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Bugatti has manufactured its latest W16

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four years ago, Bugatti announced the end of its most iconic engine. The mythical and beastly W16 was coming to an end. He did it with a last dance to match. During the last four years, the company has released 99 units of the Bugatti Mistral. Now, the last unit has left its factory. The last Bugatti Mistral. The last Bugatti Mistral has left the doors of the company’s artisanal factory in Molsheim (France). A Blanc Éternel unit, inspired by the porcelain from Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur in Berlin. The supercar, as pointed out in Autonomyadds numerous details in honor of Ettore Bugatti, founder of the company, but has the customization expected in a car of this type. They explain in the middle that, for example, the classic elephant head on the gear shift knob has been replaced by a falcon head that represents the Middle East, where this last unit has ended up. The last of its kind. “The last of his kind.” So reads the tribute plaque found inside and on the spoiler of this latest Bugatti Mistral. This refers, of course, to the last dance of the W16 engine that dies with this supercar. The Bugatti Mistral will go down in history for being the last model to mount an unparalleled engine but also because its production has been limited to 99 units. (sold in one day) that They have been customized from scratch by each owner. Thus, each unit can increase its value, costing some of them more than five million euros. The supercar is the latest evolution of a series that began with the Veyron, which has continued with the Chiron and which has the last of its kind in the Mistral. A beast that has 1,600 HP and 1,600 nm of torque under its body. And a top speed that exceeds 400 km/h. The W16. With the latest Mistral the W16 is also lost. This engine is considered one of the jewels of automotive engineering. Its configuration comes from “gluing together” two V18 engines. The result is the 16 cylinders that they mount. A figure to which we must add its 8.0 liters of displacement and four turbos with which first appeared on the Veyron just over 20 years ago. Then the engine delivered 1,001 HP of power but this has skyrocketed to the 1,600 HP found in the brand’s latest supercars. The W16 is made up of 3,712 parts that add up to 400 kg. To achieve this reduced weight in such a monstrous engine, Bugatti produces its engines with large amounts of carbon and titanium, as light as they are resistant to high temperatures. The idea of ​​developing this engine came from Ferdinand Piëch, engineer and grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who resurrected Bugatti with the clear idea that it should represent the best and most exclusive in the world of motors. And, furthermore, he used the company to take cold revenge born in Le Mans in the late 80s. And now? Now, the future for the company lies in the hybrid. When the company presented the Bugatti Tourbillon, it did so by anticipating what would come in the future: plug-in hybridization. And the supercar, limited to 250 units and starting from four million eurosis a 1,800 HP plug-in hybrid with which, who knows, if one day they will be able to break the barrier of 500 km/h top speed. Yes, Bugatti’s proposal is to electrify the car to continue increasing the power of its machines. But it does it with a naturally aspirated V16 engine that no one else has. To this it adds three electric motors that also drive the wheels. The customer-facing concept is very similar to the W16: yes, it’s hybrid, but no one else has it. And, as our colleagues from MotorpassionMate Rimac, CEO of Bugatti, is clear: “if it is affordable, it would not be a Bugatti.” An uncertain future. It remains to be seen now what will become of Bugatti. A few months ago, the company was completely separated from the Volkswagen Groupwhich owned part of the property through shares in the name of Porsche. Mate Rimac has finally managed to completely control the company. Bugatti was one of the crown jewels of the group but it was also a whim. With the less personalized units, Volkswagen was losing more than four million euros. Now he is Mate Rimac, creator of the electric supercar company that bears his name, who is at the forefront of this new era of the company. Rimac was, in fact, the first to show a Tourbillon outside the factory. And he did it on a huge carpet of snow. It remains to be seen how Rimac manages to make profitable the investments and development that must be done for a car that is manufactured by hand and that, at least for the moment, will not jump to the electric car. The why, Mate Rimac himself can tell you. Photo | Bugatti In Xataka | Bugatti is taking its custom packages to extreme places: 230,000 euros for eight exhaust pipes

We’ve been hearing for years that adults don’t have to drink milk. The latest studies say the opposite.

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For decades, milk was the undisputed pillar of any healthy breakfast. However, in recent years we have witnessed a real demonization of dairy products and we have heard practically everything, from being “unnatural” for adults, to being the culprit of increased cholesterol or even the risk of cancer. But we are faced with several myths that are important to deny. We are designed for it. One of the most repeated arguments is that we are the only mammal that consumes milk in its adult stage. The experts they explain that, although a part of the world’s population loses the ability to digest lactose after childhood, many others maintain this enzyme active throughout life thanks to a genetic adaptation. Therefore, there is no basis to recommend that all adults stop drinking milk because of this enzyme. Here science is quite clear, since a population study made in Galicia with 850 people showed that, although the alteration of lactose metabolism affects 38% of individuals, when normal physiological quantities are consumed such as a simple glass of milk or yogurt, symptomatic intolerance plummets to 2% for milk and 8% for yogurt. Mortality. Another of the most widespread myths is precisely that dairy consumption in adults increases the risk of mortality and cardiovascular diseases, but science says the opposite. Here, one monumental umbrella review of 2021 pointed out that the evidence does not support that milk is harmful and in fact, in most scenarios its impact is neutral, and in several it is clearly favorable. But if we want to sharpen our aim, a 2026 dose-response meta-analysis, based on 29 cohorts and more than 1.6 million participants, has drawn the exact curve of how dairy interacts with our life expectancy. The researchers found a “U”-shaped association, seeing that the optimal point of consumption is located between 250 and 300 grams a day. Cancer. The alleged relationship between dairy products and cancer is another of the great battlehorses on the internet. However, the most recent reviews they point in another direction, since it has been seen that dairy consumption reduces the risk of suffering from colorectal, bladder, liver, oral cavity and even ovarian and breast cancer. The calcium dilemma. With the rise of plant-based diets, it is common to hear that “spinach or oat drinks have as much or more calcium than milk.” This is where a crucial scientific concept that the nutrition label doesn’t cover comes in, which is bioavailability and the food matrix. We see this in a study published in 2024 that measured exactly how much calcium our body actually assimilates, and was seen that with the consumption of dairy products there was a bioaccessibility of between 19 and 34%, while the vegetable alternatives were 5 and 20%. And this is explained because the joint presence of lactose and casein peptides in milk acts as a “vehicle” that favors the absorption of calcium in our intestine. But in addition, many vegetables rich in calcium are loaded with phytates and oxalates, compounds that “sequester” calcium and prevent us from absorbing it. Your proteins. From a protein point of view, dairy products play in a higher league. If we use the DIAAS index, dairy proteins get scores higher than 1and this means that they provide an excellent amount of highly digestible essential amino acids, far surpassing most plant proteins. Images | Pixabay In Xataka | One in every ten liters of “milk” sold in Spain does not come from any animal: the unstoppable (and silent) growth of vegetable drinks

We have been believing for decades that the Great Pyramid was built at one time. The latest analysis places it more than 20,000 years earlier

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(Fortunately) the world is full of monuments as ancient as they are impressive, but few, very few, are comparable to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Almost 140 meters high, thousands of years old and an immortal testimony to the power of Ancient Egypt. It has such magnetism that every year they visit it millions of people arrivals from all over the world. But… What if we have been wrong about its origins for decades? What if instead of becoming 2,500 BCas we have always believed, rose up ago more than 20,000 years? What if Pharaoh Cheops was not its true promoter, but simply renewed it? All those questions have been left by launching a new (and controversial) study. What has happened? That Egyptology has just been shaken by unusual news in modern archaeology: a study that has turned upside down the dating (and origins) of the Great Pyramid of Gizaone of the most iconic monuments not only in Egypt or Africa but on the entire planet. Until now, experts agreed that the monument was built in the time of Khufu, around 2589-2566 BCbecoming one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the tallest structure in the world for 3,800 years. For Alberto Doninian Italian engineer from the University of Bologna, that estimate falls short. Very short. In fact, he has published a study in which he traces the origins of the pyramid back to more than 20,000 years. What dates do you handle? After analyzing several points of the pyramid, Donini has come to the conclusion that the reference date to talk about its origins should be another: 22941 BC That is, their calculations indicate that the structure is around 24,900 years old. Before continuing, it is important to clarify one detail: its analysis does not seek to set specific dates, but rather to establish a time frame for the construction of the monument. What does that mean? That, in reality, what Donini has done is calculate that there are 68.2% probability that the period of construction of the pyramid is framed in a window that extends between 38,903 and 10,979 years ago. The calculation of 24,941 years would therefore be a simple arithmetic mean that serves as a reference. If instead of talking about antiquity we talk about calendars, this means that, according to the estimates of the Italian engineer, the most famous structure in Giza was probably built between 36878 and 8954 BC What is it based on? Donini’s work is not controversial only because of its conclusions. It is also because of its methodology, the calculation system it has used. Its main tool is Relative Erosion Method (REM), a formula that dispenses with documentary sources to be based fundamentally on what the rocks say. Literally. What the REM does is analyze the erosion of the pyramid blocks to, based on their level of wear, date them. Said like this, it sounds simple, but what the engineer has done is somewhat more complex: he selected 12 different points spread across the base of the Great Pyramid and then compared their different levels of erosion, looking at aspects such as the holes and cavities opened in the rock by rain or the roots of plants and the natural wear and tear caused by wind, sand and the constant passage of people. And has that been of any use? Yes. The analysis has yielded a disparate range of dates. At one of those twelve points, the REM suggested an estimated age of 5,708 years. In others the estimate was 17,955, 30,375 or even more than 50,000 years. It may sound strange considering that we are talking about a single monument and it is logical to think that all its blocks have been there for the same amount of time, but many factors influence erosion: from the position of each stone, which determines its exposure to wind and rain, to its mineral composition. It’s still a strange thing, isn’t it? Yes. And no. It is true that the engineer obtained very different dates, but this is explained by another peculiarity of the Great Pyramid. The monument did not always have the appearance we see today. In it 1303 AD The area suffered an earthquake that affected the white limestone blocks that originally covered the structure. That material was later reused in buildings in Cairo. Although it may sound like an archaeological tragedy, it offers experts like Donini a real opportunity. The reason? They now have blocks that have been exposed to erosion almost since the construction of the Great Pyramid and others that have only been exposed to erosion for 675 years, when the earthquake left them bare. This contrast partly explains why when applying the REM method Donini obtained such a broad time frame, the same one that later led him to propose an antiquity of 24,941 years. Issue settled, then? No. The study has only served to stir up the debate. And it is more than understandable if we take into account several keys. First, the dating turns upside down everything we thought we knew about one of Egypt’s most famous monuments. Among other things, he questions whether Pharaoh Cheops was its main architect and slips that he could have limited himself to reforming it. Furthermore, Donini’s study has another handicap: it is preliminary and has not been peer-reviewed, which heats up the debate (even) more. He himself has admitted that REM calculations are influenced by factors that must be handled with caution, such as the variability of erosion processes or the wear and tear that mass tourism may have had on certain parts of the base of the pyramid, altering the calculations. Images | Wikipedia, Alessandro Zanini (Unsplash) and 2H Media (Unsplash) Via | 3D Games In Xataka | Egypt is creating a new tourist mega-destination. There are those who see it as a threat to the oldest monastery in the world

Netflix’s latest big ratings success turns the formula into a phenomenon

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Nobody expected that’I will find you‘ was Harlan Coben’s best premiere for Netflix, and in fact, it has not been. However, eleven days after its arrival on the platform, it accumulates more views than almost any other fiction of 2026 in that same period: 58.1 millionand number one in more than 80 countries. The figure reaches milestones that only a handful of productions have reached in the entire history of the platform. And that, as we say, is not even the author’s best premiere with Netflix. What is it about? The series follows David Burroughs (Sam Worthington), a man who has been serving a life sentence for five years for the murder of his three-year-old son, a crime he has always denied having committed. Everything changes when his ex-sister-in-law, Rachel Mills (Britt Lower), brings him evidence that the boy could still be alive, opening the possibility that the original investigation was manipulated. Convinced that he has been the victim of a conspiracy, David escapes from prison and, together with Rachel and while being pursued by the FBI, unravels a web of family secrets that questions everything he thought he knew about his past. The author factory. Harlan Coben is certainly no newcomer to Netflix. The platform signed an agreement with him in August 2018 to adapt fourteen of his novels, expanded in 2022 with twelve more titles, including the eleven novels by Myron Bolitar, one of the researchers who star in his intrigues (and who is actually a representative of athletes). ‘I will find you’ is the first produced by an American team, after eight years transferring the original plots to the United Kingdom, Poland, France, Spain or Argentina. Some milestones of Coben’s adaptations. ‘Wiles‘ was the most watched series globally in the first half of 2024, with 107.5 million views, which placed it in seventh place in the history of English-language series on Netflix. ‘On the Run’ generated 15.6 million views in its first week and managed to unseat ‘Stranger Things’ from number one in the United States. Astronomical figures, surpassing even this ‘I will find you’, and which attest to Netflix’s good nose for detecting a vein. One that, in addition, insistently repeats certain plot lines: disappearances, family secrets, hidden identities, all of this is grouped under the “Harlan Coben Collection“which currently has 13 films. The public praises what the critics do not. Curiously, Coben’s adaptations do not have particularly high critical acceptance. There are some like ‘Silence in the snow‘ that have very low marks on Rotten Tomatoes (34%), and others that raise the average a little, such as ‘Safe‘ and its 73% of the public and 71% of the critics. But in general, the grades are closer to passing by the skin of their teeth: this ‘I will find you’ it has 63% of the public and 61% of the critics. None of this erodes in the least the audience phenomenon that adaptations represent. What is coming. While Netflix enjoys the success of ‘I’ll Find You’, Coben’s adaptation machinery does not stop (because they are always self-contained stories that work in a single stroke, with no option for second seasons) and ‘Myron Bolitar’ is already in preparation, the series that David E. Kelley (‘Big Little Lies’, ‘Presumed Innocent’) will co-write and co-direct with Coben himself. As a novelty, it is the first adaptation designed as a long-running series and not as a closed miniseries. Good times for comfortable, effective suspense with no other ambitions than to provide an acceptable dose of intrigue and chills. In Xataka | Of course you don’t remember anything that happened in the last season of your favorite series. It’s deliberate

Using umbrellas against the sun is the latest fashion in Spain. Science is clear to what extent it really protects us

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It is increasingly common to see how people walk down the street with an umbrella in their hands to protect themselves from the sun. This habit was something that was very internalized among the Asian tourists that we saw in our cities, but with the thermometers breaking records and the sun beating down on the streets, the umbrella is increasingly popular to prevent the sun’s rays from hitting our skin. The underlying idea. As we say, it may be quite logical to cover ourselves from the sun with an umbrella to prevent ultraviolet radiation from freely affecting our skin, something that can cause serious skin problems. But the real question we should ask ourselves here is: does using an umbrella to protect ourselves from the sun really work? It has been investigated. This is something that has already been measured by specialist dermatologists through from a study published in 2013 in JAMA Dermatology. And the results were quite good, since after analyzing dozens of standard hand umbrellas, it was found that they were capable of blocking between 77% and 99% of ultraviolet radiation. But the problem is that not all umbrellas are the same, since the study revealed that black or very dark umbrellas They are the most effective, consistently blocking more than 90% of ultraviolet rays. This is critical, especially for marketers who are already assigning numerical protection factors to umbrellas. as if they were creams. The invisible enemy. The problem of starting to use an umbrella on our streets to protect ourselves can generate a general doubt: can we go outside without sunscreen? Here the resounding answer from dermatologists is no. The key point that the scientific evidence emphasizes is that shade is a partial protective measure. And the sun not only burns us by projecting its rays directly onto our heads from the sky, but there is also what is known as diffuse and reflected ultraviolet radiation. A common effect. To explain this, we must understand that UV rays bounce off the surfaces around us, such as asphalt, sidewalks, pool water, beach sand, or glass in buildings. All that bounced radiation enters through the sides and under the umbrella, directly impacting our exposed skin. This is the same principle that we apply when we go to the beach, where many people, despite being constantly under an umbrella, come home and have several burns on their skin. This is where we clearly see that ultraviolet radiation also attacks despite being under an umbrella. It’s proven. Here a study published in 2017 tested the beach umbrella against a high SPF sunscreen, and the results showed that the group that relied solely on the shade of the umbrella suffered from sunburn. That is why it is always recommended to apply sunscreen before exposing yourself to ultraviolet radiation in order to avoid burns and the rest of the unwanted effects that the sun has on the skin. In Xataka | Science warns of the dangerous success of anti-suncream hoaxes on TikTok: “Despite being a minority, this content is influential”

Honor’s new 16-inch laptop weighs only 1.64 kg and debuts the latest generation of Intel chips

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The market of laptops focused on productivity just received an important announcement. If you are looking for a generous screen to work comfortably but you are horrified by the idea of ​​carrying a heavy device, the Honor company has a new proposal. The launch of the Honor MagicBook 16 2026a device specifically designed to balance mobility, autonomy and cutting-edge performance. Its price is 1,199 euros (with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A very light laptop with an 80 Wh battery The main attraction of this model lies in having advanced technical specifications in an aluminum chassis with a sandblasted finish that measures just 15.9 mm thick and weighs only 1.64 kg. Integrate the new processor Intel Core Ultra 5 325manufactured using the Intel 18A process. This chip distributes its tasks across four high-performance cores and four efficiency cores. Furthermore, for avoid performance drops in multitasking or 4K video editingincorporates a cooling system with a large fan, a heat pipe D12 and enlarged dissipation fins. His 16 inch panel It has WQXGA resolution, a screen-to-body ratio of 92.5% and a fluid refresh rate of 120 Hz. In addition, it adds AI Defocus Display technology to reduce visual fatigue through optical simulation. It has an 80 Wh battery optimized with Honor Turbo autonomy greater than 14 hours in office tasks. The included charger is type GaN with 65W of power and offers support for PPS reverse charging up to 60W. This laptop has the SGS resistance certification Exceptional Reliability. Also, your keyboard has IPX2 certification against splashes thanks to an internal drainage system that diverts liquids away from critical components. Lastly, it can be mentioned that uses the Honor WorkStation platformwhich facilitates file synchronization and multi-screen collaboration with smartphones and tablets of the brand itself. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: honor magicbook 16 2016 laptop ✅ THE BEST Lightness in large format– Achieving a weight of 1.64 kg in a 16-inch size greatly facilitates daily transport in any backpack or briefcase. Peace of mind in case of accidents: The IPX2 keyboard drainage system reduces the risk of breakage due to accidental drops of coffee or water. ❌ THE WORST Unique color range… Initially it has been put on sale only in a single color (gray Starry Gray). Exclusive focus on productivity… By not equipping dedicated gaming graphics cards, its performance is aimed at professional work, content creation and office automation. 💡 BUY IT IF… You work remotely, create content, or require ample screen display space but require a lightweight, durable chassis to move around frequently. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… Are you looking for a computer for purely entertainment purposes to run cutting-edge video games with high graphical load? Other 16-inch laptops that might interest you acer Aspire 16 AI Copilot+ PC A16-52M The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Lenovo Thinkbook 16 – 16” WUXGA Laptop The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Honor In Xataka | Best ultrabooks. Which one to buy and 11 recommended light laptops from 500 to 2,000 euros In Xataka | Best gaming laptops. Which one to buy and eight recommended computers from 770 to 3,000 euros

trailer for the latest from Netflix, which some call a new ‘Metropolis’

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Netflix has cast Oscar Isaac, Al Pacino, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich and Martin Scorsese himself in the cast of its new film, which now presents its first trailer. ‘Dante’s Manuscript’, however, is not an action blockbuster, but rather an arthouse film that divided critics after its passage through the last Venice Film Festival, and which screened in theaters in the United States in a very limited way a few days ago. There are those who are already comparing it to ‘Metrópolis’. 17 years of preparation. This project has been going on since 2008: it was then when Johnny Depp’s production company, Infinitum Nihil, acquired the rights to Tosches’ novel with the intention of having Depp himself star in it. Julian Schnabel came on board as director in 2011, but the project remained on hold for years. Filming did not start until October 2023 in Italy, with Oscar Isaac already in the lead role after replacing Depp, and with countless problems and delays due to the actors strike. What is it about? Two timelines run in parallel: in New York in 2001, shortly before September 11, a writer (Isaac) is recruited by a mafia boss (John Malkovich) to authenticate and steal what would be the original manuscript of ‘The Divine Comedy’, written in the handwriting of Dante Alighieri. In parallel, the film follows Dante himself in the 14th century as he goes through a creative crisis under the tutelage of his mentor, played by Scorsese. Isaac plays both roles: Tosches in the present, Dante in the past. And Butler also doubles: a hitman in the 21st century and Pope Boniface VIII in the 14th. The film adapts an excessive novel of almost 400 pages that mix medieval philosophy, mafia violence and reflections on writing and the divine. Colored things. The most striking visual decision of the film, as seen in the trailer, is to represent the two eras with different chromatic treatments: one in black and white and the other in color. However, the film does it in the opposite way to usual: the medieval scenes are filmed in color and the contemporary ones, in black and white. The past appears to us alive and saturated and the present, under a gray and colorless layer. Who is Schnabel? Julian Schnabel is not a filmmaker of mass productions for all audiences. Look at his filmography: ‘Basquiat’ (1996), ‘Before Night Falls’ (2000), ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ (2007, Best Director at Cannes), ‘Miral’ (2010) and ‘Van Gogh, at the Gates of Eternity’ (2018). Eight years have passed between ‘Van Gogh’ and this ‘Dante Manuscript’. Schnabel is also a painter, and that origin can be seen in his films, with careful framing and highly visual work. From heaven to hell. the movie received an ovation 9 and a half minutes at its premiere in Venetian Venice. But the reviews were not so good: there were who compared it with ‘Megalopolis‘by Francis Ford Coppola. Othershowever, they mentioned the influence of totems of auteur cinema such as Cassavettes or the first Coppola. However, this is not small independent auteur cinema, but a Netflix premiere, which will finally present it on June 24. The film completely departs from the platform’s usual style, but the truth is that it is not a Netflix production, but rather that it has been purchased exclusively for its catalogue, convinced that the cast of well-known names will generate a conversation very different from the one produced by, for example, ‘The Burroughs’. The moment of ‘Roma’ and ‘The Irishman’ has already passed, Netflix has no intention of positioning itself as an auteur film factory, but there is something that does not change in its intentions: the more content it brings and the more attention it generates, the better for it. In Xataka | Netflix has achieved what seemed crazy at first: that we pay in exchange for watching ads

China is responsible for 3 of the 4 worst space debris episodes of the 21st century and a latest event shows that it is not getting better

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On June 9, the Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket released two satellites into low Earth orbit without any incident. With this, the upper stage of the rocket had already completed its mission. China does not reuse rockets, how SpaceX doesFor example. However, like any other space company, whether private or public, it has the obligation to try to ensure that its discarded rockets do not pose a risk to its space neighborhood or to the Earth itself. Unfortunately, the Asian country is not very efficient at preventing this from happening. Therefore, it is not entirely surprising that the upper stage of Zhuque-2E ended up exploding, violently ejecting more than 100 pieces at a dangerous distance from the International Space Station and much of Starlink satellites. By the hair. A United States Space Force dedicated to inspecting space for possible dangerous activities was the one that raised the alarm about this event. Not many details were given, other than that the person responsible for the explosion had been the Zhuque-2E rocket, with an upper stage 8 meters long and 3.35 meters in diameter. However, Darren McKnight, senior technical researcher at the orbital intelligence company LeoLabs, did venture to calculate in statements to Ars Technica that the explosion would have possibly released between 100 and 150 debris into low Earth orbit. The highest part of the orbit in which everything happened intersects the orbit of the International Space Station. However, the residual atmospheric resistance would be pushing the debris beneath it, so it would not pose a danger to it. The same cannot be said for the Starlink satellites, many of which are still quite close to some of the fragments from the explosion. Fortunately, also because of the residual atmospheric resistance, this debris will continue to fall, so that in a few months it should re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up into much smaller fragments that would no longer pose a risk. Many fear China. The experts They have been warning for years on China’s role in generating space debris. Currently, Russia and the former Soviet Union lead the list of launch-related debris into long-duration orbits. They are followed by China and the United States. However, while Russia and the United States are decreasing these numbers more and more, the number of this type of fragments associated with the Chinese space race has increased by 150% in the last 5 years. 3 of 4 dangerous events. A good example of the risk China poses in this regard is that it is responsible for 3 of the 4 largest explosive debris release events in low Earth orbit during the 21st century. The first of them took place in 2007, with Fengyun-1C. This was an anti-satellite test, so a kinetic destruction vehicle was used to deliberately hit a Chinese weather observation satellite. 3,500 pieces of debris were released. On the other hand, in 2022 and 2024 there were explosions in the upper stage of a Long March 6A rocket. It was something similar to what has happened now, although more fragments were formed. 500 in 2022 and between 700 and 900 in 2024. The only case that is not Chinese. The fourth of these dangerous events was another anti-satellite test, but this time carried out by Russia. This is how the Cosmos 1408 satellite was destroyedwith the subsequent release of 1,800 fragments. Space debris is an increasingly serious problem The solutions. All companies releasing inactive vehicles into low-Earth orbit or geostationary orbit should do everything possible to prevent them from becoming dangerous fragments. On the one hand, you can try to make a controlled deorbitation so that the objects return to Earth, without losing control over them. Passivation can also be carried out, in which the tanks are emptied of fuel to prevent explosions from occurring due to pressurization. Possibly, what has happened in China is due to the fact that some residual fuel has remained. Rockets or satellites can also be sent from geostationary orbit to a graveyard orbit. This is a higher orbit, far from any operational orbit where there are satellites, spacecraft or facilities of any kind that are operational and could be impacted. Finally, if the object in question is in a very low orbit, it can be monitored until it deorbits naturally. China could do all this, but it does not seem to be investing enough in optimizing results. Beware of the domino effect. These types of events could be dangerous if they occur something known as Kessler syndrome. It is a phenomenon that begins when a fragment of space debris collides with another or with an active object, such as a satellite, breaking it and generating more fragments that in turn continue to collide. It would be a kind of domino effect that could cause serious damage to the entire space infrastructure that we have been deploying little by little. For all this, what happened with this latest Chinese rocket is a wake-up call to what could happen in the future. It is not a serious case, compared to others, but it still happens. If this country does not take action, the consequences will be increasingly dangerous. Image | 中国新闻社 | POT In Xataka | Orbital cleanup is no longer science fiction: the first regular space debris collection service will arrive in 2027

the latest from the director of ‘Longlegs’, streaming in two days

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Oz Perkins has become one of the key names in modern horror thanks to films like ‘Longlegs’ (127 million grossed with a budget of less than 10) or ‘The Monkey’, which adapted a story by Stephern King, all filmed and released in record time. With them still fresh he arrivedKeeper‘, his third feature film in sixteen months, endorsed by Guillermo del Toro, Bong Joon-ho and James Wan. In theaters it did not attract as much attention as its predecessors, but from this Thursday you have the opportunity to see with your own eyes if Perkins is the last great master of horror or a bluff in Movistar Plus. ‘Keeper’ was filmed while work on ‘The Monkey’ was paralyzed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes of 2023. With these time and budget restrictions, a single location and a small cast were chosen: the film follows a couple celebrating their first anniversary in an isolated cabin in the countryside, where the dark secrets of one of them begin to emerge. In this way, Perkins turns topics such as control in the couple or toxic masculinity into horror material. The film relies entirely on the work of its two protagonists, especially that of Tatiana Maslany, known for ‘Orphan Black’ and Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk’. But The most striking thing about the experience is its wonderful monstersappearances and special effects: beings with faces frozen in an infinite scream, creatures with multiple faces, twisted necks… However, the film did not convince. The opening weekend numbers were the worst of Perkins’ directing career. ‘Keeper’ only cost 6 million dollars, and even so, it fell short when it came to recovering the investment, with 6.2 million dollars in collection that pale in comparison to the aforementioned 128 of ‘Longlegs’ or the 68 of ‘The Monkey0. Still, it is a wonderful claustrophobic nightmare that makes clearer than ever everything that Perkins owes to Cronenberg, Aster or Argento. Now you have the perfect opportunity to re-fish it. In Xataka | Today the new film ‘The Lord of the Rings’ arrives on Netflix by surprise, whose genesis is as interesting as its plot

Peter Thiel’s latest madness is to exchange barbed wire for a subscription

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Livestock farming is a highly sacrificed world that is unlikely to be replaced by AI, but that does not mean that technology can alleviate the hard task of caring for livestock. And even more so when one of the most influential men in technology believes in you: Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, has a new futuristic bet between eyebrows: putting solar-powered smart collars on cows. Cows with subscription collars. More specifically, Thiel and his fund have put money into Haltera New Zealand startup that has been betting for a decade on solar feeding collars with GPS and artificial intelligence to control cows as if it were a 2.0 barn. Just a few weeks ago Halter managed to harvest a financial injection of $220 million led by Thiel’s Founders Fund, which allowed it to reach a valuation of $2 billion. In essence, these collars allow the cows to be guided using audio signals and vibrations so that they adhere to virtual limits that the farmer establishes within the app, without the need to build a fence. According to explains the startupanimals only need 10 days to learn the stimuli, something that supports science. each necklace send more than 6,000 data per minute to the cloud with information on health, movement, fertility or behavior, which allows, for example, to optimize grazing or reproduction. In addition to the initial investment of the collar, the service consists of a subscription of between five and eight dollars per cow in the United States plus the cost of installing the infrastructure. Why is it important. Because on the one hand it is increasingly difficult to find ranchers and those who remain are turning older and have to travel to their farm with the consequent expense of fuel for routine surveillance or care tasks. Halter means that the farmer does not have to go as often because it solves three problems at the same time: there is no need to build fences to keep them within an area, it minimizes the need for personnel in the field and the system detects health anomalies in the animal based on metrics that usually go unnoticed in the initial stages of certain diseases. Context. Extensive livestock farming has low technological penetration and high dependence on labor and it is not because there is a lack of initiatives to modernize it. According to the American specialized media iGrow, at least 21 companies in the sector in the North American country went bankrupt in 2025 alone. The problem is that alternative technologies are expensive, difficult to sell to professionals and have an unclear return on investment. As mentions the consulting firm McKinseymore than half of professionals in the sector mention high prices as a barrier to the entry of new technologies. With Halter, calculating the ROI considering savings in travel or labor is clearer. In detail. The financing acquired by Halter aims to consolidate its presence in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, as well as expanding into other markets such as Ireland, the United Kingdom and parts of North and South America. This geographical expansion has a technological ally to improve its surveillance: integration with Starlinka fundamental strategic improvement to operate in areas with coverage problems. Halter CEO and Founder Craig Piggott explains that this improvement will make livestock work more attractive, which helps new generations see the profession as something less slave-like and bearable. It’s his fault”Cowgorithm“, the algorithm behind it: a huge dataset that contains 7 billion hours of bovine behavior to know how to read and interpret results. Yes, but. On paper, the theory offers a technology that reduces the frequency of visits to the farm, anticipates possible diseases and also optimizes reproduction through a subscription service. Or what is the same: that the shoulder on which a business stands is the technology of a specific company. If the service fails, the rancher has no containment alternative. If the company raises its quotas, the rancher is sold on this alternative. Likewise, adding connectivity also incorporates the risk of attacks and vulnerabilities that can affect the exploitation and well-being of the animal. We mentioned before that cost is one of the great barriers to the entry of new technologies in the sector. A survey of South Dakota State University among farmers in the Midwest of the United States shows that the second reason is data privacy: Halter is not clear about the destination of this enormous volume of information that he accumulates. In Xataka | He is one of the richest men in the world and is obsessed with the Antichrist. The Pope has four things to tell you In Xataka | Peter Thiel’s “anti-scholarship”: a salary of $5,400 a month for dropping out of college and going to work Cover | Halter and Gage Skidmore

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