in the tuning of this chip. Xiaomi has invested approximately 1.9 billion dollars in the tuning of this chip According to SCMP This semiconductor marks a milestone in China’s campaign towards technological self -sufficiency amid the export controls of the strictest advanced semiconductors in the United States. But This statement requires many nuances. In fact, it is reasonable to consider it a half truth. As I mentioned a few lines above the competitiveness of the socx xring O1 does not only reside in the design of its microarchitecture; also clearly plays in his favor the fact that he is manufactured in The 3 Nm node of TSMC. This Taiwanese integrated circuit manufacturer, The Major on the Planetcan produce chips for Xiaomi because this last company is not included in the “blacklist” of the US. However, it is evident that the integration technology used to manufacture this SOC does not belong to Xiaomi. It belongs to TSMC. And if the US Department of Commerce decides tomorrow to introduce Xiaomi into its list of vetoed entities will cease to access the Lithographic Vanguard nodes of TSMC. If this semiconductor had been manufactured by SMIC or another Chinese manufacturer of integrated circuits using a 3 Nm lithography the success of Xiaomi, and, as a consequence, of China, would be irrefutable. But for the moment there is no chips manufacturer in the country led by Xi Jinping that has the necessary technology for produce this type of avant -garde semiconductors. China will acquire this capacity in the medium termthere is no doubt about that, but the statement that argues that the soci -soup o1 “marks a milestone in China’s campaign towards technological self -sufficiency” is nothing more than a message from marketing sponsored by Chinese authorities In full confrontation with his American counterpart. Image | Xataka More information | SCMP In Xataka | China is about to have the ability to make 5 Nm chips, although it faces a difficult solution problem

The government has a red button against Airbnb and has activated it in 65,000 floors

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At the doors of summer, with the influx of international travelers in record levels and housing and Tourist massification converted into almost daily debate issues (yesterday motivated A protest In the Canary Islands), the government wanted to launch a resounding notice to the holiday rental platforms. The Ministry of Social Rights and Consumption has just claimed Airbnb to block Around 66,000 ads “illegal” tourist apartments spread throughout Spain. The message is clear: the State has the tools to regulate the offer in the holiday rental market. And has decided to use them. What happened? That the Ministry of Consumer He just remind you to Airbnb that must block almost 66,000 ads of tourist floors offered on its website. To be more prices 65,935 publications that, in the opinion of the technicians of the department of Pablo Bustinduy, can be considered “illegal.” It is not the first time that the Government is aimed at the rental platform to claim that you eliminate those publications, but now it does so with a draft argument in its favor: a favorable sentence of the Superior Court of Justice. Why’s that? As Remember from consumptionover the last months its technicians have sent three resolutions to Airbnb in which they order the platform that eliminates 66,000 ads of floors. Those responsible however share the consumption criteria and have resorted to the order before justice. Now the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid has ruled. And he does so giving him consumption in a resolution that affects a first batch of 5,800 ads of houses distributed by Andalusia, Madrid, Catalonia, Valencian Community, Basque Country and the Balearic Islands. Enough for the government to have launched a statement emphasizing the need for Airbnb to block all the ads that it considers “illegal”, the 65,935, something that has already demanded from the offices of Ireland. Why do you want to block them? Because in the opinion of the Government these publications do not respect the rules that holiday accommodations must comply with if they want to announce. “Specifically, the regulations of the different autonomous communities are violated where consumption has detected these ads. In all cases it is complete housing for tourist use, advertisements of individual rooms appear,” specify From the ministry. To be more precise, consumption considers that they fail three key guidelines. The main one is not to include the license or registration number, an obligation collected in several autonomous regulations and that supposes “the most common infraction” detected by the Ministry. The second is that the ads do not require whether the house is renting a company or particular. Finally, officials have also detected that (at least in some ads) a license is included that does not correspond to that issued by the authorities, the third infraction. What does Airbnb say? Which is willing to battle. In statements collected by The reasonthe platform says that “it will continue to resort all the decisions that affect this case” and accuses consumption of having used an “indiscriminate methodology”, including both “ads that show licenses” and “others that might not need it, as seasonal leases.” “He has also deliberately ignored resolutions of the supreme that make it clear that not all Airbnb ads require registration number.” Is it the first touch of attention? No. The Government (as well as other administrations regional) It has been aware of tourist floors, among other reasons for Tensions which generates in the residential market. One of its most ambitious initiatives is A unique registry of holiday rentals that seek to centralize the management, that all the registered floors have a license and that platforms such as Booking or the Airbnb Velan itself because the homes announced comply with the guidelines set by the Law for Rent. The notice launched by consumption is important for another reason, beyond the possibility of withdrawing almost 66,000 homes from the tourist rental market. It is a new touch of attention that is added to the sanctioning file open to late 2024 to a tourist floors rental platform for breaching advertising or activated regulations Last February. Why is it important? For the debate generated over last years around tourist rental and its impact on the price of housing and for the legal situation in which there are many apartments that are leaving for travelers. Just two months ago The country It echoed of a calculation of consumption that reveals that only 7% of the tourist housing ads offered in Madrid have a license. The Executive crossed the advertising of 16,335 tourist apartments in the city with the information of 1,131 permits in force granted by the City Council. Its conclusion: there are 15,204 homes outside the law. Image | Erwan Hesry (UNSPLASH) In Xataka | “My savings were there”: Spanish cities are already beginning to regulate their tourist floors

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