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For decades, the “00000” has fascinated Christmas Lottery players. The reason: the King’s Number

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All the Lottery numbers They have the same chance of winning the Christmas prize, but not all of them generate the same interest or are surrounded by the same halo of fascination. Perhaps one of the most enigmatic is the “00000”. And it is because the doubts it raisesquestions that resurface every December just like the nougats in the supermarkets, the perfume ads on TV or the LED lights in Vigo. Does it really exist? Can it be purchased? And above all… Is it true that it is the number that gives Lotteries and Betting from the State to the Royal House? There are those who are so sure of the latter that they even refer to “00000” as “The King’s Number”although (spoiler) it is not actually founded. Is 00000 played? Yeah. In the Christmas raffle they play 100,000 numbers different. From 00000 to 99,999. Both included. In fact, a quick search arrives to confirm that the first issue on the list has been sold this year in half a dozen of branches in Cádiz, Las Palmas, La Rioja, Valencia and Murcia. After all, there is nothing written about tastes (and superstitions): there are those who see 00000 as an ‘ugly’ number, a combination to avoid with little chance of receiving the jackpot, and those who bet their 20 euros on it as the winning horse. Have you ever played? No. Not at least if we’re talking about El Gordo or millionaire prizes, although that doesn’t make 00000 a special number either. Although the National Lottery traces its origins to 1812 (when the biggest prize amounted to 8,000 pesos) and the Christmas draw began to become popular 133 years agoin reality there are not so many numbers graced with El Gordo. That doesn’t mean that 00000 hasn’t made more than one person’s day (or Christmas). In 2014 he achieved a stones of 120 euros. It may not seem like a big deal, but that year the same administration in Logroño had sold 160 lucky tickets, leaving money in the pockets of its clients. 19,200 euros. In 1828 luck also happened to him. That year the lucky number was 00523. To many the figure may not be attractive because it is too ‘low’, but the truth is that the drums do not understand low or high numbers. Lotteries remember that Gordo touched figures between 0 and 10,000 61 times, 70 times to bills from 10,001 to 30,000 and 64 times to combinations ranging from 30,001 to 66,000. The King’s Number? One of the most famous myths about 00000 is that, precisely because it is the first in the numerical sequence, State Lotteries and Betting reserves a special destiny for it: a gift for the Royal House. You don’t have to look hard to find articles that remember a story that in reality is nothing more than that: a story, pure urban legend. “No. It is a baseless rumor. Institutionally, no tenth is given away,” they clarified already in 2011 from Lotteries to the newspaper ABC. It is not the only occasion in which he has had to deny the hoax. “No tenth with the number 00000 is given to the king for the Christmas draw,” insist to RTVE. The best proof is that the tenths of 00000 can be found in various administrations in the country and in 2014 the media even they interviewed to one of the winners with the 120 euro stone. Curiously, she decided to play that number and not another because she was convinced that it was the one they used in Zarzuela. Curious, commented… Feared? 00000 not only generates expectation for its history and myths. There is another detail that arouses the curiosity of Christmas Lottery lovers. In case he wins the first prize, if chance showers him with millions of euros… How the hell would it be sung? Would we hear the children of San Ildefonso hum “zero thousand zero hundred zero zero”? Would you opt for a simpler formula? theEconomist assures that 00000 would simply be sung as “zero”, without further flourishes. Although another thing (of course) is that their nerves play tricks on them on the 22nd. Images | SELAE 1 and 2 and Royal House In Xataka | ChatGPT You have the same chance of hitting the Lottery Jackpot as a witch reading the guts of a crow

The first video game made entirely with AI comes to Steam. The players’ rejection has been almost unanimous.

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The video game industry receives a controversial experiment that some already describe as dystopian, although in reality it has much of a privileged look at a reality that is, potentially, around the corner. ‘Codex Mortis‘ is a title that is openly presented as the first video game developed entirely using artificial intelligence, which has released its demo version on Steam and has immediately unleashed a divided (but mostly hostile) response among the gamer community. What did you sew? The project, signed by a developer who signs with the pseudonym Grolaf, has generated controversy for its shameless proposal (a clone of the acclaimed indie hit ‘Vampire Survivors’, one of the great surprises of recent years, but replacing the delicious retropixelated aesthetic with the blurry and rough aesthetic typical of generative systems). But also, as it could not be otherwise, it has reopened the debate about the ethical and creative limits of AI in video game development. It comes at a time when major studios are facing similar accusations and sectors such as voice actors are organizing strikes against these technologies. I don’t like it. In the Steam community reviewsthe demo registers only 60% positive ratings among around thirty reviews, with comments that range between technical curiosity and, above all, outright rejection. The press has not been much more generous, and some means gives it the dubious honor of being “a foundational milestone of poorer AI.” Various websites They have collected opinions from players as strong as “games are ART. They need soul, life, virtue. Something that AI will never be able to capture”, which define the game as “machine-generated garbage.” How it was born. ‘Codex Mortis’ was developed over three months in which Grolaf exclusively used artificial intelligence tools to build all elements of the game. The developer used ChatGPT to generate the images and Claude Code to write the code. As a programming language it used TypeScript, instead of traditional engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine. The technical architecture is supported by libraries such as PIXI.js for graphics and Electron for desktop execution, a decision that apparently makes it difficult to correct errors, since the developer does not fully understand, by his own admission, how the systems generated by the AI ​​interact. The lightning that does not stop. The negative reaction to ‘Codex Mortis’ is not isolated, but the latest episode in a battle that has been shaking the industry for months. In November, for example, ‘Arc Raiders‘, Embark Studios’ extraction shooter, received a score of 2 out of 5 from Eurogamer exclusively due to its use of AI-generated voices. This rating sank the title’s Metacritic from an impressive 94 to 86, sparking a debate on whether the use of AI should be considered in critical assessments. Controversy escalated when the game received a single nomination at the Game Awards, leading many gamers to accuse the awards of deliberately punishing the title for its technology. Another case: ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’ included clearly AI-generated assets (with characters with the typical six fingers, among other visual irregularities characteristic of AI). The scandal forced Activision to issue supporting statements given the disclosure policy on the use of artificial intelligence that Valve requires to include in games sold on Steam. Rejection among professionals. The State of the Game Industry 2025 survey from the Game Developers Conference reveals a drastic change in the perception of AI by professionals: just 13% of developers consider that generative AI will have a positive impact on the industry, falling from 21% the previous year. The percentage of those who see it negatively shot up from 18% to 30%. The most revealing part of the study is who adopts these tools: 50% of the professionals are from Business and Finance, followed by 40% in Production and Marketing. However, among programmers and artists, the true creators, adoption is significantly lower. 87% of developers surveyed expressed concern on the impact of AI on the industry. In Xataka | Someone put ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and other AIs to play a kind of Risk. The results could not be more different.

A change of players is already discussed, according to Politico

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Europe has looked at the sky urgently. The great new generation hunting project, the FCASlaunched in 2017, advances in a continent that faces increasingly complex security challenges and, nevertheless, enters a delicate phase. Berlin has put on the table that, if there is no agreement before the end of the year, it will study alternatives that change the photo of the program, According to politician. Spain, project partner, observes a moving board that could alter its weight in the program. France, Germany and Spain are the three pillars of the FCAS, each with an industrial partner of reference: Dassault, Airbus and Indra. The ultimate goal is to reach 2040 with a system capable of replacing current fighters and making a interoperability jump in Europe. But between that starting point and the goal is opened a permanent negotiation on who leads, what technology is shared and how the work is distributed. That debate, more political than technical, conditions each progress of the program. From plane to collaborative network. FCAS is committed to a collaborative combat model in which the tripled hunting coexists with drones and remote carriers. Coordination will arrive through a Combat Clouda cloud that ensures safe high -speed communications and that connects with other systems, from satellites to ships or units on land. Airbus is co-leader of the program and leads pillars such as the Remote Carriers and the Combat Cloud, in addition to being the main partner of the NGF demonstrator, while indrating reinforces the Spanish role in areas such as connectivity and technological integration. GCAP, the other great program. In front of the continental commitment of the FCAS, the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) brings together Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan around a different philosophy. Its manned plane is conceived as a “quarterback”, a coordinator capable of leading formations and orchestrating operations along with drones and other systems. The design is based on five payload pillars: armament, sensors, connectivity, non -kinetic capabilities and computing. According to its promoters, it does not intend to replace the F-35but to complement it and ensure that allied forces have an advanced node in very disputed environments. Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan boost the GCAP, a sixth generation program centered on global interoperability One of the main friction points is how the work is distributed. The expected thing was a balanced scheme between France, Germany and Spain, but in Berlin the information published by specialized means according to which Dassault claimed up to 80% of the load of the load of the load of the load of the load of the NGWS. The French company has denied italthough he insists that he needs more decision margin to avoid delays. Germany defends that the contract must be fulfilled and that the distribution remains equitable, while Spain aligns with that same position. Plan B in Berlin. German frustration translates into discreet movements to explore alternatives. According to the aforementioned media, the Ministry of Defense raised Airbus the possibility of opening the project to Sweden, relying on Saab’s experience with influen’s, or even the United Kingdom, leading the GCAP. Another option is to advance from the hand of Spain if France remains row. The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, has reported these debates to the Bundestag, the Federal Parliament, where it is already warned that the decision to continue or not with the FCAS cannot be delayed much more. The FCAS seeks a European collaborative combat system with fighters, drones and fully integrated military cloud What is Spain played. The Spanish contribution is channeled through Indrawhich seeks to strengthen its role in critical technologies of the program. In public, Berlin has remarked that he maintains full coincidence with Madrid in the distribution of work and the vision of the project. The tuning was staged last week, on September 28, when Pedro Sánchez and Friedrich Merz appeared together in La Moncloa and The German president referred to FCAS in response to a press question. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at a joint conference on September 18 “We share the opinion that the current situation is not satisfactory because we do not advance. The two (Merz and Sánchez) are talking to the French government and we both want as soon as possible that a solution is reached. There is an agreement between France, Germany and Spain on this project. We both know that we need this type of project, but we cannot continue as it is being done now.” Three scenarios on the table. According to the aforementioned medium, the immediate future of the FCAS is played between three paths. The first, reach an agreement with France to unlock governance and move on to the next phase. The second, to open the door to new partners such as Sweden or the United Kingdom, with everything that would imply in terms of integration and overlapping of programs. The third, to advance with a small nucleus in which Germany and Spain assume leadership if Paris remains firm. Each option implies different industrial and political risks. The next few weeks will be decisive. In October A meeting is scheduled of defense ministers of Spain, Germany and France to review the status of the program. All eyes will also be placed in the French representative. If you drive a commitment to Airbus, the FCAS may advance; If not, the alternatives already outlined by Germany will charge more strength. Images | Airbus | La Moncloa In Xataka | Airlines have invested millions in entertainment. Passengers use it to see an plane icon slowly moving

They are the players who steal their iconic towels. And with impudence

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Wimbledon is tradition. The British tournament that started in 1877 has become one of the great events of world sport and this year introduced a technological novelty: replace line judges for an AI. It is a change that has already brought controversybut there is something that does not change is that players love to steal Wimbledon towels. So much that it has gone from being a headache for the tournament with simple resignation. And the funniest thing is that players have no qualms about detailing their ‘tricks’ to get the coveted loot. Specials? We might think that a towel is nothing with the more than 53 million pounds that are They will distribute This year during the competition, with three million only for the individual and female individual winners. But the towels, protagonists of fights in the stands, are also part of that loot that players want. The two designs this year They are “normal” towels. Manufactured by the British company Christy for 38 years, they measure 133 x 70 centimeters, weigh 500 grams and are made completely cotton. The male towels are always the same, with the “butter” letters and a purple and green design. The female were changing every season (although recently That is over and everyone receives the same) and a cult has been aroused around these towels, which even They announce His designs before tournaments. Bite in towels. As each element of a sport, especially if used by the star you have gone to see, a towel can become a Collection objectlike a ball or a doll. However, we are not talking about the towels being popular only among fans: the real problem of the tournament is with the players. How far? As we read in The Timesthe tournament had about 7,000 towels in stock this year with a single purpose: that they were a tool for players. Until last Thursday, when only the first rounds of the competition had been played, they had already distributed 2,799 towels. The players know that they must return them (not mandatory, but they will be asked for) before going to the locker room at the end of the game, and the All England Club – those responsible for the event – usually do it, but of those 2,799 distributed, only 828 returned to where they should. Modus operandi. The question is how they do it with all the cameras pointing and knowing that the theft of towels is A controversy Internal that the tournament has been dragging for years. The short answer is that the big stars, directly, do not care that the cameras point them. In fact, some tell how several dozens of towels get during their career. At the beginning of the game, each player receives two towels and, if the games lengthen and sweat more, or if it begins to rain, they can ask for an additional chair judge. They are extremely conservative numbers of the tournament because reality is very different. As we read in BBCDjokovic is one of those proper names. He says that, as soon as the game begins, one gets into the racket bag. And, in the middle of the meeting, ask for another due to sweat. Another way is that of Tracy Austin, who said he takes advantage of the rain stops to get some extra and that he usually ends four at the end of the game. So that? For what you are thinking: give it away To friends and family because, as Austin said, it is not enough to buy one of the memories store (they sell the same for 60 euros and that also sells your own Christy Online), it must be the authentic players. And there is no request for requests because it depends on the chair judge and it would be rare for him to refuse. In the end, the one that they use most is that towel with ice inside The big blow. Here are those who have more or less great collections. Djokovic has a good trousseau to give away and Serena Williams also commented on BBC that has towels since 1997 of both women and men. Rafa Nadal is another of the players that each game can end a good booty of towels. The amount of sweat depends on each person and there are times when even We have seen Nadal loading with a garbage bag full of these objects. According to the Official numbersare returned between 15% and 20% of the towels each championship and, although Wimbledon not short of funds, it is estimated that this habit of the players generates losses of $ 160,000. With the greats it is a “joke.” With the “little” no. It seems that the All England Club does not put too much effort to recover the towels of the stars, but in Wimbledon there are also minors who are emerging and there they have taken measures. If you have seen a Wimbledon game in which a white towel is distributed, it is because it is one of the destined to the Junior tournaments and the tennis players invited by the championship. They are given a Wimbledon officer of that year, but the second is white, without any distinctive and, of course, much less glamorous because if you give it to Wimbledon or anywhere else. Resignation. What All England Club is clear is that they will not be chasing anyone. They already ask for the towels back educated, but in this year’s edition, Winston Sedgwick, of the logistics team of the event, said in The Times that players know perfectly that they give towels and that there is no limit. “We used to expect them to return them, that’s why we asked them to try to recover them, but that will no longer be done.” “It’s like when you’re going on vacation and you bring back a souvenir home,” says Sedgwick with resignation. And what I am clear is that I am going to look much … Read more

Wimbledon has replaced all his line judges with a success. The only problem is that tennis players do not believe it

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Wimbledon has replaced This year for the first time in its history to its line judges for a technology that is an evolution of the traditional eye of the hawk. Despite the accuracy it brings, several tennis players They have expressed their discontentespecially following the controversy with the party of Kartal and Pavlyuchenkova. What’s happening. Several tennis players have publicly expressed their doubts about the electronic system. Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu, the British numbers, have questioned the accuracy of decisions, while the Switzerland Belinda Bencic It was more direct: “I do not trust the system. Nor is it that I want to speak it too much, but it is really stressful.” The reluctance about this new system are increasingly common in tennis. Although the hawk’s eye has accompanied the games for many years already, The replacement of the judges It marks a general discontent in several professionals of this sport and fans. AND The case of Pavlyuchenkova He has put the situation more inri. Failure in three key situations. The incident that has been playing the most in networks was during the match between the British Sonay Kartal and the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on the central track. With the marker matched 4-4, a Kartal ball clearly came out, but the Hawk-Eye system remained silent. Without the usual sound signal of “out”, the referee ordered to repeat the point, causing The frustration of Pavlyuchenkova: “You have stolen the game.” The ruling lasted 6 minutes and 49 seconds, during which the system lost three decisions. The AI ​​is working. The organization has revealed that the problem of Pavlyuchenkova was actually a human error: an operator accidentally deactivated part of the cameras with a click on their computer. Sally Bolton, executive director of All England Club, He has defended that “the ball monitoring system has worked optimally and effectively” throughout the tournament. After the incident, they have modified the software so that the cameras cannot be deactivated manually when there is an ongoing game. How the system works. The Live Electronic Line Calling (Live Elc) that Wimbledon uses is An evolution of the traditional hawk eye that we have been seeing since 2007. The key difference is that it now works in real time: use a network of cameras with artificial vision that tracks the ball and automatically emits an “out” when it goes out. Before, the hawk’s eye was only used to review decisions when players requested it; Now he is the main referee of all lines. It has been working for years. Studies show that electronic systems in sport are significantly more precise than human judges. An investigation He revealed that line referees make mistakes in 27% of cases where the check -up review is required, which is equivalent to an error every 17.4 games. The system has demonstrated its reliability in multiple sports for more than a decade, and both the Australian Open and the US Open have integrated it in its entirety in recent years. AI and arbitration, whenever complaints. Resistance to technology in arbitration is not exclusive to tennis. THE VAR IN FOOTBALL It generates constant controversies. In addition, Hawk-Eye is also implemented in volleyball, Cricket, and even in football for ghost goals, situations in which there has also been controversy with technology. And it is that sport is usually very reticating to technological changes. We don’t trust technology. Machines fail less than humans, but Perception is usually different. And it is that many problems attributed to AI are actually errors in the implementation or in human decisions that accompany the system, as has happened this time in Wimbledon. Technology is not infallible, but it is statistically more reliable than any available human alternative. And why don’t we trust? According to Gina Neff, a teacher in Cambridge, “right now, in many areas in which AI affects our lives, we believe that humans understand the context much better than machines,” he says. “The machine makes decisions based on the set of rules for which it has been programmed. But people are really good when it comes to multiple external values ​​and considerations as well – what is the right decision may not seem like the fair decision,” he continues. “It is the intersection between people and systems that we have to do well.” “We have to use the best of both to make the best decisions.” Cover image | Shep Mcallister In Xataka | 150 years ago the English played the first football matches in Spain. Now there is a fierce fight for finding out where

The players of ‘Gran Tourism’ thought that the RUF were the Porsche de Hacendado. They were the opposite

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The fancy It is an essential element in video games. It can be the theme, such as medieval fantasy of a ‘Dark Souls‘, but it can also be the relative to the fantasy of power in a game like’God of War‘ either ‘Civilization VII‘. The cars games They satisfy our fantasies to pilot the car of our dreams, unless your dream was to pilot a Porsche at 250 km/h in the most famous simulator of its time. Because there what breaks fantasy is something as earthly as … money. Luckily for years a brand went to the rescue of lovers of German sportsmen: Ruf. The problem. You are a young car enthusiast, buy the driving simulator on duty and discover that you can drive a Lambo, a Ferrari and brands of brands you didn’t even know, but not the one you really want: a Porsche. With the naivety of childhood, you did not imagine that a more ‘cheap’ brand that others were not in your video game, but at least you could be content with RUF. RUF cars looked like a tuning Porsche and it wasn’t what you wanted, either had their shield, but it served you. You thought it was like the ‘Pro Evolution Soccer‘When they modified the names of the players whose license belonged to the’ FIFA ‘saga, but you kept wanting to drive a Porsche and did not understand that the’ Need for Speed ​​’had the brand and’ Gran Tourism ‘no. Blessed (and damn) licenses. Because in video games, licenses are a blessing, but also a problem. Let’s go back to football sagas. While in FIFA we had Cafu, Rivaldo Oa Ronaldinho, in PES we had Facu, Ravoldi Ya Naldorinho. His gestures and faces simulated real players, but their names were, as little, original. The reason? The Japanese football saga did not have the licenses of real players, competitions or teams. And it happens with everything, really. We recently told you how there are extremely similar weapons to the real in shooting games, but many times the names are invented because The corresponding license has not been paid. And if we get into the subject of Royal Group SongsIt is a curious eggplant. There are games that have been edited through a patch to eliminate songs whose license has expired (‘GTA IV‘, for example) and others that have completely disappeared (‘Spec Ops The Line‘). Electronic Arts. It is as simple as, if you want to show a real person, a song, a weapon or whatever in a video game, those responsible for it must pay the brand. And this is something very juicy for companies, since they can promote their video game, precisely, with that license they have paid. In the case of cars, all brands included in a video game receive money for your rightsbut with Porsche he went one step further. At the beginning of the century, Electronic Arts was very strong in the field of driving with its saga ‘Need for Speed’. Before launching at night street races and cars modifications, in 2000 ‘Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000’, a video game in which it should not be explained what Marca was the protagonist. The problem (for the rest of the companies)? That EA and Porsche signed an exclusivity agreement that lasted 15 years. Porsche 911 Carrera to the left, Ruf ‘YellowBird’ on the right RUF. Since then, the EA saga had Porsche cars that we could even modify, but in simulators like ‘Gran Turismo 2‘The mythical firm was not. In others like ‘PROJECT GOTHAM RACING‘ either ‘Forza Motorsport‘We also had Porsche, but this was the result of an agreement between Microsoft, Electronic Arts and Porsche herself. Now, why do you remember that you could conduct a Porsche 911 career in the ‘Grantu’? Very easy, because the Porsche 911 Carrera was in the ‘Grantu’. Well, more or less. The one that was Ruf, and a mythical model of ‘Gran Turismo 2’ was the RUF CRT YellowBird of 1987. Aesthetically, it was a Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 and, precisely, what Ruf does in reality, outside Gran Turismo, is to modify Porsche cars in such a deep way that it is considered a totally independent brand. Porsche was created in 1931 and RUF In 1936 and what they do is build their cars on a bare chassis of Porsche, but using their own engines, suspensions, gearbox or body elements. In short: it is not a Porsche with steroids, it is something else At the legal level. The work is so deep that they are legally considered Ruf cars, not Porsche, and that is the reason why some games without Porsche’s license could have cars like the Porsche of our dreams, but without the shield or name of Porsche. What would happen to me and you will think that that YellowBird was the 911 race of ‘Gran Turismo 2’ with a different name and slightly different body because they could not have the Porsche brand, but as I explain, we were wrong: it was not a false car, but totally real. Happy end. That is why the RUF brand was in games like the ‘Gran Turismo’ or ‘Driveclub‘Instead of a Porsche that appeared in other sagas, next to RUF in case of’Forza Horizon 4‘. However, in 2016 the license agreement between the German firm and Electronic Arts expired, which allowed other racing games to incorporate the mythical German house. And a sample of the desire that ‘Gran Tourism’ had to have Porsche in its catalog is that the brand itself detailed The dozens of models in the latest installment of the saga … and that on the cover of ‘Gran Turismo 7‘Porsche VGT appears next to Mazda Rx Vision GT3. Now, we can pilot a 911 in almost any game, but those of us who grew up with RUF and ‘Gran Tourism’, we will never forget the mythical YellowBird. Images | Xataka, Porsche, Norbert Aepli, Gran Tourism In Xataka | It seemed an impossible enemy, it … Read more

Meanwhile, some players have been dealing with problems in their graphics for months

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More than three decades ago, three engineers sat down to talk in Silicon Valley with an idea that would end up transforming the video game industry. Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem wanted to create a chip that would improve PC graphics. From that meeting Nvidia was born, and with it, the GPU as we know it. For years, the name of Nvidia has been synonymous with gaming experience in PC. If you have ever set up a computer to play, it is very likely that your graphics card will carry its logo. The brand has achieved something more difficult than technological innovation: build a faithful community that continues with enthusiasm every new release. Lately, however, something has changed in that relationship From the arrival of the RTX 50 series, with models such as The RTX 5090 and the RTX 5080complaints have been increasing. Many users have detected Failures in the controllersand the solutions do not finish arriving. In some cases it is possible to return to an earlier version to overcome errors, but those who have the most recent graphs do not have that possibility, since RTX 50 models are not compatible with the most stable previous versions, such as the 566.36. Reddit has become the center of complaintswith threads that accumulate testimonies of frustrated users. YouTube has also collected the echo of the problem With videos that document the problems. And we don’t talk only about noise on social networks: Nvidia herself has recognized Dozens of mistakes present in their latest drivers, which promises to solve in upcoming updates. Beyond the officially recognized problems, complaints about stability failures are frequent even among users of previous generations. Several players have reported black screens, unexpected reset, flickering, visual artifacts, load errors and forced closures in titles such as’Cyberpunk 2077‘ either ‘Star Wars Outlaws‘. The headquarters of Nvidia in Santa Clara, California Certain failures are related to specific configurations, for example, when using monitors with high soda rates, G-SNC activated or determined Displayport outputs, which complicates its diagnosis. All this comes after a premiere with stupy. Some RTX 5090 feed cables They have presented overheating. In addition, shortly after launch, some users detected that certain graphics cards of the RTX 50 series They had a lower number of rop units Regarding official specifications. Nvidia has confirmed that it is a manufacturing defect that affects less than 0.5% of models such as RTX 5090, 5090d, 5080 and 5070 TI. According to the company, the average impact on performance is 4% and does not affect artificial intelligence or calculation tasks. Nvidia main page in April 2025 (left) and in September 2018 (right) Meanwhile, the role of graphics in the Nvidia ecosystem is changing. They are still important, but they have stopped occupying the center of the stage. The company’s focus is now in artificial intelligenceand that shows not only in its public statements, but in the design of its website, which is far from what it was in 2012 or even in 2018. It is not the first time that a great technological is reconfigured. Microsoft, for example, had its nucleus in Windows for years, But it has diversified its portfolio of products and business units. That decision has been one of the keys that They have allowed him to stay competitive over time. Something similar happens with Nvidia. Founded in 1993, it continues to grow, it is still present and part of its solidity is due to the strategic decisions it has taken. With mistakes, with successes, but always in motion. Images | Nvidia | Coolcaesar (Wikimedia Commons) | Đào hiếu In Xataka | If Nvidia lived only from PC GPUs, she would be about to die of success. And US tariffs don’t help

At 110 -inch and 165 Hz to get the players in your pocket

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Hisense seems unstoppable. His growth has allowed him to place himself in second position in the global television market only behind Samsung During the third quarter of 2024. In fact, He has surpassed his compatriot Tcl. And these two Chinese brands have beaten by 2% the LG market share during that same quarter. This “photography” helps us identify in what state the television market is currently. In any case, in this article, what interests us is to investigate the high -end and mid -range models that Hisense proposes us by 2025. At the top of his catalog we have two televisions: the 110 UX mini mini LED, equipped with a 110 -inch LCD panel, and the 100E7Q PRO, a television that is committed to an LCD matrix. The other four televisions are 55 or 65 -inch models with a much more affordable price and a benefit that will call the attention to the players: they all propose panels with a 144 or 165 Hz soda. Hins’s TVs by 2025: Technical Specifications 110 UX Mini LED 100E7Q PRO panel LCD ADS 4K UHD, 8 Bits + FRC, up to 144 Hz and 16: 9 LCD VA 4K UHD, 8 Bits + FRC, 144 Hz and 16: 9 resolution 3,840 x 2,160 points 3,840 x 2,160 points size 110 inches 100 inches Retroilumination Mini LED Direct LED HDR Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR and HLG Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR and HLG processor Quad Core/MT9618 Quad Core/MT9618 Operating system Lifea U7.6 Lifea U8.5 sound 2 x 15 watts + 2 x 20 watts + 2 x 6 watts + 2 x 6 watts Dolby Atmos 2 x 15 watts + 20 watts connectivity 2 x HDMI 2.1 and 2 x HDMI 2.0 2 x HDMI 2.1 and 2 x HDMI 2.0 Wireless connectivity Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5.0 price 14,999 euros Not available 65U8Q 65U7Q PRO 65E8Q CANVAS 55S7NQ panel LCD VA 4K UHD, 8 Bits + FRC, 165 Hz and 16: 9 LCD VA 4K UHD, 8 Bits + FRC, 165 Hz and 16: 9 LCD VA 4K UHD, 8 Bits + FRC, 144 Hz and 16: 9 LCD VA 4K UHD, 8 Bits, up to 144 Hz and 16: 9 resolution 3,840 x 2,160 points 3,840 x 2,160 points 3,840 x 2,160 points 3,840 x 2,160 points size 65 inches 65 inches 65 inches 55 inches Retroilumination Mini LED Mini LED Mini LED Eld HDR Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR and HLG Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR and HLG Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR and HLG Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR and HLG processor Quad Core/MT9655 Quad Core/MT9655 Quad Core/MT9618 Quad Core/MT9618 Operating system Lifea U9 Lifea U9 Lifea U8.5 Lifea U8 sound 2 x 15 watts + 2 x 10 watts + 20 watts + 2 x 10 watts 2 x 10 watts + 20 watts + 2 x 5 watts 2 x 10 watts + 20 watts 2 x 10 watts + 2 x 8 watts connectivity 3 x HDMI 2.1 4 x HDMI 2.1 2 x HDMI 2.1 and 2 x HDMI 2.0 2 x HDMI 2.1 and 2 x HDMI 2.0 Wireless connectivity Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5.0 price Not available 1,199 euros 949 euros 899 euros * Some price may have changed from the last review 7Ense 65E8Q TV 65 “ * Some price may have changed from the last review HISENSE CANVAS TV 55S7NQ – ART MODE, HI -MATE DISPLAY DISPLAY, ULTRASLIM DESIGN, 4K QUANTUM DOT COLOR, 144 HZ, LIFESTYLE * Some price may have changed from the last review 100 -inch or more models promise us a film experience The most ambitious TV that is going to place Hisense in Spanish stores this year is 110 UX mini LED. As I mentioned a few lines above, it is committed to an 8 -bit LCD + FRC LCD matrix and 110 inches capable of working at a maximum soda frequency of 144 Hz. Its mini LED retroilumination system incorporates 40,960 independent local attenuation zones, and, according to Hisense, it has a maximum brightness delivery capacity of 10,000 nits. These figures are a real barbarity. In addition, you are prepared to deal with All HDR formats currently used. The pity is that only two of its four HDMI entries implement Standard 2.1 complete. The 110 UX Mini LED has Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, while the 100E7Q Pro implements Wi-Fi 5 On the other hand, the 100E7Q Pro model has an LCD matrix ranges from 100 inches and 8 bits + FRC that is also able to refresh 144 Hz. However, unlike 110 UX does not propose Mini LED retroilumination; Bet on a much more modest Direct LED scheme. Even so, it maintains compatibility with all HDR formats that are currently used and the two HDMI 2.1 inputs that allow us Wi-Fi 6while 100E7Q Pro implements Wi-Fi 5. Hi the 110 UX Mini LED. The mini LED and 165 Hz tandem is a winning bet for players The 65U8Q TV is one of Hins’ most balanced proposals by 2025. And it is committed to an LCD panel ranges from 65 inches with mini LED retroilumination that is capable of giving us brightness peaks of 5,000 nits. In addition, its refreshment frequency amounts to 165 Hz by activating games for games, and, like the other televisions of this brand, you can process all HDR formats currently used. Another point in your favor: the three HDMI entrances that incorporate implement standard 2.1. And, of tip, its sound on the paper rivals that of the much more ambitious 110 UX mini LED. 75u8q. On the other hand, the 65U7 Pro model has a lot in common with the television in which we have just investigated. It is also committed to an LCD matrix ranges from 165 Hz with mini LED backlight, and both incorporate the socio mediatek MT9655. However, the 65u7q pro delivery 2,000 nits … Read more

Players want more relaxing games. So much that its demand has grown by 1000% in the last five years

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Pandemia and confinement of a few years ago changed the industry forever In many ways. One of the most notorious was the consolidation of a genre that has always existed, but virtually hidden. The search for titles that distract us from a depressing and abusive reality made a legend to many titles and generated a new way of understanding the games. As confirmation that we live a golden age of the titles CozyNetflix announces an online multiplayer in which we will not have to strangle anyone. What are Cozy Games? Games of any kind that offer a relaxing, comforting experience, without stress. Of often contemplative and little demanding rhythms, they usually value exploration without goals, the creativity of their proposals, the emotional connection with the player. The competitive is usually out of its proposals, as well as macabre issues or that can generate the slightest anxiety in the player. That is, it is a more spiritual or thematic classification than of genres: within the Cozy There are rpgs, puzzle games, graphic adventures or even Arcades. But all very low of revolutions. Like the meme, also very pandemic of the anime girl and the cat studying with Lo-Fi music. 7 tricks to make Netflix the most Diffuse origins. Sometimes the legendary ‘Little Computer People’ is mentioned, a precedent of ‘THE SIMS‘For eighty microororders as one of the first Cozyand some reason there is: it demanded a minimum interaction and its great attraction was to observe the behaviors of the small inhabitants of a house. A kind of digital fishbowl that set in the 2010s, with the explosion of indies titles, such as ‘Journey’, ‘Stardew Valley’ or ‘Harvest Moon’, which favored new approaches to the environment beyond commercial titles. Pandemic relaxation. Animal Crossing: New Horizons arrived at Switch in March 2020 and became one of the sensations of that year, with more than 13 million copies sold in a month and a half. Take care and cultivate a farm and establish relationships with the neighbors who went beyond the usual in the rest of the games became one of the favorite activities during confinement, establishing a psychological parallelism between what was being that season in hell and what the players aspired to be: an idealization of the “moving away from the worldly noise” that was not working so well in real life. The Cozy explosion. In the last five years, gender has gained incomparable relevance with any other. For example, Games labeled as “Relaxing” In Steam it increased 309% between 2019 and 2023, from 523 to 2,142 games. The “Cozy” label grew no less than 1,091% In the same period, from 15 games in 2020 to 371 in 2024. It is a growth that shows interest in this type of games. And now, Netflix. It is the last company to get into the car of the Cozy Gamesand has done it with ‘Spirit Crossing‘, which has just opened the possibility of signing up to a closed beta. It is an ambitious anime style MMO developed by Spry Fox, creators of one of the relaxing fashion canonical games, ‘Cozy Grove’and that it may well be its most ambitious bet to date: it is significant that it belongs to the genre more in vogue in recent years. The game focuses on cooperation between players, allowing them to build communities and participate in collective activities such as parties, as well as the exploration of a world in constant evolution and full of secrets. Header | Netflix In Xataka | ‘Animal Crossing’: The title apparently for the children’s audience that has captivated adult players

“We don’t have players”: Guardiola evaluates Manchester City’s new signings

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Manchester City is not going through a good sporting moment in either the Premier League or the Champions League. Therefore, the English team has made moves in this winter market seeking to reverse its current situation. Striker Omar Marmoush and central defenders Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis were the additions in which City spent just over $110 million dollars in the middle of the season to rebound in the final stretch of the year. Given the arrival of these footballers, coach Pep Guardiola evaluated their additions. Well, he admits that they were going through a difficult time in which they did not have many options due to the large wave of injuries that the squad is experiencing. “We have the same injuries as before. Dias and Doku are out. The new additions will enter this weekend’s call. “We don’t have any players.”analyzed by an experienced Spanish coach. Omar Marmoush is a new Manchester City player.Credit: AP “We did not make signings in the summer and now we have to do them because of the problems and injuries we have had”Guardiola commented regarding the great wave of injuries that the squad has, which reaches up to six figures. Regarding the new additions, the coach also made an analysis of what they could contribute to the team and how he plans to use them on the field. Especially in the next games that will be key for the season. “Although we don’t train much, everyone looks very good. Reis is young and has a great personality. Khusanov seems adapted, he has experience playing against strong and fast players in the French league. He doesn’t speak much English and my French isn’t good, so communication will be one of the things we’ll have to work on. And Marmoush already trained with us, he will learn soon,” the strategist concluded. For now Manchester City will have to face Chelsea for the 23rd of the Premier League. Championship in which the Citizen team is in fifth place. While next Wednesday they will have to host Bruges to qualify for the Champions League playoffs. Keep reading:

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