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The Steam Machine’s key to eating the market will be the price. And there Valve has an ace up its sleeve

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The video game world is revolutionized. It’s not every day that a new “PC-console” is announced, but even rarer is that the device comes from Valve. They have just presented the Steam Machinea console-shaped PC that has been posed as a direct threat to Xbox and PS5but also for the Windows PC itself. Much has changed since Steam Machines from a decade ago and, with the new model, Valve will not take timid steps. Steam Deck has shown them that they have a lot to say in the field of hardware, but as always, success will depend on the price of the Steam Machine. It has to be attractive to gain a foothold. And Valve has a wild card called 30%. The price of the Steam Machine and the 30% wildcard A decade ago, Valve already took a hit with the first Steam Machines. He said that they were a timid bet because Valve developed the system, but between the fact that there were not so many games available for it (based on Linux) and that the machines were not designed by Valve, but rather delegated to companies like Asus and AlienWare (which set prices that were not competitive), well the thing ended… badly. The situation has changed a lot by three factors: In the shadows they continued to develop the Steam OS systemmaking it compatible with both Linux and Windows games. They launched a Steam Deck with which they have shown that they know how to make competitive hardware. Although threats such as Amazon and Epic Games have appeared, their platform remains the undisputed queen when we talk about PC gaming. The Steam Machine will arrive (accompanied by a new controller and a virtual reality viewer named Steam Frame) at the beginning of 2026. We do not know the specific date, nor the price. And, of course, once the initial excitement of the announcement had passed, the conversation turned to theorizing about the price of the Steam Machine. Here I want to be cautious because whenever hypotheses are launched about the price of hardware there are a lot of factors that come into play. We can take the components as a reference and say “To build a PC like this is about 700 euros”but then there are the design costs (it is very small and that increases the price), development, logistics… The last time the price of a console was theorized was with nintendo switch 2and their 470 euros They ended up surprising (although the 90 of some of their games were more surprising). Therefore, I don’t want to venture to say whether the Steam Machine will cost more or less. There are some clues. The Verge is one of the media outlets that has had the machine nearby and claims that Valve plans a price “similar to a PC with similar features.” From the middle they point about $800, but that’s only in components (without the system and other costs, for example), but the components are customized and look like versions of laptop CPUs and GPUs, not the ones we can buy for a desktop. From the technical media Digital Foundry take for granted that the range will be between 500 and 600 euros, but again: it is difficult to estimate because there is not much to scratch. Now, my reflection is that, if the objective of Steam is to punch the table and wants to take part of the pie from both the consoles Like the PC itself, the Steam Machine will be sold at a loss. Because? Because if there is a company that can afford it, it is Valve. For starters, it’s a private company. Gabe Newel, Valve’s boss, owns 51% of the shares. This implies that they do not have to give explanations to shareholders. This is why we do not have public figures for Steam profits or Steam Deck sales (although it is esteem which dominates the -small- consolidated PC market). But the reason why Valve can sell a console at a loss, or not care so much about not making money per machine sold, is because all the ones they sell have Steam as launcher and store, and the company keeps a significant percentage per game sold on the platform. That percentage is around 30%which implies that if a million copies of a game are sold, Valve’s share of the pie is considerable. And, although not all games sell millions, thousands of video games are released every month. that “solely” for setting up the servers and hosting the games developed by other companies. Besides, there is the matter of the stickersa market in which Steam also keeps a good percentage of each transaction. AND It is something that moves dizzying figures. On the Steam Machine, as on the Steam Deck, you can run games from platforms such as GOG, Epic or Rockstar, but in the end The PC marketplace par excellence is Steam. It is the mainstream platform and each of those Steam Machines will be a window to a store that has offers every now and then and that is very well positioned at a time when console games are more and more expensive. The consoles themselves are much more expensive than when they were launched five years ago. Therefore, although it is impossible to guess a price for the Steam Machine, as I said, If there is someone who can sell their machine at a loss because it will recover the difference with the software, that is Valve. And if they launch an affordable machine, with the market as it is, they can deal a tremendous blow to their direct competitors: consoles. But also to the PC itself. In Xataka | There are more and more physical video games that are paperweights. It is a tremendous problem for video games as art.

AMD will be the one to reinforce it with two new machines

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The AMD history It is full of ups and downs. They started by blatantly copying Intel, they had some of their best models at the beginning of the century, they were made with ATI and they went through hell while Intel dominated with the Dual and Quad Core. A few years ago, they took their Ryzen out of their sleeveswith those who have even managed surpass your great competitor. Now they want to become essential for the United States, which seeks to be “sovereign” in artificial intelligence. Their weapons? Two supercomputers that will help the US achieve its objective. And the ambition is… enormous. AI Action Plan. The United States is investing a huge amount of money with one goal: achieve superintelligence before China. The truth is that the two countries are competing in the same sector, but with radically opposite objectives. The US wants to get that AGI while China is looking for a cheap and functional AI to monetize as soon as possible. With that in mind, the US government launched an initiative designed to maintain and expand leadership in AI. Thus, the AI Action Plan seeks that advances in this segment be discovered, developed and deployed in US territory, strengthening both national security and the country’s competitive position. Billionaire strategy. It is something that costs a ‘mortar’ of money, but being a capital objective allows the funds to appear for the companies involved. And a billion just ended up in AMD’s coffers. As the company and the United States Department of Energy have release$1 billion in public and private funding will create a “secure, federated, standards-based infrastructure for U.S. sovereign science and AI.” Lisa Su is the CEO of AMD and he commented that his two new tools will allow “advance in the country’s most critical priorities in science, energy and medicine.” In addition, he has extolled the “power” of public-private partnerships. And they’ve shared some details about those tools. Lux AI. On the one hand, the Lux AI supercomputer. Jointly developed by ORNL, AMD, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and HPE, this equipment will be deployed in early 2026 as the first “AI Factory” supercomputer designed to train, tune and deploy fundamental AI models to accelerate scientific innovation. It will be driven by the AMD EPYC CPU and for the Instinct MI355X GPUand if with the above it was not very clear what it will do, in the statement they point to an approach to discover revolutionary materials (that can be used in new energy systems in which China leads with an iron fist), accelerate energy innovation, transform biology and biosafety and strengthen both national security and resilience. It’s still quite abstract, really. discovery. On the other hand, the Discovery supercomputer. The GPUs it will use will be the Instinct MI430X, but the CPUs have not yet been presented. AMD says they will be a next-generation EPYC codenamed ‘Venice’, and the set is designed for the nation to train, simulate and deploy AI models. The idea is that it will enter service sometime in 2028 and its function will be to run AI models that, for example, have been trained with Lux. Thus, thanks to enormous bandwidth, it will be able to boost AI to make discoveries in energy, biology, advanced materialsnational security and manufacturing innovation. Translation: It is expected to help design next-generation reactors, batteries, catalysts, semiconductors and critical materials. Something interesting that AMD has highlighted is that the applications developed for Frontier (another of the United States supercomputers) can be easily transferred to Discovery because it maintains the same programming environment. AMD and Intel as tech pivots. Apart from the United States, the great beneficiary of this operation will be the Oak Ridge National Laboratorynew home for both Lux and Discovery when their development is complete. And, apart from the new AMD supercomputers, this operation underlines that the United States considers these companies vital, along with Intel or Apple. Not in vain, Intel has been the star of one of the most ‘curious’ news stories in recent years as it is the first company since the 2008 crisis in which the US Government intervenes. 5 billion dollars to turn it into the country’s semiconductor “factory.” A factory that even It could be the safe passage of an Apple that it must manufacture in the US if it wants to avoid tariffs. In the end, the 1 billion for AMD is not an isolated case, but rather a United States that is focusing on development of a technology that seems to be the one that sets the standard in world research at the moment. Image | amd In Xataka | Europe already has its first exascale supercomputer: one million terabytes and 24,000 NVIDIA chips for a key mission

Madrid Metro has spent millions on advanced machines to cover them like shacks

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It was February 14, 2024 when the Community of Madrid confirmed the last investment with which he was going to get married had been committed: 145 ticket vending machines to access the Madrid underground. The deployment came in large numbers. The almost one hundred and a half devices are part of the second phase of the Metro Technological Improvement Planan investment that also includes, for example, the renovation of hundreds of Metro access turnstiles. The investment tries to give a new face to facilities that are beginning to become small after not having received large investments in the last 20 years. Now, line 6 is being modernized, line 11 is being expanded and the stations are receiving new equipment to adapt to the new transport titles. Click on the image to go to the original tweet Equipment that, in the case of these machines, will be deployed in 19 stations. The first ones, boasted the account of X of the Madrid Metrothey arrived this same week. The leap in quality is evident: 42-inch high-definition screens and even the possibility of opening a video call with Metro services to ask for help if any complications arise. Latest technology devices to be distributed at some of the busiest Metro stations in the capital such as those at the airport, Nuevos Ministerios, Feria de Madrid or Príncipe Pío, among others. Very advanced machines with “Metta’s 4.0 technology,”in the words of the company itself. Machines to which Metro de Madrid has had to put a plastic umbrella. And of course, they have unleashed mockery on social networks. 7.7 million euros and a piece of plastic “It’s plastic. Greetings” This has been the answer that the Madrid Metro has given X to a multitude of users who have asked why the company has put uralite umbrellas on its newest and most advanced machines. Despite describing the innovations and advantages of these machines, many users have focused on that plastic appendage that appears at the top of the machine. An appendix that, without a doubt, is reminiscent of the uralite roofs, everything must be said. Indeed, we could continue with the concise answers of how the person behind the social networks of the Madrid Metro has tried to appease the responses to the shabby difficult to explain solution that the company has used to protect its machines. Madrid Metro has defended itself reiterating that this plastic roof has been installed because the station is leaking. Some leaks that, according to the company, are not its responsibility and, therefore, for the moment the machines will be protected with this particular umbrella for as long as necessary. Meanwhile, Madrid Metro users will be able to use “the intelligent keyboard for destination selection” with “natural language recognition capacity” that the devices have. They can establish a video call with the operators if they need telematic help and they can even obtain new transportation tickets to travel. Of course, we recommend that users open the umbrella. There are leaks. Photo | Madrid Metro In Xataka | 1,500 tons in weight, 100 meters long and one objective: excavate Metro Line 11 in Carabanchel

loads the dishwasher, runs washing machines and even folds the clothes

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The robot that takes care of all household chores is no longer just in science fiction movies. The Figure 03 is capable of doing complex tasks such as load the dishwasher, put on washing machines and even fold clothes. And most importantly: its creators are determined to mass produce it. Figure 03: The ultimate robotic butler Figure continues to improve its humanoid robots for the home and the Figure 03 is its most powerful bet to date. They have made it lighter (61kg, compared to 70kg for the previous model) so that it can be maneuvered more easily around the house. They have also changed their finishes and now instead of hard pieces, they have parts covered in foam and soft fabric. It has an autonomy of 5 hours and can move at a speed of up to 1.2 meters per second. What’s impressive is how much it can do. In a video of more than six minutes, Figure shows off all the capabilities of his new robot. In it we see how the robot cleans up the living room, takes the dirty dishes to the dishwasher, puts on the washing machine, then the dryer and He even folds the clothes. Of course, he doesn’t fold the t-shirts very well and we haven’t seen him hanging the clothes or ironing either, two of the most tedious household tasks. It seems there is still room for improvement. Figure 03’s brain helix is the brand’s AI model that combines vision, language and action. This system allows you to learn new tasks simply by observing humans, that is, it is not programmed to do a certain series of actions, but rather We can teach you new things. To do this, it has a system of sensors, cameras and microphones that allow it to receive orders, observe and replicate actions with precision. One of the new features of this new version is that has chambers in his hands to improve grip on objects, even if its main cameras (in the head) are hidden, for example when reaching into the dishwasher to put down a plate. The touch sensors have also been improved and it is capable of making grips with just 3 grams of pressure. Designed for mass production Figure is determined to fill the houses with robots and Figure 03 is designed for mass production. To achieve this, the company has designed a new supply chain and even has built a factory in California where this model will be manufactured. The company claims to have been an entire year designing a new supply chain with partners worldwide to ensure a constant flow of parts and materials. In addition, they rely on mass manufacturing methods, such as injection molding and pressure casting. They have also taken into account the ease of assembly to optimize time on the production line. The goal of Figure is for the production line to be capable of manufacture 12,000 robots the first year, but they hope that in the future it will grow and reach 100,000 robots in the next four years. What they have not said is what we are all wondering, and that is how much one of these domestic robots will cost, a key point for that massive revolution that they promise from Figure. Images | figure In Xataka | “Humanoid robberies are a fantasy”: iRobot co-founder believes there is a robotics bubble

Finish the work of the machines

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The scene took place several weeksbut Ukrainian soldiers keep remembering her because they can’t believe what they saw. A drone had sighted two Russian soldiers trapped in a shelter, who went out at the entrance of the hiding place and wrote a message in blue cirilic letters in an improvised white poster while he was crowded frantically towards the machine: “We surrendered,” he said. What followed was a scene where The drone directed them to the Ukrainian forces. Because drones do practically everything that the soldiers did before. General panorama and accelerated advance. The drone war in Ukraine has gone from being an emerging tactical factor to become The defining element From the conflict: what began as tests and specific operations has evolved until reforming the way in which the line is maintained and the rear is protected. The concrete and symptomatic example We described at the beginningWhen an air recognition detected the entrenched Russian soldiers, a land vehicle loaded with explosives that forced the surrender was launched and, for the first time, the offensive action culminated No direct human contact (soldiers that are paid by robots), a milestone that symbolizes the speed and depth of technological and doctrinal change in the Ukrainian theater. Innovations and expansion of the “lethal zone”. The little ones (but Very economical) Aerial ammunition (FPV Kamikazes) and land robots have extended the so -called “lethal zone” much further From classic rifle or mortar distances: today soldiers and columns can effectively attacked six, nine and even tens of kilometers of the contact line. That widening has transformed geometry Of the fight: the advanced mechanized lose operational mobility, the great formations become rare because of their vulnerability, and the dominant tactic are light and scattered units that minimize losses. The human consequence It’s brutal: populations of cities near the front collapse, logistics routes They become insecure and many routine missions (supply, evacuation) become dependent on unmanned platforms. Logistics robots and more. The UGVS proliferation (unmanned land vehicles) and cargo drones has turned logistics into a Army within the Army: from A 2K targan That evacuates a soldier even swarms that distribute ammunition, the objective is to preserve human lives replacing maximum risk tasks. Many brigades finance and buy these systems with civil donationsIn fact, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense plans mass shipments of tens of thousands of robots. At the same time, offensive capabilities of terrestrial robots (assaults, withdrawal of enemy material, mining/remote demining) have experienced A qualitative leapallowing operations that previously demanded specialized human teams and that today are executed in large part by machines. The role of elite units. Here appear the specialized regiments in unmanned systems that have become a strategic place: they are a priority objective of Russian attacks, but also the factors that maintain or break local fronts. His commanders They describe operations that destroy the enemy “view” (pilots and control capabilities), the “sting” (attacker drones) and logistics (deposits, workshops), a comprehensive strategy that seeks to suffocate Russia’s operational capacity for back as well as containing it in the front. Production, scale and career. We have counted before. War has shown that the advantage is not only tactical but also industrial: It is estimated that Ukraine and Russia, before 2025, produced huge amounts of FPV. The scale required to support a sustained offensive rhythm is astronomical (hundreds of thousands of units per month, according to some responsible). The Kremlin has ordered a great industrial ramp-up. And Ukraine It also seeks to multiply Its manufacturing and appeals to civil-military industrialization to achieve parity. This mass competition makes drone a new strategic wear vector: who produces more and maintains resilient supply chains will reach decisive advantages over time. Disruptive technologies. Two technological advances have marked a before and after. First, drones Tethered by fiber optic: They are wired, they are immune To radio interference And they can only be neutralized by direct fire, which makes them lethal and psychologically devastating infantry. Second, The integration of AI For guided and semi -autonomas that allow a drone to close the mission even losing the link with the operator. This raises precision and reduces the dependence of human control in saturated electronic warfare environments. In addition, chains of repeaters and transmitters are tested that extend the control radius up to 40 kilometerschanging the operational border of air systems. Limits and human dependence. Even with the technological revolution, there are Clear limits: The weather, the hardness of the land and the electronic warfare continue to favor classical systems such as artillery and human work in certain missions. For example, artillery is still irreplaceable in adverse conditions. In addition, remote operators They are not exempt Danger: when detected, they become priority targets and suffer counterattacks with conventional and unconventional weapons. War continues to need human capital (technicians, analysts, gunners), although their profile and exhibition change. Moral and strategic impact. No doubt, the displacement of lethal tasks to machines It raises dilemmas Moral and practical: the capture of prisoners induced by robots, the theft of weapons by UGVs, the automation of the clearance of mines, all reconfigures unwritten rules of combat and forces new doctrines, legal procedures and systems of responsibility. Strategically, the proliferation of drones has contributed to stagnate Russian advances on several fronts and has led to Ukrainian operational successes, but has also encouraged an offensive escalation In other areas (Mass bombing, Shahed launches) that maintain an asymmetric and devastating character. Future perspective. The majority of analysts agrees that if production can climb and the AI ​​is integrated with greater sophistication, the war will not only become more robotic but also more distributed and less predictable: We will see more frequent in -depth attacks, covered launches by nurse platforms, and eventually swarm formations and coordinated tasks between heterogeneous types of UAS and UGV. Nevertheless, They remembered in Insider That experts in the Ukrainian field insist on a practical warning: drones will not replace artillery or adverse time infantry, they are tools that, well used, preserve lives, but … Read more

The Ukrainian army that is not afraid of Russia. They arrive as outdated machines and become robots for war

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The year 2025 has been a radical change in the Ukraine War. We had seen drones with shotguns of double cannonrobots Lanzaluelaunmanned vessels With missilesairplanes With shotguns or even devices with kilometer cables of optical fiber Looking for its goal through algorithms. However, in recent months a change in trend has been accelerated. Because soldiers are no longer recruited, they are recruited directly robots. Even if they are antiques. Improvising on the front line. It Forbes counted. In an abandoned Soviet warehouse in Donetsk, Ukrainian soldiers and engineers transform old vehicles into non -manned combat systems, the called UGV. Under the command of Oleksandr, head of the Robotic Unit of the Antares Battalion, the workshops work thanks to raffles, donations and volunteer networks that Finish pieces and spare parts. Robots arrive with analog communications vulnerable to Russian electronic war and are completely comforted: new chassis, digital systems, StarlinkLte or encrypted links. Each conversion costs Between 750 and 1,000 dollarswithout counting satellite equipment, and requires maintenance after each mission. Once ready, the UGV are mostly destined for tasks logistics and evacuationtransporting ammunition, food or injured under enemy fire, although some are equipped with turretsmortars or electronic war modules. The speed remains limited and unstable connectivity, which forces them to use them mainly at night or in discretion conditions to avoid Russian kamikaze drones. Robots against the death zone. The proliferation of drones in Ukraine has extended The Russian “Kill” More than 15 kilometers behind the front line, causing entering or leaving positions to be one of the most lethal maneuvers. In fact, up to a 80% of the casualties Russians are already attributed to unmanned systems, and losses of Ukrainian logistics vehicles have forced multiply the use of UGVS for supplies and evacuations. The need is so high that in December 2024 the first compound Ukrainian assault was documented entirely by robotsand in July 2025 the 3rd Assault Brigade achieved an operation with Russian surrender Without own casualties. However, the UGV follow being vulnerable: day they are easy prey of FPV drones, and any signal failure can leave a wounded in the open field. Given this, some units are used as suicidal vehicles, launched against trenches, bridges or mined fields to detonate loads and open path. Another UGV development An accelerated race. Both kyiv and Moscow They experience With fleets of terrestrial robots, aware that the future of combat will depend on the mass integration of autonomous systems. Ukraine aspires to deploy 15,000 UGV By the end of 2025, supported by The Brave1 programwhile Russia shows prototypes With thermobáric launchers in their state media. The analysts They point That kyiv maintains advantage thanks to a decentralized network of start-ups and creative brigades, while Russia still depends on fragmented and volunteer efforts. At the same time, other global actors Like China They observe carefully the Ukrainian innovations to incorporate them into their own war doctrines. The test terrain in Donbás is accelerating a cycle of military innovation that in peace times would have been. Of logistics to direct fire. Ukrainian brigades already work for prototypes that They go further of the simple delivery of supplies: anti -aircraft turrets, UGVs kamikaze with Starlink to attack tanks, and modular platforms that can be adapted according to the mission. The main challenge is to reduce costs and simplify the operation to massify its deployment. The 28th mechanized brigade even presented a UGV equipped with A manpads Iglacapable of folding drones or low -level helicopters keeping operators covered. The vision is clear: an army in which the machines do the most dangerous work and the soldiers are preserved for control and supervision missions. The role of civil innovation. The rapid evolution of this robotic war It would not be possible without the direct intervention of Civil engineers and entrepreneurswhich have created a unique ecosystem of warlike innovation. Organizations as dignitas Ukraine They drive the Victory Robots programThey train soldiers in the management of UGVs and spread best practices among brigades. These initiatives They seek to build a “technological shield” that reduces human casualties and accelerates the adoption of autonomous systems. The next phase, they anticipate, will be the integration of artificial intelligence into terrestrial robots, multiplying their autonomy and efficiency in the battlefield. A robotic army. The Ukrainian bet for the UGV is not conjunctural, but part of a long -term strategy to compensate for demographic inferiority against Russia. If they manage to industrialize their production and stabilize the supply chain, these robots could become In spine From a hybrid army in which humans and machines fight side by side. Thus, the perspective of a future where entire brigades are accompanied by swarms of aerial drones and autonomous land vehicles no longer belong to science fiction, but to everyday reality of the Ukrainian front. For kyiv, robotics is more than a tool: it is the key to resist for years in a wear war and, perhaps, to define what the wars of the 21st century will be. Image | TV Zvezda, Gopua In Xataka | Something unprecedented in Ukraine is happening: combat drones do not need humans to coordinate and attack In Xataka | We had seen the drones of Ukraine do everything, but this is new: they are arriving lost to countries outside the war

The machines coordinate and decide when to attack

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The scene It took place a few weeks ago and was an unprecedented fact in military history. The Ukrainian forces announced that they had managed to capture Russian soldiers Without using infantry human Indeed, that was not a lantern. For the first time in history, they had used exclusively air drones and terrestrial robotic platforms, machines that were the immediate receptors of the surrender, an event that until now belonged to the science fiction. In fact, machines practically do not need the soldier. AI becomes strong. In the Ukrainian front has confirmed The routine use of dwellings of coordinated drones through artificial intelligence, a technological leap that for years was seen as prophecy and that today becomes In fact. Under software developed by the Swarmer local companysmall UAV groups are able to communicate with each other, assign functions, decide which one first attacks or adapt if one fails, all from a goal marked by the human operator. This ability to “Shared autonomy” It reduces from nine to three the number of people necessary for a mission and allows a single pilot to handle several devices, which helps Ukraine compensate for the inferiority of personnel against Russia. Although still far from a swarm of hundreds of drones, as some theorists anticipated, it is the first constant use of this technology in combat. From theory to practice. The Ukrainian army has used the system more than a hundred times, According to military sourcesusually in combinations of three drones (one of recognition and two bombers) To attack trenches, artillery positions or Russian equipment. The exploration drone traces the route and detects the target, while the other two distribute the attack autonomously. The proximity between devices reduces vulnerability to the Jamming Russiannot depending so much on easily interferible remote links. Swarmer has already tried swarms from Up to 25 drones And he prepares to experiment with more than 100, in line with parallel developments from the United States, China, France or South Korea. Unlike previous exercises (such as swarms launched by US fighters in 2016 or specific tests of Israel in Gaza), the novelty is persistence: Ukraine integrates these operations as routine In a high intensity conflict. Technical challenges and cost. The Wall Street Journal counted that the road has not been free of problems. In early stages, the drones exchanged too much information and saturated the network, forcing the refine the communication protocols. In addition, the incorporation of Ia makes each device more expensive in a country that already produces More than 1.5 million of drones a year and assumes that many will be consumables on the battlefield. Data management, link reliability and scalability to larger swarms They are still challenges. However, even with small groups, the advantage is palpable: speed in execution, savings of personnel and ability to attack simultaneously and flexible in multiple points. The new paradigm. Entry on stage of autonomous swarms Raises strategic and ethical issues of global scope. On the military, the possibility of launch dozens or hundreds Coordinated drones could saturate aerial defenses and transform the logic of deterrence: a single white, from a war ship to a critical infrastructure, can be overwhelmed by a volume of threats impossible to intercept one by one. It already happened With Spiderwebin fact. On the political level, software proliferation like Swarmer’s It marks a before and after: a company that works in a suburban garage, financed with US capital, produces a war capacity with international implications. The ethical dimension. Plus: the growing autonomy From weapons it generates a deep debate: to what extent does the decision to attack and kill? Swarmer He affirmed to the WSJ that a human continues to authorize The final shotbut the intermediate process (location, allocation of objectives and coordination) is already in the hands of machines. In fact, the United Nations He has asked for regulation On lethal autonomous weapons, while Washington and its allies maintain the requirement that there is a human operator in the “death chain.” Even so, the Ukrainian precedent accelerates the dilemma: the more effective these systems are shown, the greater the temptation to reduce human supervision to maximize speed and surprise. A border to redefine. In short, the conjunction of drones and algorithms It opens a land in which the quantity and artificial intelligence weigh more than individual sophistication. Ukraine, forced to innovate by necessity, is placed at the forefront of A historical change In the art of war, with implications that reach the great powers and the ethics of future conflicts. If you want also, the “swarm” has ceased to be a laboratory concept to become a real combat tool, transforming not only the tactic into the front, but also the worldwide reflection on how far the autonomy of machines should reach the machines in life or death decisions. Image | Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine In Xataka | We had seen the drones of Ukraine do everything, but this is new: they are arriving lost to countries outside the war In Xataka | Ukraine has entered a phase so deranged with the drones that his drones are knocking themselves to themselves

We thought we had seen everything in washing machines, but no. DREame just presented one with three drums

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We have already talked about The crazy trend to add more functionalities to the washing machine and thus charge us a fortune for them. Connected washing machineswith Integrated Voice Assistantswith Telephone functionwith one Extra door to add things halfway and now washing machines not with one, but with three drums. It is not a concept, it is called Tri-Drum and is one of the home products that Dreame has presented in Ifa. Three drums You have read well. Dreame’s new invention is a washing machine that has a large drum with 10kg capacity and two smaller additional In the upper part with capacity for 400 grams of clothes. Image: DREame For the large casting we will use the 10kg drum, but we need wash some loose garment that has been stainedwe can resort to the other two and thus use much less water. It can also come good If we don’t want to mix garments either because of the color, because they are very dirty, because we want to wear a different detergent or due to allergies or sensitive skin (for example washing the clothes of a baby). At the moment we do not know its price or if it will go on sale in Spain. It is not the first Although it seems a lie, there have been other similar ones. Hisense presented the triple washer at the IFA of 2017although we believe that It never got on sale. Here they bet on two additional drums at the top, one for baby clothes and one for underwear. This same year, Haier also presented his triple drum washing machine Within its Leader range with a design that reminds Mickey Mouse’s silhouette. This time, it is on sale in China by 4,999 yuan, some 600 euros to the current change. LG Twinwash. Image: LG A few years ago LG presented the Twinwashan additional drum that we can place our washing machine at the bottom and to which we access As if we opened a drawer. Here we talk about an accessory and the two drums are quite large, so it is different from the bet of Dreame, Haier or Hisense. In this case the idea is that we can put two large straps at the same timeone for light clothes and one for the color. It is not sold in Spain. Cover image | DREame In Xataka | We are experts in technology, but it is time to buy a washing machine and we suffer

Dreame has presented washing machines, refrigerators and even ovens. The vacuum brand wants to become a home giant

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If we look at Dreame’s catalog we will see vacuum cleanerssome Robot cleaninga hair dryer or water dispensers, but above all vacuum cleaners. That has just changed. There is a trend of Chinese brands entering the world of large appliances and in Dreame they seem to have said “hold me the cubata” because They just entered fifteen new home categoriesincluding large appliance. Thus, suddenly. How many appliances have Dreame presented? Yeah Washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwasher, ovens … of everything. Dreame comes with a very ambitious home bet. Let’s see what everything they have presented: Audiovisual DREAME AURA MINI LED 4K TV S100 Dreame opens on audiovisual devices with DREAME AURA MINI LED 4K TV S100, a TV which stands out for the integration of more powerful speakers that, according to Dreame, is like having an integrated sound bar. There are also projectors, specifically three, all laptops. The Triple Laser Portable Projector T3 stands out for being able to become a screen of up to 100 inches with a very short run. They also have the T2 model that has a battery that lasts up to 2 hours and the T1, the most modest of the three. Within this category we also have the X4000 series monitor and the Home Cinema System Pano 5.1.2ch composed of twelve speakers, including sound bar and Subwoofer. Large appliances Tri-Drum Washer washing machine with three drums. PS: I love her. Xiaomi recently presented its range of large appliances And we already seemed ambitious, but Dreame goes even further. In the clothing washing section we have the L9 washing machine and dryer set, the Slimher washing machine, a mini washing machine and the craziest of all: A washer with three separate drums so that we can wash loose garments. DREAME Z-FERE refrigerator They have also presented not one, but two double door refrigerators, the Z-Fresh and Fizz Fresh. The two have A technology that reduces oxygen in the vegetable compartment To last longer. The Fizz Fresh also serves you water with fresh gas. I could not miss a dishwasher, the Z6000 that in addition to washing the dishes, the dry ones. There is even more. Two ovens, the Z6000Pro and Z6000 Steam-Boost, and two Airfryer, the Tasti AF30 and the Tasti DZ30, with double compartment. All ovens and airfryers have steam function so that the food is juicy and at the same time crispy. Air conditioning and others Dreame enters the air conditioning with the X-Wind, an air with a classic format, but with a dark gray design that does not go unnoticed. The most curious model is the Z Wind, a kind of tower that is attached to a corner, both vertically and horizontally. Although they already had some models in their offer, Dreame opens two new air purifiers, one of them with a humidifier function included. We also have a Organic garbage cube that adjusts the temperaturemoisture and avoid bad smells. Finally there is space for Home With home security cameras, smart locks, LED strips and connected bulbs. A blow to the table: here we are I do not remember a deployment of products as large as Dreame has just done in Ifa. We do not know how many of these products will arrive in Spainbut we talk about a brand that It began to be known in 2022 For selling vacuum cleaners in Amazon and suddenly sells dishwasher, ovens, washing machines and even air conditioners. A blow to the table. In addition to expanding their products, they have announced that by the end of the year They will open physical stores In several European cities, among which is Madrid. The truth is that Dreame has made a hole in the Spanish market in a short time and we can already find its products in most large areas. We will see how this bet comes out, but of course they are serious. Images | DREame In Xataka | A Chinese company that you do not know manufactures 35% of all microwaves in the world. Probably yours too

Taking the Chinese machines out of their factories

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TSMC and the US government have been stormy relationship for many years. Probably since this Taiwanese chips manufacturer, The Major on the Planetsnatched the leadership of the semiconductor production industry to Intel. “Our goal is to be number 1. Without exception. And to be it you have to spend three times more than your next competitor. ” Morris Changthe founder of TSMC, He pronounced these words In 1997. Intel dominated the chips industry. Currently the market share of this Asian company Broken 60% And in its client portfolio Nvidia, Apple, AMD, Broadcom or Qualcomm, among other US companies are sheltered. This is the reason why the US market is very important for TSMC. However, today This country cannot do without this company. Intel It has advanced lithography nodesbut the competitiveness of his Taiwanese rival is difficult to match. Even so, the Trump administration is exerting pressure on TSMC difficult to support. TSMC has decided to stop using Chinese machines in its avant -garde nodes He has just confirmed it Nikkei Asia. According to this means of Japanese communication, the TSMC Board of Directors has decided to stop using wafering processing equipment of Chinese origin in its most advanced lithography nodes. Its integrated circuit manufacturing plants are full of machines of the Dutch company ASMLthe Japanese Tokyo Electron and the American Apply materialsbut TSMC also uses Chinese equipment. TSMC is a customer at least of the Amyc and Mattson Technology companies Pulin Technology, Naura Technology, Amec (Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China), Mattson Technology or Piotech Inc. are some of the Chinese manufacturers of lithography equipment and most important wafering processing machines. TSMC is customer At least from Amec and Mattson Technologybut it seems that it will not be for a long time. The decision to dispense with their machines seeks to avoid possible US restrictions that could in interrupt the production of semiconductors. Until now the US government He is doing everything in his hand to prevent the most advanced chip manufacturing equipment from arriving in China, but, according to Nikkei AsiaHe is about to take another step. And it is that several US legislators led by Senator Mark Kelly have proposed to put a law that will prohibit companies that receive federal support and tax loans buy teams of “worrying foreign entities.” There is no doubt that they are very serious. Otherwise TSMC, which He has received subsidies of the US administration, I would not have made this decision even before Senator Kelly’s law thrives. More information | Nikkei Asia In Xataka | Intel was about to snatch Apple as a client from TSMC. Having achieved its story would be another

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