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Supplements, medications and Silicon Valley vampires: the promise of living (well) over 100 years: Crossover 1×40

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A few weeks ago we brought Dr. José Hernández, an expert in longevity and rejuvenation, who told us about what it really means to get older And what technologies allow us to stop this curse? biological. Well, the thing did not stop there, because in the pipeline we had this second installment of an interview that now goes even further. Thus, on this occasion we focus especially on the drugs and medications that try to extend our longevity and let’s also do it with quality of life. There are some here usual suspectsand there has long been talk about how certain supplements can contribute to human longevity. We took the opportunity to talk about Mounjaro and Ozempic and how these medications “reprogram” the brain and what impact that strategy can have. But in addition, Jaume de la Hoz —who is “deep inside” this segment, as he says— reviews many other drugs and supplements in addition to taking the conversation to another fascinating terrain: that of the vampires of Silicon Valley and that of millionaires like Brian Johnsonwhich has become famous for its unique methods of rejuvenation. Without a doubt, an exciting topic in which, of course, AI can also play a fundamental role. Platforms like AlphaFold and their implications when it comes to proposing a potential revolution in biology are certainly promising, but here we have to be cautious: There are many expectations and, at the moment, few certainties. On YouTube | Crossover

Data centers in space promise to save the planet. And also ruin the earth’s orbit

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Wikipedia should update its page dedicated to the word “ambition” to include Elon Musk’s photo. The tycoon has announced a megaproject according to which his two companies SpaceX and xAI will work together to launch a constellation of one million satellites that will function as data centers in orbit. The problem is that although the idea It has its advantages, it also has an impact potentially terrible for the future of our planet. Energy efficiency. That is the great advantage of the space data centers that Musk proposes. In space, solar panels can perform optimally without the obstacles posed by Earth’s atmosphere and climate. According to SpaceX, the reduction in the cost of launching its rockets makes space a perfect alternative for AI data centers. The plan. He project that has been presented to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) consists of placing these satellites in sun-synchronous orbits between 500 and 2,000 km high. That would allow the satellites to act as interconnected nodes among themselves and also with the satellites of the Starlink network through optical laser links. The plan, of course, will have to overcome important challenges like refrigeration. Dissipating the heat generated by millions of chips in the vacuum of space is complex, since satellites act as “natural thermoses.” And radiation, what? The problem of cosmic radiation will also have to be solved. Advanced chips are very vulnerable to processing errors caused by energetic particles. It seems that AI processors are surprisingly resistant to this type of problembut the deployment of such chips on a massive scale in space could introduce new conflicts. On-site repair, nothing. In today’s data centers, if a problem arises, a technician can physically travel if necessary to solve it. In space, physical repair is not feasible, which would force a strategy of assuming that those chips that become functionally damaged will be completely lost. SpaceX would have to continuously launch substitutes to compensate for this “mortality” of components, which complicates logistics and costs. There are optimistic perspectives in this regard, and for some the bills do work out. Kessler syndrome. But above all there is a latent concern in the field of space security. Launching a million new satellites into already congested orbits multiplies the probability of chain collisions, validating the theory proposal in Kessler syndrome. A single major collision could generate a cloud of debris that would take decades to clear, further threatening climate monitoring missions or even global communications. There are already ideas to “regulate orbital traffic” by coordinating it, and SpaceX has its own “situational awareness” system, Stargazeto avoid problems, but of course, no system is completely perfect. air pollution. Without forgetting that the atmospheric impact is equally worrying. Some are estimated 25,000 Starship flightsand the re-entry of satellites that end their life cycle or die prematurely would cause metals and particles to be released into the upper atmosphere. According to experts, these chemical residues could damage the ozone layer and cause uncertain climate consequences. You can’t see anything. The astronomers, who They had already protested about Starlinkthey will have an even bigger problem with this new idea. The threat to astronomy is clear, because given the altitude and size of these satellites, it is likely that they form a bright band visible even to the naked eye, making scientific observation difficult and even changing the way we see the sunset. Orbital computing may have advantages, but before launching it we should remember that space—especially the space we see—is a shared and finite resource. In Xataka | Starlink’s dominance in space begins to move: another company already has permission for a constellation of 4,000 satellites

the new promise that a Singapore company proves

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There are short journeys that, even today, continue to depend on slow ships or air infrastructure that does not always make sense. In that middle space, a Singapore-based company has started to test a different alternative: a vehicle capable of moving at high speed without completely taking off from the water and without needing an airport. This is not an experimental concept, but rather an industrial program with a calendar, partners and routes being studied for 2026. What type of vehicle is it exactly? The proposal is specified in the AirFish Voyagera device developed by the Singaporean company ST Engineering AirX that does not quite fit into either the boat or airplane categories. It is a type vehicle wing-in-ground (WIG) that moves just a few meters above the surface thanks to the so-called ground effect, an aerodynamic phenomenon that compresses the air between the wing and the water, generating additional lift and reducing resistance. This principle promises to reach speeds of around 185km/h, and reduce resistance compared to conventional maritime options. The project advances. The public presentation took place at Singapore Airshow. According to the company, the vehicle is in the process of classification with Bureau Veritas since 2024, an international classification and certification society that must validate its safety before any regular operation, and whose resolution is expected in mid-2026. In parallel, the company has closed agreements with maritime transport operators to start services from the second half of that same year, always conditional on regulatory approvals. The first specific route on the map. The most immediate agreement places the operational debut on the route between Singapore and Batam, in Indonesia, where the operator BatamFast plans to use a unit of the AirFish Voyager. ST Engineering places this start in the second half of 2026. It is estimated that the vehicle could complete this journey in around 25 minutes thanks to speeds, well above the usual times of conventional ferries. If this schedule is confirmed, the connection would become the first commercial route in the world operated with WIG technology. The next deployment front is in India, where the operator Wings Over Water Ferries has announced its intention to lease and commission up to four units of the AirFish Voyager from the end of 2026. The initial strategy targets coastal states with strong tourism and regional transport demand, including Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. In addition to the operation, the agreement contemplates exploring local assembly, manufacturing, training and maintenance capabilities, in line with the industrial initiatives promoted by the program. Make in India. The regulatory and technical barrier. Beyond speed or agreements with operators, the determining factor continues to be the certification framework. The company proposes that the AirFish Voyager be governed by maritime standards, a decision that would reduce infrastructure requirements and facilitate its integration into existing coastal routes using conventional port facilities. However, as we say, you still need to complete your certification process, an essential step to start providing any commercial service. Images | ST Engineering AirX In Xataka | The Strait of Malacca is not enough: China’s new obsession is to prevent the US from confiscating its ships

collagen supplements are not delivering what they promise

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For years, we have been sold collagen as some kind of shortcut to youth. It seemed that it was enough to cast a tablespoon of coffee powder, take one capsule a day either join the latest fashion routine on networks to, supposedly, stop the clock. Creams, supplements and drinks have ended up making this protein the main protagonist of current anti-aging discourse. However, that narrative is beginning to crack. More and more scientific evidence, supported by dermatologists, agrees that collagen supplements do not work as we think. In many cases, there is not even clear evidence that they do anything. The gap between what marketing promises us and what science really says is today greater than ever. Collagen, under scientific review. The notice does not come from just any blog or from a passing criticism; It comes straight from academic dermatology. According to ScienceDailyspecialists insist that there is no conclusive evidence to support the use of these supplements to effectively combat skin aging. Dr. Farah Moustafa, dermatologist and professor at Tufts University, she is very clear about it: “Oral collagen supplements are not currently recommended to treat skin aging, although they may be considered alongside other more effective and better-studied interventions.” A good melon has opened. The debate does not center on whether or not there are favorable studies, but rather on what type of studies support these claims. As Moustafa explainsafter reviewing 23 clinical trials, a pattern that gives food for thought was detected: Studies with positive results were usually of low quality or paid for by the brands themselves. The most rigorous, independently funded studies found no real benefits from taking collagen. In other words, when the level of scientific demand is raised, the promised effect is diluted. Everything is born from a misunderstanding. Much of the success of collagen is based on an idea that seems logical but is false: “If I lose collagen, I eat it and get it back.” But the body is not a reservoir that is refilled like this. It is true that collagen is key since It represents 30% of our protein and supports skin, bones and tendons, and it is also true that over the years we make less, which brings wrinkles and sagging. The mistake is in believing that ingesting it means sending it directly to the face. At Tufts Universityremember that the digestive system It breaks everything down into small pieces (amino acids) before absorbing it. Once inside, the body distributes these pieces according to its biological priorities (such as organs or muscles), which do not always coincide with our desire to look better. There is no way to guarantee that this “material” end up in the dermis. Reformulation of the message. Seeing this biological obstacle, the message has been mutating. They no longer just sell plain collagen; Now they talk about hydrolyzed collagen, peptides, marine or even vegetable. The idea is to sell you that, if the body does not absorb the entire protein, perhaps it will make better use of these loose pieces. Even so, the data continues to be taken with a grain of salt. Although some studies find modest improvements in the hydration or elasticity of the skin, most of these works are small in size, analyze supplements that contain other added ingredients (vitamins, minerals) and do not allow the real effect of collagen to be isolated. Furthermore, even in the best case scenario, there is no control over where that newly synthesized collagen will be used. But there is an added problem. Beyond effectiveness, dermatologists warn about another less visible aspect: the safety and control of supplements. According to Dr. Moustafacollagen supplements, especially those of marine origin, can be contaminated with methylmercury. Added to this is a structural problem, supplements do not go through the same controls as medications. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, cited by ScienceDailymany of the supplements available do not have third-party verification, do not clearly detail their ingredients, and have not been previously evaluated for safety or effectiveness. However, this regulatory gap is not exclusive to collagen; we can also observe it in stem cell supplements in a strategy known as scienceploitation. So what do dermatologists really recommend? Experts do not say that you should stop taking care of yourself, but rather that you should go back to what has been proven. According to dermatologists consulted by ScienceDailythe best tricks are the usual ones: Use sunscreen daily to prevent UV damage. Regular application of topical retinoids at night. Balanced diet, rich in protein and vitamin C. Avoid tobacco and reduce sun exposure. Collagen as a cultural phenomenon. The rise of collagen cannot be understood from biology alone. This boom also responds to a increasing aesthetic pressureamplified by social networks, filters and discourses of constant self-optimization. The obsession with “staying young” does not affect everyone equally. The anti-aging industry disproportionately targets women, reinforcing the idea that aging is a flaw that must be corrected. In this context, collagen becomes not only a supplement, but a symbol of a social demand. While science advances cautiously, the market accelerates. The global skin care industry moves hundreds of billions of dollars, and constantly needs new ingredients, promises and narratives to sustain its growth. The end of a myth (or at least, an exaggerated promise). The current medical consensus does not state that collagen is useless, but rather that it is not the miracle it has been sold. It does not rejuvenate the skin on its own, it does not directly reach where it promises and, in many cases, it offers benefits that are difficult to distinguish from a good general diet. In the end, real health is less glamorous than a bottle of shiny powder: it’s about perseverance, good habits, and understanding that aging is not a mistake that can be solved with capsules. Perhaps the problem is not collagen itself, but our need to believe that youth can be bought and bottled. Image | Unsplash and freepik Xataka | The … Read more

There are fewer and fewer North Koreans fighting with Russia in Ukraine. An army has arrived with an irrefutable promise: Cubans

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For months, reports about foreign fighters in Ukraine indicated to North Korea as the main source of soldiers sent to support Russia. Then there was official confirmation by both nations. Quietly, however, that balance is shifting in surprising ways. On the board of the war in Eastern Europe, another country begins to displace Pyongyang in the role of largest supplier of troops to Moscow, an unexpected turn that reveals both the fragility of Russia and the depth of its authoritarian alliances. The Cuban front. What began as a regional invasion has transformed into a global war, in which Russia not only faces Ukraine and its Western allies, but also mobilize a network of regimes to sustain the war effort. Among them, Cuba emerges as an unexpected actor: according to Ukrainian estimates, up to 25,000 Cubans They could join the Russian front, becoming the largest foreign force in Ukraine, above the North Korean contingents. For the Kremlin, the usefulness of this formula it is evident: The casualties of foreign fighters do not generate internal protests, do not require compensation to Russian families and reduce the political cost of the conflict. In a country with more than one million estimated casualtiesattract soldiers overseas It is also a matter of strategic survival. A formula that is difficult to reject. The main motivation for many Cuban recruits is simple: economic. On an island mired in one of the worst crises in recent decades, where the average salary barely exceeds 20 dollars a month, the promises of charge $2,000 a month They fight any ideological objection. Some accept the contracts convinced, others are deceived with job offers in construction or factories, to discover upon arriving in Russia that their destination is the battle front. Analysts like Cristina López-Gottardi they point out that the economic attraction is irresistible, but they also highlight the political dimension: Havana obtains income from remittances from combatants and consolidates its alignment with Moscow, presenting it as a gesture of “revolutionary loyalty” and, incidentally, a symbolic challenge to Washington. Experts point out that the regime seeks reinforce your narrative anti-American, presenting participation as an act of internationalist solidarity, although in practice it is a source of foreign currency in times of hardship. Mercenaries, coercion and globality. The Cuban presence is part of a broader trend: the growing Russian dependence on foreign fighters. According to intelligence data, in 2025 almost half of the prisoners captured in Ukraine They were not Russian citizenswhen in 2022 they barely represented 1%. From Africans recruited under threats of deportation, until deceived students With false job offers in “shampoo factories”, including North Koreans sent as cannon fodder, Moscow turns to a whole mosaic of forced soldiers or mercenaries. In this sense, the Cuban contribution not only strengthens the Russian lines, but also magnify the image of a war waged by an international authoritarian axis that includes Iran, Venezuela, North Korea and now Cuba, sharing weapons, technology and experience on a battlefield converted into a laboratory for modern warfare with drones, electronic warfare and new combat tactics. Cuba as a diplomatic target. Cuban involvement in Ukraine has not gone unnoticed by the United States. The Trump administration has decided to use it as a central argument in his diplomatic offensive against Havana at the UN. An internal State Department cable, dated October 2, instructed US delegations to pressure allies to vote against the traditional annual resolution demanding an end to the US embargo on Cuba. Year after year, the measure has had overwhelming support (in 2024, 187 countries voted in favor and only the United States and Israel against), although Washington hopes to reduce that margin by presenting evidence that the Miguel Díaz-Canel regime has become in active accomplice of Russian aggression, with between 1,000 and 5,000 fighters deployed on the front. In the documents is underlined that Cuba “has failed to protect its citizens from being used as pawns” in the war, and the regime is accused of “undermining democracy” in the region, particularly through its alliance with Venezuela. The embargo and sanctions. Washington’s strategy seeks to disarm the Havana narrative, which presents the embargo as the root of all their evils. The diplomatic cable instructs to highlight the corruption and incompetence of the Cuban government, in addition to highlighting that the economic problems do not derive from the sanctions, but from its mismanagement. Trump, upon his return to the presidency, has hardened the restrictions: has reinstated Cuba to the list of countries sponsoring terrorism, has further limited financial transactions and has sanctioned third countries that collaborate with Cuban doctors abroad. Faced with this pressure, the Cuban regime accuses Washington of seeking a pretext for aggression and even instrumentalizing the anti-drug fight in the Caribbean as an excuse to increase tension. That said, the backdrop seems different: the combination internal collapse and military alliance with Moscow places Cuba at the epicenter of the geopolitical struggle between Washington and the authoritarian bloc. Military school. Beyond the diplomatic balances, what worries many analysts is that the war in Ukraine has become an involuntary academy for allied armies of Russia. Every foreign contingent that steps on the front learn first hand the techniques of the first great drone war in history: from swarm operations to electronic warfare. As warns Bill Colefounder of Peace Through Strength Institute“the real danger is not the thousands of Cubans or North Koreans sent, but what they learn and then export to other conflicts in Latin America, Africa or Asia.” This transfer of war knowledge turns war into a multiplier of global instability, with authoritarian regimes absorbing tactics and adapting them to their own scenarios. The Cuban paradox. The participation of thousands of Cubans in the Ukrainian war also reveals a paradox: while for the Havana regime it represents both a source of foreign currency and a reaffirmation of its anti-American identity, for Moscow it is a cheap solution and politically comfortable to internal wear and tear, and for Washington an opportunity to intensify diplomatic pressure … Read more

His new promise is based on reinforcing our immune system

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Messenger RNA vaccines (RNM) became known for their role in the fight against COVID. Years after pandemic, this technology is still subject to the interest of the scientific community, not only for its ability to fight viruses but also as a new hope against very different diseases. Diseases such as cancer. A step in the laboratory. Now, an experiment conducted in mice has shown the potential of a new formula against tumors. It is a HRNM -based vaccine capable of boosting the effects of inunotherapy on these rodents. Success is an impulse to a formula that could help us fight various types of cancer. A name, several diseases. We usually see cancer as a disease that can manifest itself in different parts of our body, but the most complex reality. To the point that it is more convenient to understand this disorder as a variety of diseases, each with its characteristics, but also with specific treatments. That is why finding a universal treatment against cancer is even today, a chimera. This vision, Explain the responsible team From this new vaccine potential, it applies to the way in which science seeks new treatments of this type. This can be done well causing these vaccines to focus on a “objective” protein expressed in the cancers of multiple people, well adjusting each formula to specific proteins, present in the tumors of each patient. Third way. The new treatment offers a kind of “third way.” Instead of focusing on proteins of the tumor, what it seeks is to strengthen our immune system, “as if they were going to fight a virus,” says the team. The formula starts from a previous work, in which a team of the same laboratory created an RNM vaccine capable of “reprogram” the immune system to attack glioblastoma (a brain tumor type particularly aggressive). This vaccine was based on a compound adjusted to the characteristics of the patient’s tumor to be treated. The new formula tries to “universalize” this answer. “Promising” results. The results when testing the new vaccine in melanoma mice were “promising” even in cases of tumors generally resistant to treatment. As explained by the team, the new formula combines the RNM formulation with a new drug based on immunotherapy called PD-1 inhibitor. This treatment is a monoclonal antibody that seeks, in Team words “Educate” the immune system to make you think that tuum is an external body to eliminate. The details of the study were Published in an article In the magazine Nature Biomedical Engineering. The new hope of the MNA. HRNM -based vaccines did not stay in the pandemic and have now become an important focus on oncological research. For now they are just a promise: the positive results in preclinical and clinical trials are hopeful but do not guarantee the arrival of new treatments in the short term. Nor do they guarantee the success of these new drugs. In Xataka | The patient who has survived 12 different tumors and hides the “holy grail” of the fight against cancer Image | Tankilevitch polyina

DDR6 memories promise a new era for the PC. And also a new way of riding them

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The next generation of RAM memories It is getting closer. While we continue adapting to DDR5the industry It already works at full speed in the DDR6, which promise to double the current performance and arrive in a novel format for the domestic user. Under these lines we wanted to collect everything we know about this new version so far. Vertigo speeds. DDR6 do not promise a simple evolution. And they will also offer a radical change in memory architecture. With Minimum speeds of 8,800 mt/s According to the Jedec standard and the possibility of reaching 17,600 mt/s, they practically double the performance of the current DDR5. Samsung, Micron and Sk Hynix They have already passed the prototype phase and work together with Intel, AMD and NVIDIA in the validation processes. THE SECRET OF THE PERFORMANCE. The key is in The new 4 × 24-bit sub-channel architecturecompletely different from the 2 × 32-bit structure of DDR5. This change allows to manage more data simultaneously, but also introduces new challenges in the integrity of the signal. Jedec is evaluating the use of NRZ standard (Non-back to zero) For communications, abandoning the current PAM system that already shows limitations with the highest speeds of DDR5. Goodbye to traditional modules. Here comes the most visual change: DDR6 is likely adopt the CAMM2 formatwhere the modules are placed in parallel to the motherboard instead of perpendicular such as the Dimm and So-Dimm of a lifetime. This modification has its explanation. And it is that the current Topology of the memory slots generates interference that limit the maximum speed up to 400 mt/s. CAMM2 eliminates these problematic welded connections and transfers signal management to the module itself. A change when setting up a PC. The change of format involves completely redesigning the motherboards, but opens new possibilities. CAMM2 connectors could be located at the back of the plate, allowing more compact factors. Although initially require several screws for their fastening, Jedec works on installation systems without tools. In parallel, everything indicates that we will see more portable and Mini PCs with Solded memory directly (something increasingly common today), sacrificing the ability to expand for better performance. In a few years. The deadlines are more or less clear. The validation of platforms will begin in 2026, they will reach servers in 2027 and the availability for consumers is expected to be between 2028 and 2029. This staggering is similar to that with DDR5, but analysts predict faster adoption in artificial intelligence environments and high performance computing. Everything indicates that the initial prices will also remember those of DDR5 in 2021, limiting early adoption to data centers and research laboratories. What comes after. DDR6 will not only offer more speed: they promise greater energy efficiency and higher capabilities thanks to New NAND chips in development. For players and content creators, it will mean more bandwidth for work loads that involve AI and demanding applications. However, this evolution will require new motherboard, compatible processors and a different way of mounting a PC. Cover image | Andrey Matveev In Xataka | The milling of a programmer made a fateful mistake of this classic video game into a congratulation message

The great promise of obtaining a stronger material than steel

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Inventwood, a company that emerged at Maryland University, The Superwood Commercial Manufacture will begin After seven years of development. The material, invented by the scientist Liangbing Hu In 2018, it has 50% more tensile strength than steel and a ten-times higher resistance ratio. Why is it important. The construction industry generates high CO2 emissions: producing a ton of steel emits almost two tons of carbon dioxide. This supermadera not only eliminates these emissions, but carbon capture when manufactured with sustainable farm wood. In addition, it offers natural resistance to fire, humidity, termites and fungi without chemical additives. The context. What began as an academic discovery documented in Nature In 2018 It has evolved to become a technology that promises to be commercially viable. The company has managed to reduce the manufacturing time of weeks to hours and has raised $ 15 million to build its first plant in Maryland. In detail. The process requires two main steps: First, lignin is partially dissolved – the polymer that hardens wood – using food degree chemicals. Then, the wood is compressed at 65 ° C, collapsing its cellular structure in a dense matrix. The result is a material five times thinner than the original, but twelve times more resistant and ten times harder. The figures: The first installation will produce a million square meters per year from this summer. A second phase in autumn of 2025 will introduce outdoor panels. The initial price will be “Premium” but competitive with tropical high-end wood: between 12.50 and $ 25 per pound (between 27.5 and 55 per kilo), compared to the $ 1-2 of steel (2-4 per kilo). Yes, but. Although the supermadera is initially more expensive than steel by weight, its upper resistance-peso ratio means that a 5 kilos beam could match the load capacity of a 45 kilos steel beam. This reduces its effective cost to 2.75-5.5 dollars per kilo when we adjust for yield. Much more interesting and less far from steel. The panoramic. Inventwood A second installation already plans of more than 30 million square meters for infrastructure and large developments. Contractors can cut, pierce and hold this overmaster with standard carpentry tools, which should facilitate its adoption. The material could also be extended to other sectors such as vehicles, aircraft or furniture, but for now the company is focusing on construction, where steel and concrete suppose 90% of the carbon impact of buildings. Outstanding image | Inventwood In Xataka | China was for decades the largest CO2 issuer on the planet. Renewables are correcting what seemed impossible

This is spoil, the new European promise in AI

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When we think of the big companies that are marking the step in artificial intelligence, it is easy for the first names to come to mind are OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Meta or Anthropic, that by the way it has just published a fairly useful guide to improve our prompts. They could also sneak into Deepseek or the European Mistral ai. And although each one would have its own ranking, the general trend reflects something clear: the mastery of the United States in the overall narrative of AI is difficult to ignore. Europe and China appear more blurred in that collective mental map. In the case of the Asian giant, it is not so much for lack of muscle –He has companies like Baidu or Tencent by betting strong-, but for cultural distance, access restrictions and a strategy that advances through different lanes. Even so, many analysts agree that China is gaining ground at high speed. Europe, meanwhile, is still looking for how to make a hole While adjusting its criticized regulatory framework. In that context, Mistral AI has achieved something that seemed out of European reach: play in the same league as the great US models. Its valuation already exceeds 6,000 million eurosand it is not uncommon to see her appear in technical comparisons with OpenAI or Google Deepmind. Founded by former Meta and Google engineersthis French company has put Europe again in the radar of innovation. But it is not alone. A Swedish startup, a huge assessment and an AI that already generates millions A new actor has just broken into the scene. It does not come from Paris, but from Stockholm. Is called Lovableand has not needed much time to get attention. Founded in 2023this Swedish startup has become one of the most promising names of the European panorama in AI. At the end of November he launched his star product: A platform capable of building complete web applications From a simple written instruction. In just six months, his CEO, Anton Osika, announced that They had already reached the 50 million annual recurring income. The figure not only impressed the technological community, it also lit all the alerts of risk capital. According to Financial Times and TechcrunchLovable is finalizing a financing round of more than 150 million dollars, which would place its assessment close to 2,000 million. The operation would be led by Accel, with the participation of Creandum – which had already invested in February in a round of 15 million – and signatures like 20Vc. It is not usual to see such a abrupt jump in such a short time, but in this case it seems that the market is validating it. The technical proposal is ambitious: Lovable promises to generate the backend, the border and the connection with databases such as Suppabase without writing a single line of code manually. Some users have already tested their web creation tool with striking results. From a fairly simple prompt, about 250 characters, the platform is capable of generating in a few seconds a functional, picturesque page with a coherent structure. It is just a test, and it would probably need much more work to have a real product, but the result is still surprising. This platform works with a loan system – for example, 25 dollars per month They entitle 250 credits – and is presented as an accessible alternative for those who want to develop products without an engineering structure behind. But Lovable has not comply with that. This week has announced a new beta: an AI agent who goes a step further. The idea is that this system not only generates code, but that it is able to understand existing projects, edit files, debug errors and assume maintenance tasks. It remains to be seen if Lovable will be able to consolidate its place in a field as competitive as that of the generative AI. But what he has achieved until now is not less: in just two years he has built a functional tool, he has reached figures that many startups take years to touch and aroused a growing interest between users and investors. Europe was already giving clear signs that I wanted to play a relevant role in this race, and the emergence of Lovable does nothing but reinforce that trend. Images | Lovable | Xataka screen capture In Xataka | China has been cultivating Stem talent in silence for 40 years. Today has the most coveted quarry on the planet

All AI companies promise that the AGI will arrive very soon. The problem is that chatgpt is not the way

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In December 2022 chatgpt He left us speechless to all. However, two and a half years later we have a problem: it does not seem that after all this time I can go to much more. It has improved, yes, but in the meantime we are moving away from the great promise of AI, which is none other than going beyond and that someone manages to reach what is known as the General Artificial Intelligence. And it seems clear that this path, that of Chatgpt, is not the good to get it. Promises, promises. A few months ago Sam Altman called the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and He said that the AGI would arrive before it ended its mandate. It is a message that has been repeating for months, although then spoke of “A few thousand days“Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, believes that It could arrive beforein 2026. Elon Musk – who promised that he would have a totally autonomous Tesla in 2016 – agreed and pointed at 2026 as the year we will have an AGI. All are hypeptimists for a simple reason. Money. Like Altman, all who defend the rise and development of AI and the imminent arrival of the AGI do so to raise more and more money for their companies. We know that developing, training and running models of ia costs true fortunes, but the progress in this field seems to be slowing down. Doubts with climbing. There are many who believe that the current strategy of climbing the models – give more GPUS and get more data to train them – no longer compensates as much as before. The latest versions of the great foundational models exceed their predecessors, yes, but not in a striking way. It’s as if we had touched the roof. This is not the way. And for months the voices of experts have begun to be heard making it clear that other solutions must be sought. Nick Frosst, a student at Geoffrey Hinton and founder of Cohere, is clear that current technology is not enough to reach an AGI. What the generative AI does is “predict the next most likely word”, but that is very different from the way humans think. Lecun believes that we will take a long time to achieve an AGI. Personalities respected in the world of AI such as Yann Lecun, head of the division of AI in the finish line, are clear. Models as chatgpt They will not be able to match human intelligence. Also ensures that achieving a human level AI It will take a long time: Nothing “a few thousand days” as Altman said. And Sutskever coincides. This openai co -founder, is also skeptical with the potential of the generative AI, which according to him It is barely improving. His new startup, Safe Superintelligence, aims to create a superintelligence with “nuclear” securityalthough at the moment there have been no details about the strategy they are following to achieve it. It is not of course the one that followed when it helped create chatgpt. A recent survey to an academic association of experts in this field They thought the same: Three quarters of those who responded do not believe that current methods serve to end up developing an AGI. The generative AI is not a miracle. As they point out In The New York Timeswhat chatbots like chatgpt or other developments in this field is to do one thing very well, “but they are not necessarily better than humans in others.” According to him there is a certain temptation to think of these chatbots as something magical, but “these systems are not a miracle. They are very impressive gadgets.” Chatgpt does not challenge what he knows. Thomas Wolf, co -founder and Chief Science officer of Hugging Face, is clear that the generative AI is very good, but is far from taking us to an AGI. What we have, he explained a few weeks ago, is like “a country full of people who tell us yes to everything.” Chatgpt does not challenge us, but he does not challenge what he knows either. “We need a system that is able to ask yourself things that nobody had thought Or that nobody had dared to ask, “he said. Many challenges ahead. Among the differences between AI and human intelligence is that the latter is linked to the physical world: part of our intelligence is to know when to turn the toast, for example. There are advances in robotics and sensors that can help solve such problems, but this is a good example of how there are still many challenges to overcome to achieve that general artificial intelligence that is supposed to match (or overcome) to human intelligence in all disciplines. And the Ias that reason? The generative AI companies have found a small respite with the modes of reasoning of their chatbots. Here we find a singular advance that allows AI to respond more precisely and detailed thanks to “thinking” their answers and following a process of “reasoning” that tries to imitate the human. However, this does not seem to take us to an AGI, and again these modes of reasoning are rather a way to try that the answers are something better and do not see “hallucinations” by the chatbots. In spite of everything, Chatgpt and its rivals continue to make mistakes in this and the rest of the ways. Odds. On the horizon some possibilities appear. The current approach based on neural networks accompanies the approach of symbolic systems (based on rules) that can help provide elements such as deductive reasoning or abstract knowledge management to current models. It also works on training of models with physically precise virtual environments and in the so -called systems of meta-learningwhich allow to train new neural networks quickly and with a limited data set. But companies need products to sell us. These approaches to the development of new research roads are there, but the problem … Read more

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