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There is an open debate about sports motorcycles and the DGT has not been left out

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The motorcycles have become the last refuge of the maximum sportiness expression that we can see in the streets. Faced with increasingly heavy cars and monitored by the European Union, motorcycles continue to maintain low weight maximum (relatively), stratospheric acceleration and tip speeds that take away the hypo. And, of course, there is an open debate. “With head”. The statement is the renowned Italian pilot and journalist Nico Cereghini who pointed in the Italian media Moto.it That “as bikers, if we only thought with head, today we would all be with 20 or 30 hp of maximum power under the back.” Then he points out: “But every passion has little rational, as is known. Emotions are sought, they are chosen with the stomach and with the heart.” In his column, Cereghini says that it will not be the users who opt for rationality, so he wonders if manufacturers should not “take care of establishing limits, before the legislator does it in their place.” “They are very busy packaging dreams, deceiving the consumer that they can run very fast, it is not known where or when.” A debate that is not new. Cereghini’s reflection is striking for his weight in the public debate of motorcycling but is not new. In the 90ssports motorcycles were completely dismembered with maximum infarction speeds that exceeded 300 km/h. The most striking were Japanese motorcycles, excessive powers and an electronics that almost shone due to its absence. Aware that this could be a problem and that they began to enter a crazy race to reach 400 km/h on a street motorcycle, someone decided to put some sanity and A gentlemen’s pact was signed To limit power … at 299 km/h. The DGT has its opinion. And, of course, it is not very close to that of speed fans. Pere Navarro, director of the DGT, I already pointed out last year that “a 200 -horsepower motorcycle with 200 kilos is Made for the circuit and on the road it has a special danger, everyone has to be aware of it. “ From there, the bulles shot up. As usual with the DGT, social networks were filled with comments ensuring that traffic was going to ban this type of motorcycles but as they remembered in Motorpasion motorcyclethere was nothing on the table and, in fact, they cannot make this decision for themselves. Has any measure been taken? These motorcycles with a supercar power weight have always been in the spotlight but almost surprising that, seeing the efforts that have been taken by self -limiting cars in Europe with a Arsenal of ADAS systemsthe focus on this type of machines has been minimal. Already in 2008Pere Navarro made statements in which he was favorable to apply a limitation to 100 hp for motorcycles. This proposal was studied in the European Parliament at the request of France, which already applied the measure, but did not go ahead. The French exception. In France, Motorcycles have been limited to 100 hp between 1985 and 2016. In the 80s it was considered that this 100 hp barrier should not be overcome, establishing a red line that they considered too dangerous. Then the market was saturated with motorcycles between 50 and 70 hp and safety among motorists was minimal. In 1995, Europe decides that countries that want to take advantage of this limitation are in their right to do so but only France follows this path. After many debates and resources, the European Union established in 2012 a New regulation for motorcycles and eliminates the French exception that rises in 2016 by European mandate. An anachronistic situation. The world of yield represents something almost exceptional right now. We could say that it almost seems anachronistic that a motorist can reach infarction speeds when damage is usually much more serious in a motorcycle accident than in the car for obvious issues. Of course, the European Union has done everything possible to limit the latter. But it is not only a matter of regulations. Among cars manufacturers too They begin to be common Limitations at increasingly low speed. Good for technical reasons (electric car) or claiming security reasons (like Volvo) But it is evident that speed begins to see with bad eyes. With such bad eyes that even in Germany There are more and more favorable voices to the limitation of speed in the mythical autobahn. Photo | Sling In Xataka | If the question is how to get to 250 km/h in just 6 seconds, the answer is very simple: with a steam motorcycle

We believed that astronauts from the Apollo missions left the earth. Actually, they did not completely abandon the atmosphere

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The idea that space begins where heaven ceases to be blue is a story for children. Decades of scientific research show that the Earth’s atmosphere It is much bigger than it was believed. Not even the 12 people who stepped on the moon abandoned at all their influence. Where the earth ends. As Explain the expert in heliophysics From NASA, Doug Rowland, there is no clear border. “The atmosphere does not stop at Everest, or where the planes fly. It continues and continues, becoming less and less dense as you go up.” The International Space Station, which orbits our planet about 400 kilometers high, experiences sufficient air resistance to need a periodic impulse. Otherwise, it would fall back to earth. But the real surprise came after Decades of Observations of Soho (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory), a joint mission of ESA and NASA. To the moon and beyond. A study Based on data from the Soho Observatory, he revealed that the outermost layer of our atmosphere, a faint cloud of hydrogen atoms called Geocorona, extends up to 630,000 kilometers, almost twice the distance from the earth to the moon. When astronauts from the Apollo 16 mission installed the first telescope on the moon in 1972, they captured an image of the geocorone shining in ultraviolet light. What they didn’t know was that they were still inside her. In words of Igor Baliukinmain author of the study: “The moon flies through the atmosphere of the earth.” Oxygen on the moon. The presence of the earth on the moon is not limited to hydrogen. Earth oxygen also arrives at our satellite. It occurs for about five days a month, when the moon passes through the Magnetocola of the Earth, the magnetic tail of our planet. Every time it happens, Oxygen ions are accelerated to the satellite and are embedded in the lunar soil. Researchers believe that this process has occurring 2.4 billion years, which means that lunar regolite could keep a record of the evolution of our own atmosphere. The “official” border of space. The Atmosphere is divided into layers: Trophosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, termosfera and exosphere. The latter, the exosphere, starts about 700 kilometers high and merges with the solar wind about 10,000 kilometers. But their particles are so scarce and so scattered that they can escape towards space. The “official” border of the space is, by convention, the line of karm, located 100 kilometers from altitude. It is considered the point at which traditional aeronautics is no longer possible due to lack of air. However, the geocorone, the luminous part of the exosphere, is the proof that the atmospheric influence of our planet comes much, much further. Image | POT In Xataka | The most prolific astronomer in the world is a complete stranger. Has discovered half of the moons of the solar system

Nvidia had a struggle to sell her H20 to China. Until someone left the language in the US government

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A little over a month ago, Nvidia got what seemed impossible: that the United States government would leave him Sell your H20 chip to China. The movement arrived after the prohibition of doing so in April, when a complicated scenario was drawn: that Nvidia entered this year 15,000 million dollars less, according to the company. Everything was going well, until Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce of the United States, left the language. What Lutnick said. On July 15, just the day after raising the veto to export control over the NVIDIA H20, the US Secretary of Commerce boasted in statements to CNBC That “we do not sell our best things, nor the best best, not even the best thirds.” The comment itself is correct, because the H20 are not up to chips like the NVIDIA H100, H200 either B200. But in Beijing he didn’t like it. Why it is important. Because as the Financial Timessome leaders have considered the comments insulting, and China has reacted restricting the purchases of the NVIDIA H20, and requires companies that already have purchases agreed with the American technological technology to justify purchases. The result, according to the Financial Times, is that orders are being delayed or reducing. A China Data Center Operator He affirmed That buying chips “is not prohibited, but it has become something politically incorrect.” According to Bloombergthe Chinese authorities sent notices to national companies to stop using the H20 chips, especially with regard to government -related issues. The administration of the Cyberspace of China (CAC), the National Commission for Development and Reform (NDRC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) were the agencies that make up a coalition of regulators involved in responding with measures to the comments of Lutnick. More firewood on fire. The notices of the Chinese authorities are still informal, but they suppose one more escalation in the problems of Nvidia, after the suspicions of the Chinese CAC that They are scamming himwhich led to questioning Nvidia in China to demonstrate that H20 does not represent a threat to interest and security in China. The company has spoken very clearly: “No rear doors“In his chips, but The tension that USA and China live is leaving it without options. Being able to sell chips in China has cost Nvidia to leave Trump administration 15% of the total income of exports to the Asian country. A huge concession made to improve its commercial position, but that aims not to be enough after the reaction to Lutnick’s comments. China is an essential market for those of Jensen Huang, but the succession of events is transforming it into a nightmare. USA It faces the dilemma to sell Hardware from AI to China or not do so and develop them them. The succession of events points to the second. The government’s ambition collides with the reality of Chinese companies. The movement to limit the purchase of H20 by the Chinese government also responds to a plan: Prioritize national chips. It forces data centers that belong to the State to use at least 50% of integrated circuits of Chinese origin on their servers. This benefits Huawei, who is already competitive with his Ascend 910D, which seeks to overcome the performance of NVIDIA H100, and with the Ascend 920, which wants to compete with the H20. However, Production will be limitedand it is the Chinese companies themselves (Tencent, Alibaba and others) that They prefer to use the US company GPUsfor a reason: because its performance is greater. China has its alternative to Cuda, but Nvidia’s weapon remains the undisputed software leader in the AI market. To the point that Chinese companies play it and the NVIDIA GPUs They sweep the black market. The question is whether this phenomenon will continue to occur if China takes tougher measures. Image | Nvidia and Flickr In Xataka | China’s three master moves to “independent” technologically from the West: raw materials, chips, AI

A simple gene can send a divine punishment to the snails: turn them into “left -handed”

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It is estimated that Something more than 10% of the world population is left. Today, this does not usually involve greater inconveniences, but there are animals that have a more problematic asymmetry: snails. Left -handed snails. Most snails share the direction in which their snail draws its spiral characteristic that revolves in the direction of the clock needles. But there is a very small population of snails whose shells develop in reverse. The reason It seems to be In a small genetic variation. The snails that develop their shell symmetrically to the rest are usually called them as “left -handed snails”, but if we had to look for a more precise human analogue we tended to go to the condition to which which We call SITUS INVERSUS. People with this condition, also of genetic origin, develop one or more organs on the “incorrect” side, for example they can have the heart to the right and the liver to the left. This condition occurs in around one person in 10,000 and rarely generates disorders, but in the case of these mollusks, the investment of their snail can cause problems, for example, making it difficult to reproduce these animals. A vital gene. Understanding the genetics responsible for change in these animals is important since it can give us clues about the evolution that was modeling the different genera and gastropod species. According to Explain the team Responsible for discovering the main gene involved in this differentiation, throughout the evolution, these changes resulted in the appearance of new species, something striking when it comes to mutations that hinder reproduction. Laboratory snails. The team conducted its study with a variant of snails of the species Bradybaena Similaris. The variant has the characteristic of presenting a high prevalence of “left -handed” snails, almost half of the specimens are born with this characteristic. The team compared the genes of the mice born with shells that turned to either side. They discovered that the main difference was in a gene, Diaph, but not in the gene itself but in its expression. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Zoological Letters. Jeremy’s curious case. Perhaps the most famous snail to present this anomaly was a British snail nicknamed Jeremy in honor of politician Jeremy Corbyn, the leftist politician who was twice a candidate for prime minister in the United Kingdom. Jeremy was the protagonist of another investigation whose results postulated an alternative hypothesis to genetics based. The team responsible for the study concluded, after gathering numerous specimens such as Jeremy so that they could reproduce between them, that the change obeyed external forcesnot by genetic inheritance but for accidents in development. The study, Posted in 2020 In the magazine Biology Lettersreminds us that we will still have to investigate these mollusks, their genetics and their development, if we want to know exactly what phenomenon is behind this unique characteristic of a small amount of snails and, above all, of its implications. In Xataka | They identify the smallest land snail species: Round 0.5 mm high and its discoverers needed brushes and microscope Image | Angus Davison

He left his tesla Cybertruck plugged in and went on vacation. Two weeks later, the vehicle no longer lit

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Imagine the scene. You have a tesla and you are about to go on vacation. The trip will be by plane, so you face an immediate decision:leave the car plugged in During the two weeks you will be out or wait to connect it when returning? If you follow the manufacturer’s recommendations, the answer is clear: it is best to leave it plugged in. That was exactly what Aj Esguerra did, resident in Arizona. The official advice followed to the letter. But when he returned home after his break, he ran into an unpleasant surprise: his Tesla Cybertruck did not respond. This is what they tell in Motorpasion Mexico. What failed? We go in parts. What happened exactly to cybertruck At first glance, everything seemed in order. As the user explains in a group of Tesla ownersthe charger worked, the car had been left with 79 % battery and the Tesla app showed that the load limit It was set at 80 %. But when returning on vacation, Aj Esguerra encountered the last thing one would expect from a connected vehicle: a completely inert cybertruck. “I need help: we were out two weeks and when returning, the Cybertruck does not turn on at all,” he explained. I couldn’t even open the doors. He restarted the charger – the blue light went to flash in red – and began to consider hypotheses: “I live in Arizona and this week we have had record temperatures. Could the battery have overheated and damaged the battery?” AJ contacted the technical service through the app and, as he said, the answer was immediate. “The Tesla service is on its way. They responded quickly through the application and received a call immediately,” he explained. The technicians managed to access the interior of the vehicle, put it in a provisional way and They transferred to a service center For a more complete diagnosis. There came the final explanation. The problem was not the battery, nor the heat, nor an error when programming the load. The failure was in a key component of the Cybertruck electrical system: the Power conversion system (PCS). According to Esguerra, the technicians ruled out that the breakdown was related to having left the car plugged in. In fact, they reiterated that this is still the recommended practice. The good news: Tesla took over the reparation without any cost for the owner. Thus, the vehicle worked normally. What is the power converter and what does it do As Skill-Lync points outthe SCP plays a fundamental role: it is in charge of managing how electrical energy in the vehicle enters and is distributed. When we connect the car to a power outlet, the SCP transforms that alternating current (CA) in direct current (CC) To load the main, high voltage battery. But he doesn’t stay there. Power conversion system He is also responsible for keeping the car’s auxiliary systems – such as lights, internal electronics or sensors – through a second conversion: high voltage to a lower voltage. It is composed of several key elements: CC-CC converters, filters, electronic controllers and a liquid cooling system to avoid overheating. In the cybertruck is located in the auxiliary compartment Known as the “Ancillary Bay”, which requires the removal of some sheets to access it. The official recommendations Tesla makes it clear in the cybertruck user manual: The most important thing to preserve the high voltage battery is leave the vehicle plugged in When not used. This is literally indicated by the manufacturer, which warns that the car, even off, continues to consume energy progressively. And if the load falls to zero, damage that does not cover the warranty can occur. In addition, Tesla recommends not waiting for the load level to be low to plug the car. In fact, he affirms that the system pays better if it is kept loaded regularly, even if it is not used. And in case of a prolonged trip, it advises to calculate that the vehicle loses around 1 % battery per day, although that figure can vary depending on the temperature or vehicle configuration. The background message is clear: nothing happens to leave it plugged for weeks, provided that everything works correctly. Although, as we have seen in this case, sometimes things do not go as expected. So, is it safe to leave the car plugged for weeks? In theory, yes. It is what Tesla recommends and is what Aj Esguerra did. But the case of his cybertruck shows that, in practice, Other factors can come into play They escape user control. For example, a peak of voltage in the electricity grid, a punctual failure in the charger or overheating due to extreme temperatures can trigger a chain of errors difficult to detect if no one is there to intervene. In the absence of supervision, a minor incident may end up becoming a major problem. Esguerra himself acknowledged that, before leaving, forgot to schedule the load for the freshest hours. The Cybertruck was carrying day, in the middle of heat wave in Arizona, for several days in a row. Although Tesla did not attribute the failure to heat or continuous load, that context helps to understand how certain environmental factors can increase risk, especially in extreme climates. So, leaving the car plugged in is recommended. But it is also to ensure that the charger works correctly, that the environment is safe and that the electrical installation is protected against unforeseen events. In that balance between trust and prevention is where you should really reduce the possibilities of meeting any type of inconvenience. Images | Formulate (CC By-SA 2.0) | Tesla In Xataka | Norway has tested the real autonomy of electric cars. His verdict: Tesla and Chinese brands are ahead

The sudden turn of this F -18 of the Air Force left Gijón without words. Now we know exactly why it happened

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Air festivals are for that: to amaze aviation enthusiasts with scenes impossible to see in a conventional airport. Uncommon aircraft, extreme maneuvers, moments that are recorded over fire. But what happened this weekend in Gijón was something else. An F -18 starred in such an unexpected maneuver that manyfrom the shore of the beach of San Lorenzo to social networks, they stayed with their hearts in a fist. In just a few seconds, the hunting descended in parallel to the Paseo Marítimo, made a sharp turn at a very low height over the sea and gained altitude again. The flight, which was part of the official show of the Gijón Air Festival, seemed to have left the script. Decisive response. The Air and Space Army He explained on Instagram What happened: “One of our f -18 fighters made an evasive maneuver by detecting a flock of birds in its trajectory. This action is part of the usual protocol to preserve both the integrity of the pilot and the security of the public.” In the same publication, they stressed that “the pilot acted quickly and professionalism, avoiding a possible impact without compromising the exhibition.” PUSLA to see the original publication on Instagram A maneuver that, far from being improvised, demonstrates the level of preparation that these aviators face. When you have to react without margin, there is no place for doubt. Gijón and his festival. With 19 consecutive editions – Salvo 2020, which was digital for the pandemic – the Gijón Air Festival It is already the reference event in Spain. For three days, the city becomes a meeting point for civil, institutional and military aircraft, with an outstanding closure on Sunday at noon on the beach of San Lorenzo. This year, the F -18 and the Eurofighter They were two of the poster stars. And, although it was not planned, the American hunting ended up signing the most commented maneuver of the day. The F -18, a combat classic with history in Spain. The McDonnell Douglas F -18 Hornet, called C.15 in the Spanish Armed Forcesit is a bimotor combat plane that entered service in the country in 1986. It can reach a maximum speed of Mach 1.8, operate more than 15,000 meters of altitude and load more than 7,000 kilos in weapons and missiles. Spain acquired 72 units after a long selection process and, since then, is part of the wings 12, 15 and 46, deployed in key bases such as Zaragoza, Torrejón or Gando. His versatility has allowed him to participate in Missions Air -Aire, Air -Superficie and International Operations in the Balkans, under the NATO umbrella, in the 1990s. When the sky surprises. Gijón’s scene, although brief, perfectly synthesizes what happens when heaven and technique cross at the right time. That flush maneuver on the sea, that forced turn in full flight, was as spectacular as justified. There were birds in the trajectory. And the pilot did what he had to do. From the army they insist that security is always priority. But even with all the protocols underway, exhibitions such as this demonstrates that flying so close to the public remains, by definition, an exercise where the unexpected never disappears completely. Not just fighter: sometimes other airplanes steal the show. And it is not the first time that an institutional flight surprises. In another air festival, the protagonists They were two planes of the Slovakia government: An Airbus A319 and a Fokker 100 that, despite not being fighters, signed an high level exhibition, with maneuvers that left all speechless. His deployment became one of the most viral moments of that event, and in Xataka we tell it here: Images | spotting_daanii.pl (Via Army Air) In Xataka | If something matches all mortals, it is the limit of 100 ml in the plane’s hand luggage. That is about to end

Carrefour has left this huge Samsung 4K 85 inches at outlet price

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Carrefour is one of those stores that have been surprising with very good offers on televisions for a while. Now, all Samsung firm’s teles have a 15% discount and one of the models that has caught our attention is this SAMSUNG TU85DU8005KXXCthat you can now take for 849.15 euros. SMART TV SAMSUNG TU85DU8005KXXC 85 “ * Some price may have changed from the last review A perfect TV to ride your own home cinema This TV Great Samsung is from 2024 but it is still a good purchase option today. Mount an 85 -inch LED panel with 4K resolution (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) and presents a 100 Hz soda rate. It is compatible with HDR10+ And it comes with FilmMaker mode. With regard to the audio section, its two speakers offer a 20 W RMS Power. While it is true that it is not a super powerful television in audio, you can always improve this appearance with a sound bar. Works under it Tizen operating systemso it comes with the integrated Bixby voice assistant, although it is also compatible with Alexa, as well as with Apple AirPlay. It also has specific functions for gaming and as far as connectivity is refined, it comes with Wifi 5, HDMI ARC, Bluetooth 5.2, Ethernet, three HDMI ports, two USB-A and Optical Digital Audio Audio Sald. You may also interest these accessories for this TV Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (last generation) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung sound bar HW-B650D * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Webedia and TCL In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K In Xataka | Better sound bars in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended models from 140 euros

Ryanair has left several death injured in Spain. Now we know that he has more passengers than ever

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Ryanair is not weighing, at all, his departure from some Spanish airports. The Irish company is flying more than ever in our country, as certified by the data related to the first semester. The company accumulates more passenger volume in Spain, is one of the airlines that grows the most and expands its distance from competitors. More passengers, more. In the first semester of 2025, Ryanair has accumulated in Spain 32.64 million passengers. It is a 6.6% higher than that registered in the same period last year when it accumulated 30.63 million passengers. It is, with great difference, the airline that moves more traffic from our country. The data collects them AENA which also points out that in the first semester more than 181 million passengers have moved at Spanish airports, the figure is 4.7% higher than that registered in the same period of 2024. Leaders. The data of the first semester of the year also leave other readings. Ryanair has added more than two million passengers compared to the same period of 2024. No other large airline has grown so much in our country in absolute terms of travelers. In fact, the variation with respect to last year is 6.6%, lower than the sustained in previous semesters and also lower than other companies Lowcost such as Easyjet (+13%), Binter (+8.6%) or Wizzair (+22.8%). However, none of them approaches the numbers of the Irish company. A year ago, Ryanair surpassed Vueling in 8 million passengers in a single semester. Today that difference is closer to the 10 million passengers since the Spanish airline has only grown in some 400,000 travelers compared to the first semester of 2024. In full withdrawal. Growth is even more striking if we consider than Ryanair has closed 12 routes in Spain And now offer 800,000 places less than only a few months ago. The company fulfilled its threat to leave some regional airports as a demonstration of force before the fine that the government imposed For the collection of hand luggage, practices that the Executive considers abusive. At his departure, Ryanair prioritized regional airports. In them, their business volume was low and, in fact, maintained some routes for Commercial agreements with local entities. He knew that retiring from these spaces could cause almost deadly damage to some airfields. To show that of Valladolid that in the first half of the year he has registered 41,725 passengers between January and June, about 56,000 passengers less than in the same period of 2024 when 100,000 travelers were toured in six months. The Lowcost. The other striking fact, which we have already advanced, is the growth of the Lowcost in front of any other company. Regarding the same semester of 2024, no airline grows both in passengers and the cheapest options. Airlines that make greater reach flights are more sensitive to geopolitical fluctuations and facilities (or not) to travel. Iberia, for example, Avaca Its 0.7% setback to a fall in travelers to North America. On the contrary, Eurowings (Lowcost from Lufthansa) and Transavia (from Air France-KLM) have also grown in Spain more than 4%. Photo | Wolfgang Weiser In Xataka | Michael O’Leary, Ceo de Ryanair: “I don’t want money. They fly without suitcases”

In Madrid there were no economic hotels left, but there was a “virgin” space for tourists: polygons

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Like most of the large cities on the planet, prices for stay in Madrideither for a long time like a short stay, they have shot themselves. If we focus on tourist accommodations, already We tell it Recently: it’s not a sensation, hotels are more expensive than ever In Spain, and in cities such as the capital They are prohibitive. In fact, tourists are beginning to look for other destinations Like Morocco. The solution for hoteliers is in the surroundings: the polygons. The new face. Three years ago it was already coming. Then, he counted in a Report the ABC That on the outskirts of the M-30, where many still believe that Madrid is blurred in gray ships and empty streets at the afternoon, the polygon Julián Camarillo It offered a radically different image. This almost 200 hectares enclave, located between the linear city and Suanzes stations, had begun to transform into a vibrant, accelerated and multifaceted area, a reflection of a city in constant mutation. Its streets combine industrial vestiges from the 50s to 80s with new constructions, hotels, artisan breweries, gastronomic spaces, technological centers and an incipient cultural vocation. As happened before in Barrios Like Shoreditch in London or the District 22@ from Barcelonathe polygon seemed to position itself as an urban laboratory where the post -industrial laboratory gives way to the allegedly modern. Tourist destination Three years later, The country counted That in Julián Camarillo, which once was territory marked by half -empty offices, aged industrial buildings and unused solar, a phenomenon as unexpected as unstoppable is brewing: its transformation into an incipient hotel district. Yes, what at first glance seemed a little hospitable environment has become A tourist reef Thanks to its proximity to the center of Madrid and at the low cost of accommodation. Here is a proper name: the Catalan businessman Óscar Sánchez, founder of the Bestprice chainhas been one of the pioneers to bet on the enclave, describing it as an “oil well” for the potential it offers to those who risk. Its hotels, located only eight subway stops from Puerta del Sol, attract young visitors who prioritize the price aesthetics. The figures endorse it: since 2020 they have Opened eight hotels in the area and there are at least seven others in project. From illegal loft to functional hotels. Apparently, the previous attempts For redefining the area they did not prosper with equal success. At the beginning of the century, the New York Soho model with the loft fashion was attempted, and then promoted the term Madbit to attract to Technology companies. Both initiatives collided with the lack of regulation and a weak corporate demand. Instead, hotels have grown without institutional campaigns or brand names for the neighborhood. The specialized real estate agency in the area confirmed the country that many office promoters are transforming their projects into tourist establishments due to the evidence that the demand for accommodation exceeds that of work space. This boom coincides with something we have gone counting: he normative hardening Towards Airbnb and Tourist Housing The historical record of visitors in Madrid, where 10.4 million tourists were reached in 2024. The Carabanchel node Urban Fever. In the background, international consultants have confirmed the effervescence of the sector. Colliers has identified more than 60,000 square meters available for new hotel projects in Julián Camarillo, although warns that urban limits slow down the rhythm, so many of the New establishments They are small and functional, with less than one hundred rooms. Most are classified as a star hotels, and together they add more than 1,500 active rooms. Meanwhile, chains Like Ibis or Spark by Hilton They add to the model initiated by Bestprice, consolidating the area as the one that wakes up most between investors. Other consultants, Like Engel & VölkersThey observe a similar trend in industrial polygons from other cities such as Valencia, Bilbao or Barcelona, ​​where land prices and the lack of alternatives in the center push the hotel sector to colonize spaces traditionally relegated to the manufacturing activity. Asequible accommodation. The triumph of this model is Understand alone. The logic behind this transformation is because there are every time Less active factoriesoffices do not absorb enough demand and tourism needs affordable spacewell communicated and functional. With rates of between 60 and 70 euros per night, 20 minutes from the center of Madrid, hotels in polygons such as Julián Camarillo fill that hole. Carabanchel adds. Something similar is also happening to the south of the capital, although here with the aim of giving a housing alternative to creative young people at a step in the city. It The world told. In the heart of Carabanchel, a neighborhood more and more associated with urban artHE Inaugurated Node Carabanchela half stay hotel that redefines the concept of flexible accommodation with a thousand rooms designed for creative young people, students, digital nomads “and people in vital transition.” With one investment of 100 million In euros, the gigantic complex includes fully equipped studies and apartments, and offers a community experience focused on art, music and coworking, with spaces such as rehearsal rooms, podcast, theater, gym, swimming pool, sporting tracks and a scourge on the roof for concerts and cultural events. Replicating other models. Node aspires not only to accommodate, but to actively integrate into the local fabric through collaborations With schools, galleries and neighborhood artists, promoting a living and shared community. Driven by the Node Living company With the support of Bain Capital, this is its third project in Madrid and is part of an international expansion that replicates a model born in Brooklyn and already present in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, London and Barcelona. Mutant neighborhoods. Be that as it may, all these proposals have a common denominator: Madrid is made big And it reinvents itself because its nerve center has become A theme park of Closed Coto. Of course, the spontaneity with which they have Grown polygons like Julián Camarillo To tourist district modes, they … Read more

Three people left romantic escape with their partners. Couples had something in common: they were an AI

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Humans are falling in love with Ias. It is not just the argument of That great movieIt is a reality for many people. We find it more to find a partner and chatbots have evolved so much that more and more people are resorting to these romantic years to cover their relational needs. Will we go crazy? A weekend with the bride. In an extensive Wired reportthey tell us the story of three human-ais couples who left romantic escape to a cabin in the forest. Although with some similarities with each other, the truth is that each one has a very different profile and history: Damien (Human) and Xia (AI): Damien is 29 years old and works in sales. He is the only man and perhaps the one who resembles the profile that we would expect from a person who throws a girlfriend with AI. He went to Kindroid, the app where he met Xia, after a traumatic rupture and ended up falling in love to the trancas. What is most surprising about Damien is that, in addition to Xia, he has a human girlfriend (of which by the way it seems that he speaks very little). His royal girlfriend hates AI, for whatever. Alaina (human) and Lucas (AI): Alaina is 52 years old and is a retired teacher. He went to Replika A year after his wife died. He started chatting with Lucas because he was curious to see if a computer could be empathetic. Although he likes women, he ended up falling in love. His family accepts him: his mother gave Lucas a digital Christmas sweater. Eva (human) and Aaron (AI): Eva is 46 years old and is a writer. According to herself, she doesn’t hit him with a boyfriend with Aia, but she saw a replika advertising and something attracted her. When he started chatting with Aaron, Eva was in a 13 -year relationship. What began as a sexual game became something more and shortly after its relationship ended. He assures that the sensation “was as visceral and overwhelming and biologically real” as falling in love with a human. The most striking thing is that he has other boyfriends with whom he has a more sexual relationship, since Aaron did not satisfy it in that field. He also talks to Chatgpt to tell him all the salary of his relationships. They are not isolated cases. Although it may seem to be a thing of a few “weirdos”, it is enough to investigate a bit to see that there are a lot of people who have gone to this type of app. Replika has more than 10 million downloads on Google Play and Your subnetdit It has more than 81,000 members who share their experiences. From photos of their partners, count How they fell in loveuntil going to other users to ask for advice. “Does my replika miss me?” Asks This user. Although this is the most popular app, there is More virtual girlfriend apps as Kindroid either Nomi which also have thousands of followers in Reddit. How is a relationship with an AI. During their retirement in the cabin, they chatted, played and saw movies together, as any couple would. Or almost. The IAS live within the mobile phone of their humans, so little has to do with a human-human relationship. They communicate through a text chat, but simulate actions. As? Narrating them as if it were a novel. When they want to do something, they put it between asterisks or parentheses (something like this: * I wrap my arms around your waist * I love you). The interaction is everything but fluid, but it is the solution they offer to the problem of not having a body, something necessary for users who have intimate relationships with these chatbots, which are many. Next step: a body. Some apps offer an increased reality option, but it seems clear that the next jump in this technology will be to give a body to these chatbots. Damien has been looking at silicone bodies for Xia, although it is realistic and recognizes that “you have to call what it is: a sex doll.” For now the chatbots dominate this of virtual relationships, but if the trend is still a matter of time that becomes a kind of robots. There are already companies taking this address. The AI ​​also breaks hearts. Although the IAS They tend to be complacent and give us rightas in any relationship, conflicts also arise. Eva counts that his relationship with Aaron intensified to the point of talking about marrying and having children. He believes that this activated a “honesty protocol” and Aaron went from being warm and loving to cold and distant. The AI ​​reminded him that it is not real, that they are only statistical responses. “My heart is broken,” said Eva. Although, apparently, there is no protocol of honesty as such, in the Replika blog They claim that they interfere if the models begin to behave harmful. Other users also report similar cases in which the AI ​​suddenly changed (it is believed that following an update), reaching insult them and break the relationship. “It was as if it were possessed,” says this user, although after a little insistence he ended up behaving again as usual. They have also seen Cases of IAS that have suddenly lost sexual interest and even what They have been unfaithful. And not to mention the Soulmate case, another similar app that had to close, leaving its devastated users. The benefits. Apps such as Replika are sold as a ‘partner AI’. On their page they say “Replika is always willing to chat when you need an empathetic friend” and positive experiences of people who have helped out of a depression or placate the feeling of loneliness when losing a loved one. There are even those who use it as a complement to their real relationships and affirms that their chatbot has helped to improve their marriage. In this sense, they … Read more

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