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The chip crisis is leaving no stone unturned. Motherboards seemed untouchable, but their time has come

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The RAM memory crisis is no longer a RAM memory crisis. Emulating what happened at the end of 2020, we are immersed in a new component crisis that, unlike that of five years ago, has not been caused by a combination of factors but by something very specific, the AI ​​industry. It is very difficult to buy any component with a NAND chip at a fair price and it is something that It is affecting all devices. The PC was already affected, but now the four largest motherboard manufacturers predict the worst. A shipment contraction of almost 30% on motherboards. Focused away from consumption. To understand why the crisis is impacting motherboards when, a priori, they could continue to be produced at the normal price, you have to look a little further. Nvidia and AMD are fully focused on the artificial intelligence segment, pausing their consumer GPU renewal plans for 2060. For example, the RTX 50 Super series neither is nor expected for this year and already speaks of some RTX 60 that would be released by 2028. Intel, for its part, also recently confirmed that consumer processors were taking a back seat in its priorities, since They were going to focus on the Xeon for servers and data centers. It is a strategy aligned with the great objective: become the great American foundry and sneak into the conversation they dominate TSMC and, at a good distance, Samsung. Update paused. With three manufacturers of the three key components having the focus away from the user and with the three main memory manufacturers (Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix) focused on memory for AI, what had to happen is happening: not only is buying new parts for a PC very expensive, but sometimes there is no stock, and the enthusiastic user who renews a PC every generation has no reason to do so, even if he had the deepest pockets in the world. That is why they are putting these PC updates on hold, clinging to current devices that they will have to get more out of because the market, directly, is broken. motherboards. And if PCs cannot be built and the companies that build computers themselves have already reported that they are having problems due to the price of RAM and storage, the foundation of the computer stops making sense. That’s where motherboards come in as those ‘foundations’. As we read in Tom’s Hardwarethe four main ones in the market (Taiwanese, too) are shipping units well below expectations. According to the media, ASRock will ship 37% fewer boards, Asus 33% less, MSI 24% less and Gigabyte 22% less. In total, the big four in this segment will ship 28% fewer units than they moved last year, which will push prices up for components that had not yet suffered the blow. In fact, the fact that the four companies are reviewing its shipping and sales predictions for this period could cause a parallel crisis. In a hypothetical scenario (because at the rate we are going it is very difficult for the crisis to be resolved in two days), if tomorrow it is possible to buy RAM and SSD memory at their normal price and people start building PCs again, what would be missing would be motherboards, so the shortage would cause price spikes. No end in sight. But hey, I already say that it is a hypothetical scenario because everything indicates that the NAND chip crisis is not even close to being resolved in the short term. The hyperscalers have the vast majority of the team unemployed full time, but they continue to demand new platforms to continue developing AI. That is why the entire segment has turned its head to look only at a market that is guaranteeing them an unprecedented peak in income. And no, don’t think that Asus, MSI, ASRock or Gigabyte are having a hard time, since they point that manufacturers are also offsetting declining profits in the user segment with growth in data center platforms. In the end, although ‘rare’, they are computers that need motherboards. When will the storm pass? Namely. There are sources that point to 2027 to start seeing green shoots, but others go to 2030 and Nvidia, which in the end has some hand in this mess, considers that there are seven or eight years of wild investment left. Image | Sitraka, Luis Gonzalez In Xataka | There is a shortage of RAM because of AI. That will make your next console much more expensive.

Even if you are neither from Barça nor from Madrid, a Clásico is a Clásico. You can watch it without leaving home on Movistar Plus+

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Football has an impact all over the world, but not just any game. The Champions League always has a lot of pull, but if we talk about specific matches, there are few more attractive nowadays than a Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. This weekend we have the last one of this season and we can see it on Movistar Plus+ for 9.99 euros per month. Remember: without permanence and whatever operator you are. Monthly subscription to Movistar Plus+ The price could vary. We earn commission from these links You also have the new Movistar Plus economic plan for less than five euros per month If you were waiting for something to arrive to try Movistar Plus+, there are few things better than a great game like El Clásico. The platform, as we say, does not have any type of permanence. This means that you can subscribe, try everything it offers and, if you are not convinced, unsubscribe whenever you want. What do you end up enchanted with? Well then you can switch to the annual plan with which you would save two months (costs 99.90 euros). The match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, which will take place next Sunday at 9:00 p.m., is not the only match that we will be able to see. Movistar Plus+ will also show the Alavés – Barcelona on May 13, as well as a match on matchdays 37 and 38 of LaLiga. In addition, it will also broadcast the Champions League final and the FA Cup finalanother great game between Chelsea and Manchester City. To all this we must add a catalog of series, movies and documentaries with very good options. From ‘Gladiator 2‘ which premieres today, to other award-winning films such as ‘Sundays‘ either ‘Sirat‘. Of course, there is also room for series like ‘I always sometimes‘or documentaries true crime by Carles Porta, among many other things. One thing remains to be added. If in your case you are not too interested in football, but you are interested in the rest of the Movistar Plus+ catalogue, then you have their new one available Free Plan. This, in essence, offers all the movies, series and documentaries on the platform (as well as more than 70 television channels) for only 4.99 euros per month. Also without permanence and, as with the other plan, you can share it with a friend without problems. 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 | Movistar Plus+ In Xataka | Movistar Plus+ activates its Free Plan with complete programs and a lot of content, regardless of which operator you are In Xataka | Less than five euros per month and without permanence: this is the new Movistar Plus+ plan that you can even share with a friend

The new EU border system is leaving people without flights. Ryanair has a solution: close check-in early

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From 10 November, Ryanair check-in counters They will close one hour before of the scheduled departure, instead of the 40 minutes that is now allowed. The change implies that the traveler will have to coordinate the time better and go a little more in advance. All, according to the company, in order to avoid problems at security and passport controls. What exactly changes. Until now, Ryanair travelers who wanted to deliver their luggage at the airport had a limit of 40 minutes prior to the departure of their flight. With the new rule, that margin is extended to 60 minutes. In other words: you will have to arrive at the airport earlier and arrange your suitcase more in advance. The measure will apply to all airports where the Irish airline operates. Why does he do it? According to the company itselfthe goal is to reduce the number of passengers who miss their flight due to getting stuck in security or passport control queues. By bringing forward the closing of the counters, travelers with checked luggage would have more time to go through those checkpoints before boarding begins. Dara Brady, chief marketing officer at Ryanair, counted in the press release that the change is especially relevant “during peak periods, when some of these lines at the airport can be longer.” Milan was the best example. Queues at checkpoints are the common enemy that can cause us to end up missing our flight. And the last few weeks have been especially busy around it, because hundreds of passengers missed their flights due to Europe’s new Entry and Exit System (EES). This is the European Union’s new digital border control that forces non-EU citizens (including British citizens after Brexit) to register their biometric data, such as fingerprint and facial recognition, every time they cross a border in the Schengen area. The system was supposed to be fully operational on April 10, but it seems that no one thought that the system would end up being so chaotic. According to reported BBC, on April 16, a Ryanair flight from Bergamo airport in Milan left for Manchester, leaving behind a group of travelers who had been stuck in the border queue for an hour and a half without moving forward. That same day, another airline flight between Tenerife South and East Midlands also left many passengers on the ground. Mplus self-check-in kiosks. The measure comes accompanied by an expansion of self-check-in luggage kiosks, which will be available before October in more than 95% of the airports in its network. These terminals work integrated with the Ryanair application and allow the passenger to check in the suitcase and print the label without going through the traditional counter. The airline claims this will speed up the process and reduce waits. Who it affects and who it doesn’t. According to account airline, this change only affects 20% of Ryanair passengers who check baggage. The remaining 80%, who travel only with hand luggage, will not notice any difference. For this reason, if you travel with Ryanair and plan to check in a suitcase starting in November, take this margin into account and calculate that you will have to arrive a little earlier for your flights. Cover image | Marty Sakin In Xataka | The airlines had been warning for weeks and the consequences are already here: Volotea will charge 14 euros more for the Hormuz crisis

the perfect storm that is leaving teenage girls bald

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It’s time to banish the old myth that baldness is a problem exclusive to older men. Nowadays, the waiting rooms of dermatological consultations are filled with a very different profile: young women who see their hair losing density at an alarming rate. The data is conclusive: one in four young women, between 18 and 25 years old, suffers from hair loss problems. In the incessant search for an aesthetic ideal driven by social networks—which requires quick thinness and effortlessly combined with absolute neatness on the face—teenage girls are paying a very high price. TikTok’s viral fads, far from being harmless, are taking a direct toll on your own hair health. What is happening in the heads of Generation Z? We are facing a “perfect storm” that has collided head-on with the youngest. On the one hand, the massive viralization of ultra polished hairstyles and, on the other, the dispensing drugs such as Ozempic. The visual and psychological impact is devastating for them. Some young women report situations of real anguish to the magazine Womanconfessing that during times of exams or great stress “giant hairballs” fall out when combing their hair. This is not just an aesthetic problem: it generates deep anxiety, insecurity and reduces the self-esteem of adolescents who are already under enormous social scrutiny. From a medical point of view, the phenomenon is raising alarm bells. Although gastrointestinal problems have historically been the most documented side effect of GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs (such as the famous Ozempic), alopecia has recently emerged as a major safety warning sign, accumulating more than 1,000 spontaneous reports in the United States FDA pharmacovigilance system. Faced with the desperation of seeing their hair fall out, many girls begin a true medical pilgrimage. As explained The Newspaperit is common for patients to end up stumbling through hair clinics that promise “miracle products”, spending large amounts of money on ineffective treatments or with erroneous diagnoses before reaching a real dermatologist. The root of the problem. To understand why this happens, we must analyze the two major trends that converge in this phenomenon: The danger of the ‘Clean Look’ (Traction Alopecia): This fashionable hairstyle, which consists of wearing the hair extremely tight, gelled and tied back, is not only a beautiful aesthetic choice; hides a serious mechanical risk. On many occasions, young women use it like a kind of “dry shampoo” camouflaged to extend the days without washing your hair. This continued tension literally tears off the follicle and restricts blood circulation, resulting in a lack of oxygenation. seriously disrupts the normal hair cycle. The Ozempic cocktail and extreme diets (Telogen Effluvium): It is important to clarify that the drug itself is not a direct toxin that kills hair. What happens is that drastic weight loss and appetite suppression generate a state of emergency or “survival” in the organism. By drastically reducing calorie and protein consumption, the body is forced to prioritize vital organs, abandoning functions that it considers “non-essential”, such as hair growth. The sociological background of all this is deep and worrying. The journalist and writer Noemí López Trujillo, in an interview for The Countryreflects on the current “Ozempic culture” and that “aesthetic of kneading bread while looking out the window” that the clean look. We are facing a paralyzing and contradictory aesthetic pressure: women are required to be thin (even resorting to medicalizing weight loss) and always present a neat and strictly controlled appearance. All of this responds to an attempt to achieve an aspirational version that we see on the networks, but which in real life is very expensive. What do medical experts say? The dermatological and pharmaceutical community is unanimous in its warnings. Regarding the risks of the fashionable hairstyle, the specialized pharmacist Helena Rodero, in statements to the magazine InStylecategorically warns that the damage caused to the follicle by these stretched hairstyles (traction alopecia) can become irreversible, unlike other hair loss. Along these lines, Dr. Gloria Garnacho, dermatologist at GEDET, explains in EFEsalud that chronic tension ends up inflaming the follicle until it is destroyed, causing “scarring alopecia.” In addition, warn that the practice of not washing your hair for days to maintain your hairstyle accumulates grease and dirt that irritates the microbiota of the scalp. Regarding rapid weight loss, Dr. Irene Marín, head of Dermatology, point in The Newspaper that restrictive diets associated with these drugs generate significant deficiencies of iron, zinc or vitamin D, which directly triggers diffuse hair loss. For his part, plastic surgeon Dr. Jesse E. Smith corroborates that hormonal fluctuations (especially changes in insulin levels) and the tremendous psychological stress of such rapid weight loss completely interrupt the natural hair growth cycle. The clinical literature maintains that Telogen Effluvium and Androgenetic Alopecia are, in fact, the most frequent subtypes of hair loss in patients under treatment with GLP-1. The light at the end of the tunnel. Hair loss caused by the use of GLP-1 drugs and restrictive diets usually appears between 3 and 6 months after weight loss, but in the vast majority of cases it usually resolves and regrowth (within 3 to 9 months) once the weight stabilizes and the nutrient levels in the body improve. To prevent major illnesses, specialists recommend making urgent changes to your lifestyle: In the hair routine: Experts insist on the need to alternate the use of the clean look With days of wearing your hair down, use fabric elastics that do not break the fiber and, under no circumstances, sleep with that tight hairstyle. In diet: It is vitally important to increase protein intake (which is essential for producing keratin) and supplement iron if there are deficiencies, an extremely common situation in young women due to losses during menstruation. As for treatments, the advice is clear: you should be wary of “miracle shampoos”, since these cosmetic products only act on the appearance of the hair fiber, but do not reach the root, which is where the problem truly lies. The real solutions are to consult a medical specialist … Read more

the game (and more) without leaving home, for 9.99 euros per month

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It is true that the World is just around the corner, but there is still a lot of football before that. In fact, today begins the final phase of one of the most beautiful and sporting competitions in this sport: the Champions League. If you don’t feel like going to the bar and you prefer to watch tonight’s Real Madrid game at home, you have it in Movistar Plus+ by 9.99 euros per month (or 99.90 euros per year). Although that is not the only thing this platform has. Monthly subscription to Movistar Plus+ The price could vary. We earn commission from these links LaLiga, the Copa del Rey final and more on Movistar Plus+ If at any time we have considered trying this platform, today is the best day to do so. Since it has no permanencewe can subscribe, watch the Real Madrid game and have a month ahead to take a look at the platform’s catalogue. It is true that Movistar Plus+ already has a Free Planbut in it we do not have the possibility of watching football. Of course, the biggest incentive on the platform today, April 7, is the great game Real Madrid – Bayern Munich, two historic European matches. But, And what else does Movistar Plus+ broadcast? As a summary, we leave you a list of the games that we will be able to see in the coming days: Freiburg – Celtic: April 9 Seville – Atlético de Madrid: April 11 Chelsea – Manchester United: April 12 Atlético de Madrid – Barcelona (Champions): April 14 Betis – Sporting Braga: April 16 Atlético de Madrid – Real Sociedad (Copa del Rey): April 18 Manchester City – Arsenal: April 19 Girona – Betis: April 21, 22 or 23 Getafe – Barcelona FC: April 25 or 26 Logically, the platform not only has football. To all these parties, we must add a very good catalog of movies, series and documentaries with which you will have plenty of content. There is a lot to choose from, especially if you want to see movies nominated or winners of the Goya awards like ‘Sundays‘ or ‘The Dinner’, as well as other Oscars, such as ‘Sinners‘ either ‘Sentimental Value‘. Finally, we cannot ignore that Movistar Plus+ is a platform that allows two simultaneous reproductions. What does that mean? That you can share your account with a friend or family member without any problem, even if you do not live at the same address. 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 | Movistar Plus+ In Xataka | Mega-guide to set up a home theater: projector, screen, sound system and more In Xataka | The best streaming platforms 2025 | Comparison of Disney+, Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Movistar Plus+, Filmin, Apple TV, SkyShowtime and Rakuten TV: catalog, functions and prices

I’m not leaving Easter this year without an eSIM on my mobile: these are the ones I’m considering

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I’m going on vacation for a few days at Easter and the last thing I want is worries. Not having Internet on your mobile is something that can be avoided by arriving at your destination and using roaming, public WiFi or buying a SIM from a local seller. What’s happening? That the first thing can cause a scare on the mobile bill, that the second may be unsafe and the third, a torture. Because I want to avoid this (and also because I admit that I like to have everything tied up before getting on a plane), I’m going to get an eSIM these days. It is installed on the mobile in just a few minutes and in a simple way, without using any skewer. Besides, you can leave it configuredto and, when you arrive, have Internet on your mobile to take a look at Google Maps or to use WhatsApp, for example. {“videoId”:”xa0p3mw”,”autoplay”:true,”title”:”How an AI DEVICE saved me 1 month of taking notes: This was my experience with PLAUD NOTE PRO”, “tag”:”Webedia-prod”, “duration”:”1611″} I’m still not sure which one I’m going to choose, but I can show you. the eSIMs that I have on my radar right now. eSimFLAG This company offers unlimited data plans at quite attractive prices, especially now that it has an active promotion. Using the code ‘XATAKA’, we get three days of free unlimited data by signing up for four days or more. A practical example: six days of eSimFLAG in Argentina have a price of 21 euros, but if we use the code above, the final amount remains at 10.50 euros. Saily Another top option is offered by Saily, a company owned by NordSecurity (which is also behind NordVPN, one of the best VPNs). That translates to being a very secure and easy-to-use eSIMbut it also offers very good prices. Here we must keep in mind that Saily does not offer unlimited plans, although the ones it offers are very interesting, especially if we are going to be away for a long time. For example, thirty days of eSIM in Argentina costs 5.29 euros (with 3 GB of data). Air it Airalo is an option halfway between the previous two in terms of plans, since it allows us to choose if we want a fixed amount of data or prefer unlimited data. That makes it versatile.plus it is also easy to install. Returning to Argentina, for a 7-day trip, having an eSIM with 3 GB of data costs 9 euros. If we prefer unlimited data, then the price is 31.50 euros for the same period of time. Hellofly One of the most popular eSIMs for travel is Holafly, which also offers unlimited data. It is an interesting alternative if you plan to spend a lot of data, watching videos, for example. It is also quite configurable, being able to choose the number of days and the number of days we are going to travel. Repeating destination, seven days in Argentina of unlimited data come out 33.90 euros (that is, 4.84 euros per day). In Compradicción El Corte Inglés offers a 50% discount on the coffee maker with integrated grinder that fits in any kitchen 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 | FreePik, eSimFLAG, Saily, Airalo, Holafly In Xataka | From eSIM to SIM: how to go back to the physical card if you regret the change In Xataka | How to request an eSIM from each operator in Spain: in which cases it is free and application methods (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news I’m not leaving Easter this year without an eSIM on my mobile: these are the ones I’m considering was originally published in Xataka by Juan Lorente .

If you don’t optimize your resume, the AI ​​will filter it out, leaving you out. If you use AI, a human recruiter will leave you out

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The use of AI in hiring processes personnel is increasingly widespread, both by human resources departments with the use of automatic ATS filtering of candidates (Applicant Tracking System) and by candidates to, precisely, overcome AI filters. However, using AI to optimize resumes may have overwhelmed recruiters searching for candidates. that stand out from the restnot clone resumes. The boom in CVs generated by AI. The implementation of AI systems has radically changed the way we find employment. Simply copy and paste the job description into ChatGPT, you get an optimized resume for that specific offer, filled with keywords that exactly match the terms that the bot waiting on the other side of the Submit button will select. As and as they described From the Manfred technological employment platform, this means that each offer receives a flood of identical applications, where everyone repeats the same terms. According to a survey According to the consulting firm Hays, at the end of 2024, 40% of professionals were already using AI for their CV that year, 3% more than in 2023, and they expect it to reach 80% in five years. As a result of this increase, recruiters receive hundreds of profiles that pass the filters and appear to be the ideal candidates, but fail. at the first human glance. Companies want to hire people. As and how I collected Washington Postrecruiters have developed the ability to identify these “synthetic” resumes. Patterns such as the absence of synonyms, mechanical repetitions or an excessively polished tone reveal the use of AI in your writing. according to human resources experts. According to a survey conducted by the employment assistance platform Resume.io, 49% of hiring managers reject resumes suspected of being generated by AI. The recruiters interviewed in the article Washington Post They are in favor of using AI as an assistance tool to “cover gaps” and make the writing of the resume more complete. But delegating it completely to AI generates rejection because, in reality, they don’t know who they are hiring. “If this is how you apply and this is how you work, I don’t want to hire you,” said Joseph Eitner, director of human resources at Eaton Capital Management, a New York investment firm. “Job seekers should use it to enrich their work. They should not use AI for the entire process,” said Ron Sharon, chief information security officer at financial consulting firm PTMA Financial Solutions. Anthropic, one of the world’s leading AI developers, positioned itself along the same lines in its job offers, urging its employees not to use AI to complete the application form with the aim of getting to know their candidates better and emphasizing that it did not matter if they did not have the appropriate training since the form was not going to pass any AI filter. A game where everyone loses. The use of AI in preparing resumes and cover letters has increased in response to ATS filtering systems. Candidates simply hope to pass the initial filter and advance through the selection process to reach the interview phase and meet face to face with an interviewer. In this sense, it is the companies and recruiters themselves who they have created the monster which they now repudiate. According what was published by Forbes82% of companies use AI to scan candidates’ initial applications, creating a race between algorithms to optimize for each other. Along the way, the candidate loses his “humanity” but the company also loses its culture and values. Candidates cannot be blamed for adapting to a technology present in a good part of open personnel selection processes. The process is broken. Huntr’s Q2 2025 ‘Job Search Trends Report’ points out that 85% of candidates looking for a job take more than nine months to find a job. For its part, a meta-analysis of the sector revealed that 63% apply for more than 337 vacancies, of which only 2% manage to interview with a human recruiter. On LinkedIn, they only respond to 3.3% of the candidates. This constant bickering It exhausts companies and candidates alike, complicating the search for suitable candidates for open positions. Currently, companies are experiencing a contradiction in their hiring processes, as they claim adaptability and attitude in their candidates, but surely those candidates were discarded in the first filter because his CV was not optimized by an AI. In Xataka | If your chair limps during a job interview, it’s no coincidence: they’re evaluating more than just your resume. In Xataka | The latest trend to ace job interviews: training with ChatGPT as a recruiter Image | Unsplash (Vitaly Gariev)

If you’ve ever thought about “leaving everything and going to the mountains,” these thinkers have a lot to tell you

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In recent days it has gone viralMrinank Sharma’s departurehead of AI Safeguards at Anthropic (that is, the company’s team focused on security, misuse and model safeguards). In the letter that Sharma made publicafter explaining that “the world was in danger”confessed that he was going to the United Kingdom to study and write poetry. The idea of ​​”taking back control of your life” has been in the air for years and has an incredible capacity to mutate and adapt. Yes in 2021 lthose who left work spoke of low pay, lack of progress and feeling disrespected, now we talk about ethical issues and existential anxiety. What persists is that “leave everything and go to the mountains.” AND There are good philosophical arguments for this.. The philosophy of sending everything to hell Cristian Bortes – British Museum Or at least that is what many philosophers throughout history believed. Among the great practical philosophical traditions of Hellenic culture, Epicurism and its proposal to retire to live in peace is perhaps the best-known example. Although it has often been the product of stereotypes and misunderstandings, the school of Epicurus and company understood philosophy as a kind of philosophy of the soul: a kind of, following the ideas of Christopher Gill, a preventive psychological medicine. In this sense, withdrawing, stopping depending on the external, was not a way of being right, but rather of living without anxiety: of dedicating oneself to pleasure. At the end of the day, the epicurean garden that has been painted as an ode to hedonism is, in reality, a search for a friendly place that reduces stimuli, comparisons and needs. In the end, and translating it to our days without all the ontological scaffolding behind it, it is realizing that we are leaving our lives in a race whose goal we have not chosen. Is build a good place to live. However, it is not the only way to see it. independent people Rafael Sanzio Other Hellenic schools, such as the Stoics or the Cynics, were much more radical. Or, rather, hard. With their doctrinal differences, they sought internal independence, autarky. Imported to our days consists of going beyond building a shelter and going on the offensive. Modern life chains us in a thousand different ways (mortgage, career, reputation, schedules, etc…) and, for this reason, retiring goes far beyond a healing practice: it is a practical theory of freedom (liberation). This connects directly with another tradition: that of the hermits and ascetics that goes from Valerio del Bierzo to the eastern saints. There are many ways to justify it, but the idea is always the same: if to sustain your life you need to be liked, be productive and be available, you are not free; You are functional. And being functional to the material world, being functional to the system prevents you from aspiring to higher goals. think better With the birth of the modern world, we began to think about retirement in a different way: as a way of thinking well, of thinking better. The Montaigne tower or Rousseau’s walks have often been seen as a form of misanthropy. But, in reality, they were a way to get away to gain perspective, calm the soul and practice some mental hygiene. It has a lot to do with the idea of ​​disconnection retreats, although since the time of the French solitaries, society has spread its tentacles so much that it has become much more difficult: our minds are always foxes. Withdraw in protest The arrival of modernity also brought us political retreat. That is, leaving as a protest. When you can’t reform the world, sometimes the only lever is the way out. Or, what is the same: if in classical antiquity ostracism was the punishment par excellence, now it emerged as a tool. Refusing to cooperate with an unjust, corrupting or downright absurd order. It is true that much literature considers this type of flight as a sign of cowardice, but it is also true that (lucid or not), it is never neutral. Many reasons, the same gesture Be that as it may, we must not ignore that, in the background, there are always structural reasons: historically, the impulse to withdraw usually intensifies when certain collective sensations invade society: the feeling of the end of the era, acceleration, saturation, existential anxiety, problems of legitimacy. Just what we suffer today. And in the face of this, tranquility emerges as a rare commodity to seek and pursuea way to recover in the current mare magnun. For this reason, many people have begun to understand that ‘going to the mountains’ does not have to be a gesture of evasion, nor a way of disengaging from reality: it can perfectly be a “moral relocation”: a way to become better, to start again, to gain momentum. In Xataka | Seneca, philosopher: “It is not that we have little time to live, but that we do not stop wasting it”

inserting advertising while you buy without leaving it

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Tech giants are finding a thousand and one ways to monetize their AI tools beyond their payment plans for a reason: in a few years almost everyone will be using AI and not everyone will go through the hoop of paying for a subscription. Hence, Google has made a move in the field of purchasing items through AI. The company has announced recently the incorporation of personalized ads in its purchasing mode through its AI, one more bet to monetize its chatbot and compete directly with OpenAI and the rest of the competitors in the recent open front of AI-assisted commerce. What has changed. The company will allow advertisers to present exclusive offers to users who are about to purchase a product through Google’s AI mode, powered by its model Gemini. Vidhya Srinivasan, vice president of Google Ads and Commerce, counted through an official publication that it is “a new concept that goes beyond our traditional search ad model.” Stores may also offer discounts or free shipping at checkout. The idea is that AI assists the user in the entire purchasing process, without going through the websites. Why it is important. It’s a significant shift from the traditional model of sponsored ads in search results, which generates tens of billions of dollars for Google but has been threatened by the rise of AI chatbots. The company is leveraging its dominance in online search to position its AI model in front of billions of users. Gemini still lags behind ChatGPT in popularity, despite all its advances, so the company is looking for new goals and objectives to make Gemini a more attractive model for users. How it works. The new advertising function will use contextual information from user conversations with the chatbot to activate offers on relevant products. Our conversation with Gemini will be a succulent package of information for the AI ​​to recommend products to us while we use its shopping mode. Retailers will be able to configure the promotions they want to show, and Google will use its AI to determine the optimal time to present each offer. The company notes that it will initially focus on discounts, but plans to expand to other attributes such as bundled packages and free shipping. Its current partners include brands such as Petco, elf Cosmetics and Samsonite. The commercial career of AI. Google is not alone in this battle. Last month, OpenAI stopped press on any advertising-related topics internally after its CEO, Sam Altman, will declare a “code red” about the need to improve ChatGPT, as they mention from Financial Times. However, OpenAI already has an instant purchase feature which allows you to purchase products directly on ChatGPT, charging a commission for sales. Microsoft also presented its Copilot Checkoutstating that purchases through their chatbot generate 53% more sales in the first 30 minutes of interaction. Universal protocol and purchasing agents. In addition to personalized advertising, Google presented what it calls “Universal Commerce Protocol”, developed together with large retailers such as Walmart, Target and Shopify. This open source system aims to become a standard so that AI agents can research products and make purchases without leaving the Google platform. Chains like Kroger, Lowe’s, and Papa Johns are already testing these tools to prepare for everything to come when it comes to AI-assisted commerce. Everyone wants to participate, but not at Google’s expense. There is still the elephant in the room when we talk about buying directly from a chatbot: it is not yet a reliable tool and that can damage the store’s image. That’s why many companies are developing their own AI agents, giving them more control over how their products are displayed and delivered. The analysis firm McKinsey esteem that the AI-powered commerce market could represent a $3-$5 trillion opportunity globally by 2030. Cover image | Google and own assembly In Xataka | OpenAI fully enters health for a simple reason: ChatGPT is already our front-line doctor (although we don’t want to admit it)

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Let’s tell you how to buy your 2025 Christmas Lottery ticket. We are already in December, and there is very little left for one of the most popular draws in the country. It is not that the prize is very big, the winner takes 400,000 euros, but that there are many stones and smaller prizes, which means that many people can take a pinch. We will divide this article into two parts. First we are going to tell you the best options to buy your tenth online through the browser, and then we will tell you what you have available to do it through your mobile with an app. Where to buy Christmas Lottery online in 2025 Now we are going to tell you the best alternatives to buy your Lottery ticket over the Internet, directly from your browser. For this we will use reliable pages where you can make the purchase safely. Lottery official website The best alternative to buying your lottery ticket online is use the official website of State Lotteries and Betting. To do so, you have to enter the page loteriasyapuestas.esand inside it go to the Christmas Lottery section. Once on this page, all you have to do is choose the number you want to play and continue with the purchase process. In addition, when you enter a specific number you will also be able to know what administration has itso you can buy it physically if you prefer. YourLotero Another good alternative is the website YourLotero. It is a service that centralizes lottery administrations, and where in addition to searching for numbers you can also buy them online or in an administration and have them sent to your house. But if you buy it online, you can collect the smaller prizes on the website. You just have to enter web.tulotero.esand choose that you want to play the Christmas Lottery. Once inside you can choose if you want to buy the digital number, have it sent to your home or pick it up. Then you choose whether you want a random number or a specific one, and complete the purchase process. Other administrations And you also have the option of buying your tenth directly at some of the main administrations in the country. For example, you can enter Doña Manolita’s online store or that of The Golden Witchalthough those from other administrations may also be useful to you. Here, many large administrations will allow you to buy the number you want and receive it at your home. You can explore the administrations you want and see the options each of them offer. Buy Christmas Lottery 2025 with your mobile Now we are going to tell you the processes that you can follow to buy the Christmas Lottery with your mobileso that you don’t need to sit at the computer, and you can do it from anywhere. State Lottery App The first option is again download the State Lottery and Betting app. Links to the app are available on the page loteriasyapuestas.es/es/appselae. But there is a peculiarity, it is that the Android version is downloaded as a APK fileand you will have to install it manually. But once you are inside, you have to choose to play the National Lottery, and choose the Christmas draw. The app is like the web, and it will allow you to search for numbers and buy them to always carry on your mobile, being able to see later if it was your turn or not. TuLotero App Again, the best alternative for your mobile is the TuLotero appwhich is what I use personally. You can look for digital numbers or buy physical ones, and it is available on Google Play for Android, in the AppGallery from Huawei or in the App Store of iPhone or iPad. When you enter it, you will have to choose the Christmas Lottery draw. Here, you can choose between entering a random tenth or selecting one manually. By doing it manually, you will be able to write it down and even choose which administration to buy it from digitally. You can also choose to have it sent to your home. Other options The other two best alternatives They are again the same as through the browser, applications of specific administrations. On the one hand, The Golden Witch has her own app available for Android and iOS. There is also another option called Your Lottery that allows you to play the State Lottery and Betting draws. In this last case, its version for Android It is also an APK, while the iOS one is downloaded directly from the App Store. In Xataka Basics | Christmas Lottery 2025: how to know which administration has a specific number

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