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Waymo lands in the great litmus test of its cars

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Hello, London! With a simple and straightforward message, Waymo has confirmed that next year it wants to operate its driverless robotaxis in the city of London. For now, the company has to work with the authorities to win their favor if it wants to have full availability next year. It is a litmus test for fully autonomous driving in Europe. What is already known. Although it has been reported in numerous media outlets that Waymo will offer driverless trips next year, the truth is that this is not entirely the case. What Waymo has announced It is their intention to be able to offer this service but first they have to gain the trust of the regulators. For now, the company that was born from a spin-off of Google’s autonomous car will begin to operate with a human behind the wheel in specific spaces within the city. Once you obtain approval from the authorities, you will be able to offer this service to citizens. Why London? Waymo’s choice of London is no coincidence. It is not even the only company that aspires to put fully autonomous cars on the streets in the English city. Uber and Lyft They also have their own plans. If London ends up giving the go-ahead to any of these companies, it will be the first city in Europe to allow this service. The announcements have been coming in cascade since last June It will be confirmed that the United Kingdom aspires to allow these services from the spring of 2026. The British Department of Transport has advanced the deadlines by one year and they hope that in 2027 the services can be active throughout the country. A trial by fire. Although up to three companies have already shown their intention to put their cars on the street, what we will see in London will be the confirmation of whether the technology is mature enough so that cars circulate correctly in European cities. London, like many European cities, did not plan the center of its cities that date back to the Middle Ages. The network of narrow streets, complex intersections, roundabouts and a greater number of pedestrians is a challenge for robotaxis that must be able to process an almost unimaginable number of variables in real time. And the variety of scenarios and dangers that any car faces in the center of European cities has been presented as the main obstacle for companies that intend to put their robotaxis on the streets but also for companies like Tesla that aspire to have its most advanced autonomous driving systems. With leaden feet. Although the United Kingdom has its own plans, the truth is that Europe has been cautious in the field of autonomous driving. At the moment, only Mercedes has permission to circulate without the driver paying attention to what is in front of them. Of course, on previously mapped roads, with good lighting and a maximum of 60 km/h. That is to say, the system is as expensive as it is slow. The other actor that leads the way is Ford. The North American company has permission for its drivers circulate without hands in the United Kingdom and over thousands of kilometers within the European Union. Of course, the roads must be previously mapped and the driver must be able to take control immediately if the situation requires it. Companies, however, have been pressing for some time for Europe to expedite a regulation that never seems to come. The most active has been Tesla, which has published videos showing cars with the Full Self Driving activated to circulate completely autonomously in spaces as complicated as Rome either Paris. The security. The big problem that companies face is security. Waymo claims that its cars are 78% less likely to suffer an accident with injuries than a human. And the website where they announce their intentions in London it is a continuous reference to its security systems. The great obstacle for companies is to convince that this is true because when a vehicle of this type plays a leading role in an accident with fatalities, it generates more distrust than if the vehicle is driven by a human being. It must be taken into account that the autonomous car has to coexist with the decisions of other human beings, so the consequences, in part, of an accident may escape their control. To this we must add that the vehicle must understand without errors what it should do at all times. This can be a significant obstacle when a computer failure occurs, a loss of connection or, simply, a new situation that had never been contemplated. In San Francisco, for example, Cruise cars have been accused of hinder emergency services. What’s at stake? According to the most optimistic perspectives, a business close to 600 billion dollars in less than a decade for driving. autonomous (including the possible services that manufacturers incorporate to their individual clients. It is the great hope for companies that have already burned tens of billions of dollars. Obviously, the business is in a drastic reduction in operational costs which puts human drivers at risk. For now, in Guardian They report that taxi drivers have received the news with skepticism, pointing out that Waymo’s service in the United States is more like a tourist attraction than just another mobility alternative. Photo | Waymo and Joshua Ziss In Xataka | In case the electric car was not enough, Europe is missing another train: that of autonomous cars

Having many children sounds great as a way to preserve the species. Until you start passing genetic mutations

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Men do not have a limit marked by nature in which a ‘stop’ is applied when it comes to having more offspring (such as if women have), although little by little it is becoming more complicated. But even if there is no such limit choosing to become parents at an older ageis not the most recommended due to the great risks it has, as pointed out a published study in Nature magazine recently. Risk age. The idea that the age of the mother It is a crucial factor for the baby’s health is deeply rooted in the collective consciousness and has been seen to Older age is associated with diseases such as Down syndrome. However, science has been accumulating evidence for years that the father’s age also plays a fundamental role. We already knew that about 80% of new genetic mutations (those not inherited from either parent) come from the paternal germline. What we didn’t know was the magnitude of the mechanism that accelerates it. Selfish sperm. The team of researchers from Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdomled by Raheleh Rahbari and Matthew Neville, has put a name and surname to the problem: selfish selection of spermatogonia. In simple terms, this means that certain genetic mutations not only alter a gene, but give a competitive advantage to the stem cells that produce sperm (spermatogonia). These mutated cells replicate faster and more efficiently than their healthy counterparts, so they will predominate ahead of the gametes that are suitable. As a result, as the years go by, the percentage of sperm carrying these “selfish” mutations increases exponentially, not linearly, and this results in a man in his early thirties having 1 sperm in every 50 with a disease-causing mutation. But when you reach the age of 70, this figure shoots up to 1 sperm in every 20. How it has been seen. To reach this conclusion, scientists needed highly precise technology, since right now standard sequencing methods have an error rate that can make it difficult to see a specific mutation. This is where a technique called duplex sequencing (NanoSeq). Its operation is very simple, since instead of reading a single strand of DNA, this method reads both strands of the double helix. If a mutation is detected on both strands in exactly the same place, it is virtually impossible for it to be a machine error. It is a real mutation. Thanks to this precision, they were able to analyze more than 35,000 mutations in the sperm of 81 men between 24 and 75 years old. In this case, the results identified more than 40 key genes where these selfish mutations tend to occur. Most are associated with serious neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism itself or even increasing the probability of suffering from cancer throughout the offspring’s life. Genetic sanctuary. Interestingly, the study revealed a surprising fact when comparing the mutations in the sperm with those in the blood cells of the same men. In the blood, the impact of lifestyle was evident: men who smoked, drank alcohol excessively or were obese had a much higher mutation burden. However, no correlation with these factors was found in sperm. The mutations accumulated at a rate eight times slower and seemed immune to the individual’s habits. This suggests that the testicles function as a biological “sanctuary,” a protected niche that the body strives to keep safe from harmful environmental factors. Family planning. Logically, when making the decision to reproduce this changes many things, since to avoid this accumulation of mutations it would be interesting to do it the younger the better. Both in the case of men and women. But the reality we have in our society is that family conciliation has not yet been achieved, and this means that becoming mothers and fathers has to be delayed. In this way, the study points to the possibility of including sperm freezing at an earlier age if considering having children or considering genetic screening techniques for elderly parents. Although all this has a cost behind it. In Xataka | Someone thinks they know why fertility is plummeting around the world: men and women are doing “better” separately

The last great finding only confirms how little we know about it

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The moon always shows us the same facea family face full of dark “seas” of basalt. But what about his hidden face? For decades, we have known what is radically different: More mountainous, with a thicker and firing cortex of craters, but with much less volcanic activity. This enigma, of having a moon with two faces, has been one of the great mysteries of astronomy. Now We are getting to know More details of its composition. As. The key lies in the first rock samples brought from the hidden face of our satellite by Chinese mission chang’e-6 that has given us the key to continue investigating in this line. That is why a research team from the University of Peking and College London University He has discovered that the interior of the hidden face of the moon is significantly colder than that of the visible face. And this temperature difference is key to everything. The analysis. When starting to study the fragments extracted from the Aitken basinscientists have confirmed the first of all the age of the stones. Specifically, they have seen that these rocks were formed from Lava about 2.8 billion years ago. But the real surprise came to see the chemical “thermometer” of its minerals. The results, published in the prestigious magazine Nature GeoscienceThey show that this lava was formed at a temperature of about 1,100 ° C. That said, it may not seem much, but it is approximately 100 ° C longer than the lavas that gave rise to the seas of the visible face, according to the samples brought by the missions Apollo and Chang’e-5. “The visible face and hidden face of the moon are very different on the surface and, potentially, inside. It is one of the great mysteries of the Moon. We call it the two -sided moon,” explains Professor Yang Li, co -author of the study. Testing. Faced with evidence like this, the only thing that can be done is to be sure of what is being said, and for this the scientific team arrived a second method of analysis. In this case, the satellite remote sensing data of the Chang’e-6 landing zone with a similar age region on the visible face were compared. The result was consistent: the potential temperature of the mantle of the hidden face was about 70 ° C lower. In this way, there was no doubt: the interior of the hidden face was colder. Because. The answer seems in this case a “cocktail” of chemical elements that has been called from Kreep. This acrononic groups Potassium (K), Phosphorus (P) and Rare Earth (REE), which in turn is also accompanied by radioactive elements such as uranium and thorium. The key to all this, which is the elements act as an internal “thermal blanket.” As they disintegrate radioactively, they generate heat, maintaining the hottest mantle for longer and favoring volcanic activity. But the truly interesting thing is that the Kreep distribution is not uniform, but is almost everything concentrated in the visible face of the satellite. This is something that Chang’e-6 samples confirm Retrieved: the basalts of the hidden face have a less or insignificant Kreep component ‘. Without that extra heat source, its mantle cooled faster, the bark became thicker and, therefore, volcanism was much more scarce. The final mystery. This matter does not stay here, since more questions are raised in this regard, such as why all the Kreep material ended in the visible face? This question is not answered by this study, but confirms the real thermal asymmetry of the moon, giving more weight to several fascinating theories. Among them is one of the most accepted hypotheses that points to the gigantic impact that formed the Aitken basin in the hidden face (the largest crater of the solar system). In this case we talk about being so violent, the impact pushed the magma rich in Kreep to the opposite side, the visible face. Another theory suggests that the Earth initially had two moons. The smallest ended up slowly colliding with the largest, forming the thickest bark of the hidden face and explaining the composition difference that has now been demonstrated. But in the end we are talking about hypotheses that must still be confirmed in subsequent studies. Images | POT Chuttersnap In Xataka | Australia has decided to make a contribution to the lunar race in the most Australian way possible: with a giant spider

We believed that the J-20 was Beijing’s great furtive jewel. The new images of the J-50 show that there was something else in development

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“We will strive to achieve the fundamental modernization of national defense and the Armed Forces by 2035, and to make the popular army a World Class Force in all aspects for the middle of this century. ”With these words, Xi Jinping drew in 2017 A military horizon that then sounded ambitious. It could have been in rhetoric, in a gesture designed to dazzle. But in this China the plans are rarely artifice fires: they become state projects, with short and medium term goals conceded into strategies that look forward to decades. And the truth is that a good part of those goals have already begun to materialize. China is not characterized by hurry, although it advances with a speed that surprises. In 2003 he put his first Taikonauta in orbit when the United States and Russia (with the Soviet inheritance in between) accumulated half a century of experience in the space race. Two decades later, Beijing has raised its own orbital infrastructure and a program that does not give brake signals. The same happens on the mainland. In the early 2000s there were no high -speed trains in the country. Today it manages the most extensive network on the planetan example of accelerated transformation. And in defense, which is the focus of this analysis, the jump is equally forceful: Shipyards capable of throwing large -scale ships, aircraft carriers with electromagnetic catapults and last generation combat fighters. J-50, from rumor to the images As Twz collectsthe most clear images have appeared so far from a heavy poacher attributed to Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. In the public conversation it is identified as J-XDs and, unofficially, such as J-50. The material is not verified, but fits with less clear previous shots and does not show obvious indications of manipulation. We see a design without a tail that analysts framed in the next combat generation. J-50 The plane dispenses with tail surfaces, presents tilting pales that appear deflecting down and mounts 2D nozzles with vector thrust and folded bordering. The nose is long, of diamond geometry. Air shots are trapezoidal and adopt a DSI scheme. Under the nose a fairing appears for the electro-optical system and the cabin is a car. Today we do not know if the photographed is a technological demonstrator or a configuration closer to production. There are also no confirmed data on definitive sensor packagepropulsion or calendar. As a context, in parallel there have been advances of the J-20s Biplaza and the J-35 Naval. The focus, in any case, is in this design without a tail that suggests a parallel development to that of J-20. J-20s The photographs provide form, but leave unanswered key issues. It is unknown which propeller equips the plane, what will be its sensor configuration, what communications or electronic warfare systems and what arsenal is planned for him. In any case, EJ-50 becomes the clearest sample that Beijing is willing to experiment with radical concepts in military aviation. A design without a tail, with mobile wounds and vector nozzles, involves entering a land that few have dared to explore. The unknown is how much of what we see corresponds to an isolated prototype and how much is part of a long -distance program. What seems out of doubt is that China wants to position yourself at the forefront of the next generation of poachers. Images | RUPPRECHTDEINO In Xataka | The US has a message for those who turned their backs on F-35: now it will fly alone with its own drone army

EA is about to be bought for 50,000 million dollars. Its buyer is the new great cover of the industry

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Electronic Arts is about to change hands in exchange for 50,000 million dollars (approximately 42,731 million euros to change). If the agreement is confirmed, the company behind exits such as FIFA or the Sims would star One of the greatest acquisitions in history of the sector, with a blow of effect that would transcend beyond video games. On the other side of the table and with the open portfolio, an investment group led by the Capital Manager Silver Lake Partners, which by the way too You have interest in buying the Tiktok part which operates in the United States, and the sovereign background of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia already has a part of the industry. Now he wants to lead her Of the rumor, which sounds strongly in the last hours, The Street Journal is echoed. With a market capitalization figure of EA is 48,000 million dollars, so the purchase offer is slightly above. After the publication of the rumor, the consequences have not been expected: EA shares have risen 15% and they already mark historical maximums. The operation would be quite advanced according to the medium and became official through an announcement in early October. So everything It seems imminent. The size of the movement is not so much the impressive figure itself, but The specific electronic arts weight within the industry of the video game. Thus Botepronto, EA is an institution in the sports genre. Thus, it has franchises such as EA Sports FC, Madden either NHL And he does not stay there, since he also has such iconic titles as THE SIMS, Battlefield either Need for Speed. This megaadquisition remembers, saving distances, to the purchase of Blizzard Activision by Xbox for 68.7 billion dollars. Of course, in that case there was a long process of procedures and look at a possible Microsoft monopoly. In this case and to materialize the agreement, Saudi Arabia would become one of the protagonists of the industry. Battlefield 6 In this sense, The country of East half would control brands and sagas of reference that report to the company millions of income each year and that are also played by millions of people. On the other hand, it would be necessary to see how the studies associated with the different projects, their competitors and also how the cultural influence of the Arab country would react. The one of Saudi Arabia with the video game industry is not a surprise: After years investing in signatures such as Nintendo either Capcom with the aim of diversifying its economy. Of course, one thing is not to put the eggs in the same basket and another to lead a market that moves more money than cinema and music together. We are waiting for upcoming movements and/ or the official announcement. In Xataka | Thus the switch 2 behaves after a month of use: the Nintendo console surprises more for what it maintains that for what it changes In Xataka | I’ve been without touching a football video game for 20 years. I have tried the ‘EA Sports FC 25’ and this has been my experience Cover | Photo of Maxim Abramov in Unspash and EA Sports

The reactive the great debate on universal basic income. And the question is whether it is feasible to create it: Crossover 1×23

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One hears about Universal basic rent and inevitably thinks that It’s money that gives you free. The idea goes far beyond that, but one thing is true: with the rise of AI and the potential revolution of robotics, the debate about this option is more rising than ever. And precisely this 1×23 crossover is dedicated to talking about universal basic income, its origins and what it means. And to do so are Jaume Lahoz and Carlos Santa Engracia, presenters of Crossover, and a server, Javier Pastor, to dissect the theme. The truth is that we are increasingly facing a future in which AI and automation can help Create ultraproductive companies. In that scenario it is likely that the impact for employment and society will be enormous, and that is where a Universal basic rent You can raise a solution to that “mass and forced unemployment.” In the episode we talk in addition to the Pilot experiments That there has been in various countries, and also how Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is especially interested in this area through its controversial Worldcoin project. Like everything, in the idea that projects universal basic income there are clear advantages and of course also risks. Will we become a society Like the one painted ‘wall-e’? ¿We will all gorditos And without moving from a chair that levita and takes us everywhere? Phew. On YouTube | Crossover

Tether is the great cover of the world of crypts. Aspires to value 500,000 million for doing something simplistic: save foreign money

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Tether Holdings SA is the company responsible for issuing and controlling the most important stablcoin in the world – also called “Tether” (USDT) -. And those responsible are in negotiations with investors for lift up to 20,000 million dollars. If that round becomes effective, Tether would become a company with an assessment of 500,000 million dollars, and the question is obvious: how can a company be worth so much that nobody has heard? What is Tether (USDT). Launched in 2014, Tether is a cryptocurrency With its own block chain. It is designed to facilitate the use of Fiat currencies (such as the dollar or the euro) digital. Tether is specifically A stablecoina cryptocurrency whose value is strongly linked to the US dollar, which makes its volatility virtually nil. One would think that it is much more interesting to operate with Bitcoins or Ethereum, but care: Tether is a giant for a much simpler reason than it seems. As big as Netflix. If this investment round is confirmed, Tether would be at the level of companies such as Netflix, the 18th company for market capitalization According to Companies Market Cap. Unlike other technological companies focused on future innovation, Tether is a company whose business model is strongly tied to current cash flow. Sources close to negotiations talk that this investment round could be “significantly lower”, so the estimated assessment could be much lower. Interest gains. This is Tether’s main source of income. For each USDT token, the company keeps an equivalent amount in reservations, and does so largely in assets that generate interest, such as US Treasury Bonds. Its current market value is 173,000 million dollars, and thanks to that you can invest those huge reserves and obtain mass profits. In fact Tether is currently one of the great debt holders of the United States government. Extraordinary benefit margin. The CEO of Tether, Paolo Ardoino, He has affirmed Recently the company has a 99%benefit margin. That means that their COESTE operations are incredibly low compared to their income. Tether Holdings Sa is an efficient money to make money. The reference stable. Its success is also based on having become the most popular stablcoin in the cryptodivsis market. Thus, while the current market assessment of Tether S of 173,000 million dollars, the following stablecoin in relevance is USDC, with an assessment of 74,000 million, less than half. But. Although the company has a privileged position and an apparently promising future, Tether He had problems in the past that also threaten their projection. Thus, in 2021 He had to pay A fine of 41 million dollars for a lawsuit for misrepresenting its reserves. The company has also been criticized for the opacity of its reserves: although it publishes quarterly reports, these are not audited by any of the Big Four (such as PWC or Deloitte), but by less recognized signatures. Regulation. The true Damocles sword for Tether is the regulatory tensions. That has left her out of the US market for years, but the company has moved a card hiring a former White House official and it seems that there is now a clear and favorable approach Bajo Trump. However, the US continues Approve laws that will force Tether to restructure its model to access that market. In Xataka | In 2011 a group of investors bought 80,000 bitcoins. They have been sold by 17,000,000% more expensive

The first flight will be in 2026 and points to its next great plane

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A wing that changes in full flight and a manufacturer who wants to reimagine the aviation of short and medium radio. Airbus prepares to test in real conditions a concept that has been maturing time in its research programs. It is not a laboratory exercise: the company has marked 2026 As a date for the first take -off of its demonstrator, an aircraft that will serve to explore if this technology can be transferred to the single corridor aircraft. The challenge is ambitious: lay the foundations of what will be the great heir of the A320. For the manufacturer, the X-Wing is a piece within a much larger technological puzzle. The company works In disruptive engines, recyclable materials and smart platforms, and needs to decide which combinations offer more advantages. The wing capable of modifying its form is emerging as the ideal candidate to demonstrate savings in consumption and improvements in flight behavior. More than an isolated prototype, it is a test bank conceived to contrast theoretical models with data obtained in real operations. A flying laboratory to test the wing that is transformed into the air The aeronautical builder decided to transform a citation VII into a flying laboratory. The aircraft, usually used in executive aviation, received a large -scale compound that mimics, on a reduced scale, that of a future commercial plane. To join both elements, specific transition boxes were designed, which in addition to guaranteeing structural resistance provides space for fuel and the landing system. This solution allowed to overcome the limitations of a fuselage not manufactured by Airbus and let off The demonstrator. The demonstrator’s key is how the wing adapts to flight conditions. To prevent greater size from implying more weight, engineers incorporated a semi -eelastic hinge in the tips, capable of freeing themselves in situations of intense turbulence and thus reduce structural loads. At the same time, the back of the wing includes three flaps with small tabulators that can move independently and quickly. With this combination, the profile of the wing changes, optimizing support and reducing drag in each flight phase. The European company wanted the demonstrator to reflect the philosophy of its line aircraft and replaced the conventional system of controls for a Fly-By-Wire complete. All surfaces, from ailerons to rear stabilizers, are governed by electric actuators linked to control computers. The device will be handled remotely from land, without the need for crew on board, which opens margin for more demanding tests. Before flying, the X-Wing must overcome a battery of tests on land. The European manufacturer plans structural vibration tests and alar load during this year, steps necessary to validate the design. Airbus has asked the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) for the flight permit, which will allow to operate from Cazauxf, south of Bordeaux. The calendar provides shooting on the second quarter of 2026 and a first takeoff in the middle of the year, with expected flights over the Vizcaya Gulf. Prototype in a Cessna Citation VII Beyond the Ala, the Airbus roadmap includes New Generation Energy Systems and Energy Systems. Among them stands out the Open Fan, developed with CFM, which seeks an efficiency improvement of two digits and will be validated in flight with an A380 before the end of the decade. The aeronautical builder also bets on expanding the use of fuels sustainable up to 100% and for introducing hybrid architectures. The latter will use electricity in on -board tasks and further reduce the emissions of each journey. Innovation is not limited to the wing or engine: It also reaches materials. Airbus is testing advanced thermoplastic compounds that promise to lighten the structure and, at the same time, make it more sustainable. In the face of current compounds, these can be recycled more easily and allow more agile manufacturing cycles. The MFFD project has served as a test bank, showing that it is possible to reduce weight without increasing costs. The Filton plant, in the United Kingdom, has become one of the nerve centers of this transformation. The future plane will not be built only with more efficient wings or different motors, it will also depend on a common digital system that provides new capacities. The European company works on connected platforms capable DE Update in real timeintegrate applications and anticipate faults with predictive maintenance. Automation also will have a growing role in assistance to the pilot and in land operations. The X-Wing is, in this sense, an initial piece of a greater puzzle: demonstrate which technologies are mature and which ones should wait before making the commercial leap. Images | Airbus In Xataka | Airlines have invested millions in entertainment. Passengers use it to see an plane icon slowly moving

We knew that coffee was good for health, but now we have discovered that it is a great ally of our microbiota

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For years, coffee has not been too well considered. It depends on the place and the historical momentbut the culprit was not so much coffee itself … as caffeine. Although the evidence has managed to deny them, there is still A lot of myths about caffeine and its effects. But something that is also making clear research is beneficial effect of coffee on the body. It depends on the type of tan, of course. And one of the studies More recent links coffee with the intestinal microbiota. Directly, it favors the Bacteria growth in our body. And it is something that fulfills a vital function. The community Microbial of coffee. As we say, different studies on coffee allow you to have discovered your beneficial effects on cardiovascular diseasesthe diabetes or your Effect on the kidneys. In parallel, a relationship between coffee intake had been observed with the increase of certain intestinal bacteria, but the studies were on a small scale. Now, in Nature Microbiology he has Posted a study in which the genomic sequence of the intestinal microorganisms of more than 22,000 people in the United Kingdom and the United States was investigated. They have discovered that coffee drinkers had a different microbiota, with intestinal bacteria such as Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus Eight times more abundant in the microbiota of coffee drinkers than in those who do not ingest this food. And what does that imply. It is not limited to that bacteria, since increases in irmicutes, actinobacteria, actinobacteria were also observed, PREVETELLA, Faecalibacterium and Bifidobacterium, All of them linked to beneficial metabolic effects, such as greater production of short chain fatty acids. What this means is that, thanks to its polyphenols and the soluble fiber it contains, coffee produces some Prebiotic effects that have a direct influence on beneficial bacterial growth. Before I said that it is something that fulfills a vital function, and in this case it is not an exaggeration. Intestinal microbiome bacteria They fulfill functions such as facilitating digestion, strengthening the immune system, regulating inflammation or protecting against pathogens and diseases. Very direct effects of this includes the production of vitamins and enzymes that are not obtained from food, facilitating Digestion of compounds as fiber and starch or Immune system regulation to distinguish between harmful and benign organisms. Four cups. Tim Spector is one of the experts who has supervised the article and, as my colleagues from Straight to the palatethe amount of optimal coffee would be between two and four cups a day. It all depends on the organism of each one and tolerance, but something interesting is that we not only obtain those benefits for the microbiota, but also a a large amount of fiber. Specifically, 1.5 grams of fiber for each cup of Filtrated coffee (There are many ways to prepare it, but filtered or infused is one of those that allows to extract more nutrients), and it is an amount similar to what would be obtained when eating a tangerine And the caffeine, what. And this of the tolerance that each one has to coffee is important because there is a “Limit” in the amount of caffeine That we can take up to be in the healthy segment, but it depends a lot on each person. The good thing is that these positive effects on microbiota have been reported both in the ‘normal’ coffee and in the decaffeinated. If milk is addedIn addition, the amount of polyphenols may slightly decrease, but the balance is still positive. What should not be added is sugarsince there we would be doing more bad than good. But if decaffeinated coffee is consumed, you should have an eye on how the process has been performed. Not all decaffeinated coffees are the same because there are several ways to eliminate (which is not completely eliminated, but is considerably reduced) caffeine, and Not all are equally healthy. To the point that some methods They are under the radar of organizations such as the US FDA. Image | Justin Bhalla In Xataka | There are more and more studies that link coffee with living more. And it is very easy to put the leg when preparing that ‘philosopher’ coffee

‘Borderlands 4’ has been the great launch of September. Also an example of what is wrong in the current video game

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The last quarter of the year is not just a IMPORTANT MOMENT IN TECHNOLOGY: In the video game market, it also represents a crucial moment. Titles like ‘Ghost of Yotei‘ either ‘Metroid 4‘They will come out over the next few months, but the one that has just arrived is one of the bombings of the last layers of 2025:’ Borderlands 4 ‘. The analysis reflects that it is a hilarious gamebut also something that players are not missing: it is the example of what is wrong in the current megap production industry. And in this story the director of the game is being considered as the villain when we should look beyond: to technology and optimization. We are going to review. The situation. ‘Borderlands 4’ was launched last week and the reception by the players was good. It is a continuous, really fun title that, in addition, looks spectacular thanks to the artistic style so characteristic and that the engine Unreal Engine 5 (Stay with this name) Allows you to offer. The Steam review system is quite broken, but it is a thermometer of both the quality of the players and, at first, the reactions were mostly positive. All that has changed to ‘varied’, which implies that there is more bad than good. The problem is not the game itself: even those who put a bad review admit that it is a ‘borderlands’ and is hilarious. Here the problem is optimization of the game, especially on PC. Players complain that specs Minimum and recommended offered by developers -Gearbox- do not add up to the experience they are having with teams that reach those specifications or that exceed them. A negative A positive, but also talking about performance Randy Pitchford. It is the name of the director of Gearbox and one of the heads after the success of ‘Borderlands’. Also One of the most controversial characters of the industry due both to your actions as to his most recent statements about the price of video games with that “True fans will find a way to pay them”. It is a guy who does not usually go unnoticed and that uses his social networks to ‘chop’ with any user, and with the wave of criticism of his game, he has not lost the opportunity to get into a couple of gardens. There are countless encounters these days between Randy and users and the problem is that he is doing it from Twitter X. This direct communication between managers and public is a fixed double weapon because it gives the sensation of closeness, but for somewhat large companies have communication teams: so that what is happening does not happen. If we take a look at some Steam reviews, many are reflecting the discontent with the game for those words of Randy. Among the messages of the manager, have Those who encourage a refund to ask if you do not agree with the performance (something that, after two hours plays cannot be done), to “accept the reality of the relationship between the hardware of your PC and the software they want to reproduce”, “”program your own engine and we will be your customers ”and another Comments series that a good part of the community has been taken as a “Randy is calling us poor to those who do not have a RTX 5090” The reaction. And what, unfortunately, happens so much in the world of video games: people who pass from the line. A sample is the following message that Pitchford himself shared In X after receiving it by mail: “You are a damn idiot. If you think that the” Premium “games exist or that there are” premium “players, you are a damn delayed. You are the closest that a white man can become a ‘n -r’ -a racial insult, basically. This type of messages, more own ‘Gamergaters’ than from someone civilized, is a sad reality in certain forums and Randy himself commented that he had “caused harm.” And there are already developers who have shown support to the CEO of Gearbox for the situation. Another one with Unreal Engine 5. Seen all this context, we go with what directly affects the game: the engine on which it is developed. When Unreal Engine 5 was presented, the latest version of the Epic Games engine, We all stay with our mouths open. The demo in PS5 It was impressive and promised a lot. The problem is when the games began to arrive. That a game uses Unreal Engine 5 usually involves bulky requirements to make it work, mediocre yields –even in consoles– In many cases and a series of failures that prevent players from enjoying it as a launch as they should. And it is a problem because the engine greatly facilitates the development of video games, so he is tempting for studies, but there are already those who, when he sees the EU5 logo, starts to tremble for how the title will work on his machine. Balls out. It has passed with more recent examples, such as’Metal Gear Solid Delta‘, or the remake of’The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion‘, and Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, He swept home A few weeks ago, stating that the engine is good, but that studies should start with optimization tasks at an earlier phase of development, and not crossing the task just at the end. The big background problem. As much as it is, and Returning to ‘Borderlands 4’, it is evident that there is a problem. Digital Foundry is an expert medium in the technical analysis of video games, the performance being one of the parameters that measure. From the middle they affirm that there are decisions that do not understand, such as limiting cinematics in real time to 30 fps, the overload that seems to occur when there are many enemies on the screen, the ‘level of detail’, or Lod ‘so aggressive or the pop-in that occurs walking around the world. And that on the … Read more

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