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UK eyes a “hybrid navy” for the future. Navantia already has an autonomous proposal: the LASV75

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The classic image of a navy is still easy to recognize: large ships, large crews and long campaigns far from port. But the future that is being drawn around the Royal Navy adds another layer. It is no longer just a matter of building larger or more sophisticated ships, but of combining them with autonomous platforms designed to take on specific missions alongside them. That’s where it comes in Navantia UKthe British subsidiary of the Spanish Navantia, with the LASV75: a proposal for that “hybrid marine” that the United Kingdom wants to explore. The concept appeared on the scene in the Farnborough Combined Naval Eventan event for the naval sector held in the United Kingdom. According to Navantia, the LASV75 has been designed in the country and is framed in a very specific idea: combining manned warships with unmanned escorts and autonomous technologies, including drones. The announcement also comes after the British subsidiary to complete the acquisition of Harland & Wolff assetsa movement with which it has reinforced its industrial presence beyond Spain. LASV75 is, in essence, a large autonomous ship surface conceived from the beginning to operate without a crew. Naval News details that the concept is based on a 75-meter modular hull and a displacement of more than 1,000 tons, a scale that distances it from the idea of ​​a small naval drone. The company proposes it as a platform capable of accompanying conventional ships, acting as escort or serving as support in broader operations. The key is that it is not born as an adapted boat, but as a design thought from the keel to function without personnel on board. A proposal for a navy with manned ships and autonomous escorts The usefulness of the LASV75 is not understood as that of a vessel specialized in a single task, but as that of a platform that changes depending on what it carries. It will be prepared for possible missions such as surveillance, escort, electronic warfare and attack-related operations, always linked to the installed payload. This precision helps us not to oversize the concept: it is not that the ship can do everything by itself from day one, but that Navantia UK presents it as a modular base for different missions. The promise is in that capacity for reconfiguration. Thinking about an autonomous system for relatively controlled waters is not the same as thinking about a platform capable of sustain presence in tough scenarios. Simon Jones summed it up at Farnborough with the example of the North Atlantic: to have a persistent and credible capability in severe cold conditions, you think you need something of this size. The other piece of the concept is how all of those systems connect to the ship. In the mockup presented during the event, a deck prepared for different payloads, interchangeable sensors and a modular mast arrangement could be seen. Everything is designed with standard interfaces, aligned with NATO, so that the modules are as interoperable and interchangeable as possible. It is a relevant detail in an allied naval force. For a proposal like this not to remain an attractive model, something more earthly is needed: shipyards capable of manufacturing it with rhythm, precision and scale. Navantia UK is investing 157 million pounds (about 181 million euros) in its four British centers, Appledore, Arnish, Belfast and Methil, with the intention of turning them into some of the most advanced facilities in Europe. Among the improvements is an automated panel line in Belfast, designed to make large pieces of steel faster, safer and more accurately. The idea is to bring these shipyards closer to the concept Shipyard 5.0 that the company already applies in Spain. The account raised by the company is not only about technology, but also about manufacturing. If, as Navantia suggests, an unmanned vessel can be built at a significantly lower cost than a conventional one and, furthermore, be produced with a certain amount of repetition, it fits better in a navy that seeks to increase its presence without multiplying human and industrial costs. The company adds to this logic a specific objective: to reduce the usual design and construction times of large naval vessels by up to 30%. So we are looking at a ship with a date of entry into service? Not really. What Navantia UK has taught It’s a concepta proposal to enter a conversation that is already open: what navies will be like when large manned ships have to coexist with autonomous escorts, interchangeable sensors and platforms designed and built with shorter deadlines. There the company plays a double card: the accumulated experience of a Spanish group with programs such as the F-100 frigates and the S-80 submarines, and a British industrial base that wants to gain weight in the future hybrid navy. Images | Navantia In Xataka | Four years ago, Spain was left without an essential weapon for war. Airbus is rebuilding it in Seville

Tomorrow on Prime Video, a series with a superb Nicolas Cage that is already said to be Marvel’s best proposal in years

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Nicolas Cage was about to don the Superman suit in the mid-nineties, in a Tim Burton production by Warner Bros. that was canceled when filming was already imminent. Decades later, two estimable ‘Ghost Rider’ films, an animated cameo in ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and a very brief multiversal nod in ‘The Flash’ as ​​the Superman that never was are his resume as an actor with a cape and/or mask. ‘Spider-Noir‘ comes to Prime Video this May 27 and makes us dream of an unleashed Cage who restores some dignity to the exhibition of mediocrities that superhero cinema has become. The series is not a spin-off of the Spiderverse films, although Cage voiced Spider-Man Noir in the aforementioned ‘Into the Spider-Verse’. It is based on the comics from the 2009 Marvel Noir line, which relocated the label’s classic characters to an alternate interwar universe. In this version, Cage plays Ben Reilly (not Peter Parker, as in the original comics), a private investigator who ends up becoming a superhero called The Spider. The nickname comes from the heroes who inspired Stan Lee in the creation of the publisher’s first superheroes. Prime Video has released the series in two visual formats, “Authentic Black and White” and “True-Hue Full Color”, i.e. black and white in the style of the thirties and vibrant colors and with an artificial point. It is an unusual decision that, those responsible say, is not free: neither of the two is the “main” one, both have been calibrated and designed so that they function completely and autonomously. The color one, specifically, has sought the effect of an artificially colored black and white film. ‘Spider-Noir’ enjoys a spectacular 92% on Rotten Tomatoesone of the highest scores for any property in the live-action Spider-Man franchise. It is already spoken of as one of the best series of the yearand the interpretation of Cage, lost sometimes (just sometimes) in recent years among products that do not deserve his talent, as one of the most eccentric and stimulating contributions to the MCU. In Xataka | Today the culmination of one of the most famous series in the history of Spain arrives on Prime Video in an ironic closing format

Alsa has gone ahead of Iryo and Ouigo with a radically different proposal

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Alsa, one of the most important companies in the transportation of passengers (if not the most important) is getting back on the tracks. The company, beyond buses, has a lesser-known business that also goes on wheels but off the road. They are their tourist trains. And now the CNMC gives it the go-ahead to operate yet another service. There is no competition. It’s what the CNMC has concluded about the new Alsa tourist train and the possibility of it competing with Renfe on its new Galician route. For regulators, Alsa’s new business “does not affect the economic balance of Renfe’s public service contract.” It is concluded that although Renfe provides services in the same place or to reach the same locations, both proposals “do not compete with each other” since Alsa trains will only be available in summer and are “between three and seven times more expensive” than Renfe trains. For now, Alsa has indicated in its documentation that the tickets will have a price of 17.28 euros while Renfe public services range between 2.51 euros and 5.40 euros. New historic train. During the summer months, Alsa will put into service a new historic train on two Galician routes that will have the following route: Orense – Barra de Miño – Os Peares – San Estevo de Sil – Canaval – Monforte de Lemos Monforte de Lemos – San Coludio-Quiroga – Montefurado – A Rúa-Petín The train, for which specific schedules and details are not yet known, is known as Galaico Expreso and Alsa Rail, the subsidiary that operates its trains, took it out last April from Galician Railway Museum (Muferga), based in Monforte de Lemos. The train was towed by an Alsa machine to pass the exam in Renfe workshops. They explain in The Voice of Galicia that the material consists of two first-class apartment cars, one with restaurant service and a generator van. This last car is property of the museum and the others were donated by Adif with the condition that they be used for tourist services. The Galaico Express. This train that is being reviewed in the Renfe workshops is, as we have seen, a historic one in our country. At the beginning of the last decade, an attempt was made to resume a tourist service with a walk through the Ribeira Sacra that you can see in this link but its use was discontinued in 2011. In his previous attempt To offer this tourist service, the line only made two stops between Ourense and Monforte de Lemos and had a maximum of 200 passengers. Furthermore, they explain in Vigo Lighthousewas an opportunity to revitalize local tourism since train tickets were sold with additional packs to buy or eat at associated businesses. It’s not the first. By no means is this Galician train the first tourist experience in Spain that takes you back to the past aboard trains operated by Alsa. The company has different offers and packs available with trains of all types for prices starting below 20 euros. This is the case of the one known as Blue Train to link Zaragoza and Logroño through the Ebro valley and the 80’s trainwith which you can travel between Madrid and Cáceres and from Cáceres to Valencia de Alcántara. It also has a round trip train to San Lorenzo del Escorial from Madrid known as the Philip II Train and the Train of the Three Wise Men in Madrid and Zaragoza. Other type of tourism. As we said, these tourist train offers in Spain are affordable and are perfect for spending a day with the family. However, there is another type of tourism that has found a rich source in Spanish historic trains. Specifically, luxury tourism. Probably, The most famous case is that of the Transcantábricowhich departs from Santiago de Compostela to reach San Sebastián (with bus routes) and prices that start above 2,000 euros but can reach 10,000 depending on the room. But the latter is not the only one nor the most expensive. Renfe has its Al-Andalus availablewhich in seven days passes through large Andalusian, Extremaduran and Castilian cities such as Cádiz, Seville, Córdoba, Cáceres and Toledo, before arriving in Madrid. Its price, from 5,000 to 14,000 euros. And also operated by Renfe you can get on the Costa Verde Express or the La Robla Expreso. Of course, prepare thousands of euros. Photo | Muferga In Xataka | The AVE to Galicia has achieved what seemed impossible in a Santiago-Madrid: airlines that throw in the towel

a proposal from Spain after the Grok controversy

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For a long time, much of the conversation about AI has revolved around promises of productivity, creativity and automation. But there are uses that exhibit a much harsher reality: the possibility of generating non-consensual sexual content. It is not a minor detail, because it directly affects the privacy and dignity of the victims. The European Union has decided to respond to that specific point with a ban that already has political agreement. The novelty. We are facing a ban that is integrated into a broader negotiation on the AI ​​Act. The European Parliament explains that its negotiators and those of the Council have reached a provisional agreement to adjust several obligations of the rule, arguing to make it easier to comply without altering its risk-based approach. Within that package appears the piece that changes the game for these apps: the co-legislators have agreed to prohibit systems capable of creating this type of content. The final process, however, still requires formal adoption. The role of Spain. The Spanish Government claims a direct role in the measure. Moncloa maintains that the ban agreed in Brussels comes from a proposal that Spain put on the table in January, after the controversy generated by the nudes of women and minors created with GrokX’s virtual assistant. According to that official version, the initiative achieved the support of the Union in mid-March to be included in the reform of the European Artificial Intelligence Law. Pedro Sánchez has also celebrated the agreement with a direct political message: “No more doing business by violating the dignity of our sons and daughters.” The red line. The text identifies two especially sensitive categories. On the one hand, the systems used to create child sexual abuse material. On the other hand, those that allow the intimate parts of an identifiable person to be represented or shown in sexually explicit activities without consent. The ban, it should be noted, covers images, video and audio. Furthermore, the agreement is not limited to systems designed to generate this material: it also covers those who put them on the European market without reasonable measures to prevent it and those responsible for their deployment who use them for that purpose. The key date. The ban already has a calendar on the table, and that changes the reading of the matter quite a bit. The official note sets December 2, 2026 as the deadline for companies to adapt their systems to the new rule. Before getting there there is an important formal step: the provisional agreement must be adopted by the European Parliament and the Council to enter European legislation. Even so, the path is marked, because they aim to close this procedure before August 2, 2026. The fines. In the official statement we have not found reference to sanctions. However, the Irish law firm Matheson pointed out in April that both the Council and Parliament defended incorporating this practice into article 5 of the AI ​​Act, the section reserved for prohibited practices. This requirement is relevant because, in the AI ​​Act, article 99 provides for non-compliance with these prohibitions with administrative fines of up to 35 million euros or up to 7% of the company’s annual global turnover, if that amount is higher. For SMEs, a more limited criterion is contemplated. Images | Xataka with Nano Banana In Xataka | How to request to delete photos in which you have been naked sexualized with artificial intelligence

Renfe has climbed into the luxury train with a renewed proposal proposal express: al-Andalus

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Renfe celebrates the 40th anniversary of one of his most emblematic tourist trains, the Al-Andaluswith a great renovation for its 2026 season. With this exclusive luxury train, Renfe climbs into the “Slow Luxury” rebirth car that are promoting international luxury operators such as Belmond Train, owned by LVMH, with proposals for proposals for more rest and exclusive trips aboard of the Orient Express or the Britannic Explorer. A luxury train to the heart of Andalusia. In its proposal by 2026, the Al-Andalus expands its route to include Historical and cultural destinations from Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha and the Community of Madrid, offering an exceptional trip inspired by the elegance and glamor of another era. This “Orient Express” Spanish It moves passengers to another era full of luxuries and sophistication, but in which everything develops at a slower pace, in contrast to the speed at which the current world moves. That is precisely the experience of traveling on this exclusive train, to enjoy the journey as much as the destination. New route for 2026. The 2026 route is an invitation to discover the patrimonial and gastronomic wealth of the south and the interior of the Peninsula. For seven days, Al-Andalus travelers travel Andalusia, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid, with stops in such emblematic cities such as Jerez, Cádiz, Sevilla, Córdoba, Toledo, Aranjuez, Cáceres, Mérida and the Spanish capital. This journey maintains the classical duration of seven days and six nights on board, where time passes between fascinating landscapes, cultural stops and an atmosphere that revives the elegance of the early twentieth century. Comforts and luxury services on board. The Al-Andalus train is the longest train that circulates along the Spanish roads, with 450 meters long, equivalent to a skyscraper of 150 plants. It consists of 14 cars that house a total of 64 passengers. Among its amenities are a kitchen car, two restaurants, a bar, a game room and seven beds to rest with all the Comodities of a luxury hotel. The services vary according to the category of accommodation that travelers choose. The large class has an area of ​​6.58 m2 with two individual beds and includes all meals, visits and excursions, welcome cup, cleaning products and shoes. The Deluxe suite offers 8.26 m2 with a careful design and double bed, private bathroom with hydromassage shower and adds exclusive services such as the personnel are responsible for making and undo bags, opening and closing beds and all non -alcoholic beverages of the suite are included. Experiences of another era, current prices. Traveling in Al-Andalus is a luxurious experience that is not available to everyone: For the 2026 seasonprices range between 5,000 and 14,000 euros, depending on the type of accommodation. The Double Class Cabina costs 13,200 euros between two people, while the individual is valued at 11,200 euros. The most exclusive option is the Deluxe double cabin, whose price reaches 15,800 euros, with an individual rate of 13,800 euros. This rate includes a luxury bus that accompanies the train during the tour to facilitate displacements on excursions, in addition to a multilingual guide, safety service and free train transfers from and from the start and end points of the route. In Xataka | Private Jets have lost glamor among the rich: now they prefer to go “of Chill” in exclusive luxury trains cars Image | Renfe

China has broken the dependence of the GPS in two decades. His proposal has already convinced 140 countries

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China has just published The data of your satellite navigation system (Beidou) for 2024. After the figures a geopolitical transformation is read that has not made much noise but that is full of meaning. Why is it important. The United States controlled global satellite navigation through GPS. China has created a viable alternative in just twenty years, breaking its own agency and also offering options to other countries. Beidou began as a Chinese military project in the 1990s. Today it is recognized by the United Nations as a global satellite navigation provider, integrated into eleven international organizations. In figures: The Chinese satellite navigation sector invoiced 79.9 billion dollars in 2024. That is 7.4% more than in 2023. Beidou processes more than one billion daily location requests (it is not a False Friend: one billion). And guide 4,000 million kilometers of navigation every day. Besides… 288 million Chinese mobile phones already integrate Beidou. The system covers 99% of urban and rural roads in the country lane precision. Yes, but. Beidou has not displaced GPS as a dominant global standard. Most current devices use several satellite constellations (GPS, Beidou, Galileo, Glonass) to improve precision and reliability. The 140 countries that use Beidou do it mainly as a complement to GPS, not as a total substitute. And they adopt it differently: More than 30 African nations They have installed continuous reference stations for high precision services in agriculture, water management and weather monitoring. In Latin America, ports like Chancay’s in Peru They integrate Beidou In smart navigation systems. In Asia and the Middle East, several countries use Chinese constellation to complement transport and logistics services. The majority does not completely replace GPS, but adds Beidou as a second option to reduce dependencies or improve coverage in regions where US signals are weaker. One of Beidou’s strengths is his best coverage in the southern hemisphere. In 2020 he completed his global scope. Between the lines. China has not defeated GPS, but has achieved something equally valuable: reduce its critical technological dependence. The United States can no longer cut access to satellite navigation as a diplomatic weapon against China. And now what. Beidou marks the Chinese patron: not completely replace Western systems, but to create viable alternatives that reduce strategic dependencies. Not to compete, but build your own parallel reality. As Huawei has doneamong others. Satellite navigation is only the beginning. China replicates this strategy in 5g, AI and renewable energies. In Xataka | China is turning its roofs into power plants. He has achieved in three months what in Europe costs three years Outstanding image | Xataka

The amazing proposal of the Emirates-Indian Tunnel

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When the United Arab Emirates is treated, the pulse does not tremble. There are to prove it Burj Khalifathe largest skyscraper on the planet, or projects such as the Luna -shaped resort of Dubai u One Za´abelendowed with the largest cantilever building ever built. Any of the three pales if compared, however, with the structure proposed by National Advisor Bureau Limitedcompany based in MASDAR. A gigantic underwater tunnel that would cover around 1,800 kilometers that separate two port areas from Arab Emirates and India. The infrastructure is in the concept phase, but stands out for its ambition, dimensions … and the interesting possibilities that it would open in the region. What does it propose? A draft mega -structure. The proposal by National Advisor Bureau consists of building a huge submarine tunnel that allows direct United Arab Emirates (EAU) and the remaining countries that make up the remaining. Cooperation Council of the Arab states of the Gulf – organism that integrates half a dozen nations from the Middle East – with India. To be more precise, the project is drawn between two coastal points separated by about 1,800 kilometers: Fujairah and Mumbaion the west coast of India. And what would the duct be like? Submarine, drawn under the waters of the Arabic sea and entering the Gulf of Oman. To better illustrate the infrastructure in mind, National Advisor Bureau elaborated several years ago A series of videos and infographics in which the proposal clearly appreciates: formed by two concrete ducts that pass in parallel and remain submerged, although in suspension, tied to a series of floating structures. Another alternative would go to tie them with fasteners to the bottom of the sea. The idea of ​​its designers is to keep the tunnels at a depth that does not interfere with maritime traffic and keep them safe from inclement. His pontoons would also be separate enough to allow the passage of surface ships, through the waters of the Indian. As for the tubes, they would be built to be resistant to the corrosion of salt water and pressure. What would the tunnels be used for? For the transport of passengers, tourists and workers who wish to move between United Arab Emirates and India, but also merchandise and strategic supplies. The infographics of National Advisor Bureau show that each duct would be divided in turn into four large compartments: one for trains, another for goods and two lower, as a pipes, which would be dedicated to oil or gas and water flow. The objective is to export oil from the Emiratí port of Fujairah to India through the pipeline and import the excess water of the Narmada river, north of Mumbai. Its authors argue that Narmada usually overflows during the monsoon season. The project does not rule out that oil or gas can be used beyond India, China or Pakistan, or the construction of a floating fuel station to supply ships between pontones. What kind of train do we talk about? One fast. Very fast. The authors of the project explain that within the tunnel a vacuum would be created that would allow the use of “ultra -granted” railroads, capable of reaching speeds between 600 and 1,000 kilometers per hour (km/h). It is an ambitious objective, taking into account that Chinese Maglev trains point to 600 km/h and 1,000 km/h It is the objective of its modern Hyperloop, still in the test phase. Since the distance between Mumbai and the Fujairah station is around 1,800 kilometers, the journey could be made between two and four hours. The company even speaks of another possible route, between Fujairah and the port of Gawader, in Pakistan, that the submerged infrastructure would allow to cover in one hour. At what point is it? In the concept. The idea was released a few years ago National Advisor Buerau, behind others equally media projectsas UAE-Fergwhich raises IACEBERGS towing From Antarctica to the coast of Fujairah to take advantage of them as new fresh water sources in the region. The proposal of the submarine tunnel began to sound before the pandemic, towards 2018 either 2019as a concept, and achieved attract interest of International media. Since then his information flow has gone less. Of one of the latest news They echoed in 2021 #Swajya or India Infrahubwho collected how Abdulla Alsehhi, director of Nationa Advisor had defended the advantages of the structure in a strategic conclave focused on relations between Arab Emirates and India. The entrepreneur and engineer The potential stands out of the submarine project to improve bilateral trade between both nations. Image | PRNEWSFOTO In Xataka | The construction of The Line, the “skyscraper” of 170 km from Saudi Arabia, advances: a new video shows it In Xataka | Nicaragua has a project to revolutionize global maritime trade: a channel that almost four -year -old

Cruises will save a lot of fuel through the sun through their balconies: a new German proposal

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Solar balconies have proven to be effective in terms of self -consumption in countries such as Germany, Netherlands And even Spain. But what would happen if we took them to the middle of the sea? Not in the form of floating panels, but integrated into a cruise. A cruise with solar panels. An investigation has developed A simulation to check the installation of photovoltaic in the cruise cabin. The objective of the project is to feed public services and, at the same time, reduce the environmental impact. The initiative raised by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Siemens Energy Global have taken cruise data that navigated the Caribbean already along the Norwegian and Danish coasts. These routes were not randomly selected: the differences in solar radiation between tropical and northern European regions offered an ideal range to evaluate the performance of photovoltaic systems in very different climatic conditions. The design. The study has raised a system that integrates solar panels of 250 W and 22 % efficiency in the boots of the cabins. In addition, each cabin would be equipped with two panels: one integrated into the glass barrier of the balcony at an angle of 90 ° and another placed at an angle of 30 °, between the ship’s covers. The scientists themselves have explained that if a cruise of the Helios class with 1,655 shots with balcony is extrapolated, in terms of scalability the maximum photovoltaic capacity would be at 827.5 kW, which is a significant step towards a cleaner energy in high high sea. The networks. Currently, cruises are adopting continuous current (CC) networks to facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources. In each case, the researchers evaluated three integration approaches for solar panels. First, a network of 48 volts, which directly feeds the cabins, but its high cost and maintenance makes it less practical. On the other hand, the 350 volt network, which acts as a secondary distribution network, balancing security, efficiency and operational simplicity. Finally, the 700 volt network, which connects with the machine room to be a primary network, but has greater energy losses. After evaluating these options, researchers have concluded that the 350 V network combines security measures, lower cost and simplicity in maintenance for the integration of panels into the balconies. In addition, the system is complemented by iron and lithium phosphate batteries (Lifepo4), specifically designed to store energy in case of emergency, cushion demand peaks and guarantee a stable supply. The results. Scientists have performed simulations with Python taking into account more than 100 energy demand scenarios in the cabins during two cruise routes: a 15 -day tour of the Caribbean in March and an eight -day route along the coasts of Denmark and Norway during the months of August and September. With that recreation they have discovered that photovoltaic systems managed to cover 45% of the needs in the Caribbean and 47% in northern Europe. As for energy savings, it was an average of 3.2 MWh in the Caribbean and 3.8 MWh in Norway and Denmark. Finally, the environmental impact would reduce CO2 emissions between 1,500 and 1,800 kg per day, depending on the route. Other boats with solar panels. The study not only highlights the potential of solar balconies to improve the energy efficiency of cruises, but also ask questions about their scalability and future applications. However, it is not the first time that we see solar panels in ships, we have already seen progress in future candles with photovoltaic and, even, there are many millionaires who They bet on ideas more sustainable. Despite being a sector that It presents challenges For the autonomy of their batteries or the lack of load infrastructure, but this German idea in the cruises promises to open new possibilities of high seas efficiency. Image | DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems CC BY 4.0 Xataka | The solar panels have conquered the balconies of Germany. With this invention they can also store the energy surplus

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