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Ozempic has made thousands of people lose weight brutally. Then they have put their closet funds for sale

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Novo Nordisk, the Ozempic manufacturer, has just presented the results of the first quarter and the data are impressive: we talk about 3,891 million euros, 14% more than last year. And, of course, that He has shot the price of the company. The most interesting, however, is why. And the answer is very simple: the treatments against obesity have risen 67%. It is what allows us to intuit that the Ozempic revolution (and the rest of the GLP-1 agonists go far beyond what we might think. So much so that he is putting up legs The second -hand market. Something is changing. In mid -2024, second -hand sales platforms began to see how the clothes offered in their systems changed. In the previous two years, large -scale women’s clothing ads had grown surprisingly: “A 103% increase in 3xl size ads, 80% in 4xl size and 73% in 5xl size”. Not only that, Poshmark analyzed the ads and discovered “a 78% increase in the new ads that mention ‘weight loss’ in the title or description.” Dressed Collective, specialized in second -hand sale of high quality products, has also detected a similar phenomenon and Goodwillfinds, which reverts donated clothing, says they are increasingly donated. Vinted He has also noticed. How do we know that all this has to do with Ozempic? We can’t be sure, it’s true. But, as they point out in Fortune, one in eight Americans already USA SEMAGLUTIDA OR ANOTHER GLP-1 agonist and the trend has been growing very closely to how the use of these medications grew. And, whatever it is, it is an issue that everyone begins to intuit that is serious. In fact, there are more and more resale programs of the brands themselves. Given these market changes, brands such as Levi’s, Patagonia and Carhartt Wip have begun to mount their own stores that allow them to also be present in this “second life” of their products. After all, As they point out in Vogue Business“The resale has been one of the only retail trade engines in recent years.” In fact, the market has been bent since 2021. However, not all the mountain is oregano. The problem is evident: as thousands of people lose weight significantly and They decide to purge their cabinetsthe stocks of second -hand stores are unbalanced: there is a lot of big clothes to sell and few people who want to buy it. That is, if analysts are right, we are going to A great readjustment of the fashion we produce, sell and buy. In a world pregnant with data and more data, it may seem curious that the first to realize have been Second -hand platformsbut little by that we think it is so predictable that it scares. Above all, To luxury brands. Image | YAP In Xataka | XL models: When you are harassed by your body in real life and influencer admired on Instagram

Volkswagen has put $ 6,000 million in Rivian to grow in the United States. Tariffs are truncating their plans

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At the end of 2024, Volkswagen confirmed that Inject almost 6,000 million dollars In Rivian. During the previous summerThe Germans announced that they invested 5,000 million dollars in the US car and electric vans company. Then they defended this measure within a generalized adjustment Within the company as the way to gain presence in the United States and, at the same time, learn in software matter of what is worked on the other side of the puddle. An especially important facet for Germans who have been looking for alternatives in other companies, including China Xpeng. Almost a year ago, in Volkswagen they claimed that this decision would allow them increase your sales in the United Statesa country where the company has more problems to satisfy a market that demands huge vehicles whose production is available for a hand for the Germans. That promise, to continue growing in sales, was especially important in the Context of cuts mentioned above. In fact, the workers’ representatives came to wonder what guarantees were that the last and new party committed was not A new way of burning another 1 billion dollars. To this difficult situation, Donald Trump’s tariffs have been added. The commercial barriers of the new president of the United States have led Volkswagen to look for solutions to alleviate economic damage to their finances. From having hundreds of audi units stops on the border until a conversion of one of their plants In the country. Now, Rivian already adjusts his sales goals. Down. The excuse is the tariffs Rivian should deliver 51,000 units of their cars, pick-up and electric vans at the end of the year. But he already announces that he will not fulfill the plans. The figure has been adjusted downwards, reducing forecasts between 10 and 20%. According to their new accounts, they will put in the market Between 40,000 and 46,000 vehicles. They ensure that the reason is the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump’s government in the United States. Collect in Bloomberg that the company manufactures all its cars in the country and that the vast majority of the pieces are also local but that they warn that the company “is not immune to the impacts of world trade and the economic environment.” Of course, the company ensures that it can meet the objective of offering a gross benefit at the end of the year. Once taxes and other items are discounted, Most likely, Rivian continues to give losses. Tariffs are assuming a real headache for the industry and even is a problem for who manufacture in the United States. Tesla, for example, is the company that Less impact will suffer With these commercial barriers but Elon Musk himself wanted to make it clear that They were also affected by them. Giants like Ford or General Motors have been Looking for formulas To alleviate the economic blow to its accounts but the situation is especially complicated for two types of companies: those that export to the country most of its production or pieces (such as Japanese and Europeans) or those of smaller. The largest companies have giving way to a stock they had already accumulated. Applying great discountsit is certain that they have not achieved the benefits per unit that they would expect but at least it has allowed them to move forward until knowing the possible new conditions. However, for small companies such as Rivian the situation is much more complicated. We have already counted to start a car company forces to lose money for years and that it is only sustainable if other companies and Investors They are willing to Leave your money until you see benefits. In this case, a commercial sway is much more pronounced than in any other situation. Now, Volkswagen has no choice but to maintain the road map and continue supporting Rivian although the economic context that makes it even more complicated. The Germans aspired to learn their company from this company Secrets around softwarea division that is Bringing the entire Volkswagen Group and? He already expelled some of his CEO. Photo | In Xataka | The sensitive data of 800,000 electric cars from Volkswagen have leaked: from homes to the routines of its owners

put malware in your music CD

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Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo is one of the most solera companies in the technological world. He was born just after Second World War and his early years spent repairing radios and inventing appliances as a failed electric rice. As his name was so complicated for the West, they decided change it for something much simpler: Sony. Now surely the movie begins to sound because we are not going to discover the Importance of Sony and its innovation At this point. But that innovation is not always positive and just 20 years ago, Sony committed the one that could be the biggest error in its history: install malware in the music CD they sold. Oh, the MP3 … Although it was at the end of the 90s and the beginning of the 2000 when the MP3 format broke out in popularity, its story had already a few years behind it. It was in the 80s when a German engineer named Karlheinz Brandenburg developed a method to compress digital audio files without loss of quality being noticeable to the human ear. The most purists of Flac will say that E MP3 is the devil, but the Brandenburg team used an algorithm that eliminated the sound information that humans do not easily perceive, thus reducing a barbarity the weight of those files. This opened a world of possibilities in the consumer and distribution industry: the MP3 portable playershe opened his way to the distribution of digital music and for the streaming of it. He also opened, two by two, the gap for the copy of songs and their illegal download. To attack. Sony Music was already a giant of the record industry in the early 2000s. Now it is very combative with AIand in his day the MP3 did not make them a hint of grace. In fact, they were very aggressive about it. They were actively developing protection methods for their music albums and, in August 2000, Steve Heckler, vice president of the United States declared as follows: “The industry will take any necessary measure to protect and protect its sources of income. We will not lose that flow of money. Whatever happens, Sony will take aggressive measures to stop this and develop technology that transcends the individual user.” You may think so, hard words, but it is too aggressive. Attentive because Heckler continued to affirm that they were going to put a Firewall To Napster. “We will block it in your cable company. We will block it in your telephone company. We will block it in your Internet company. We will put a Firewall on your PC. They are aggressive strategies because, simply, there is too much at stake.” And what if they fulfilled their word. XCP. It may be something that sounds to you due to how close the Conflict between LaLiga and Cloudflarebut Sony’s matter really was much more … curious. Shortly after Heckler’s statements, Sony launched Natalie Imbruglia’s second album with Anticopia protection Without announcing that it carried anticopia protection, but this was a plan that was already underway and the company launched certain albums with strong protection in some markets. In addition, before merging with Sony, BMG also launched millions of albums with some protection system. The player | Image: Mark Russinovich In March 2004, Sony and BMG formed a 50%alliance, marking muscle in the music industry and seeing how this strategy against song piracy had many points in common. The two companies had been hard about it and had declared that they would do what they had to do to stop the illegal distribution. Thus, at some point, they hired the services of Firts 4 Internet. This company had a tool that seemed infallible: a system called Extended Copy Protection, or XCP. When a music CD was introduced with XCP on a PC, the self -arrange was activated and showed a license agreement that the user had to accept. If not, the CD was expelled and we could not reproduce it. By accepting it, we could enjoy the music and we would not notice anything … except for us to want to copy the files, since only three copies of the complete CD or three of each track were allowed. Some points of that eula: If you got rid of the country, you had to erase all your music. If they stole the CD, too. By accepting, you assumed that Sony could install rear doors on the PC so that they can force compliance with their rights. In case of disagreement, the maximum sum for which you could sue Sony was 5 dollars. Almost nothing, but the worst was not that. It was … malware. But when the Eula was accepted, we were not only allowed to access the CD, but several programs were installed. They were the usual ones such as the protection itself, a Sony BMG player or the drivers to reproduce it. But there was something else, something much darker. So much that the users had no idea that accepting that agreement was infecting their PC. The reason? Together with the other files, a rootkit called “$ Sys $ Aries” was installed that was automatically activated when starting the operating system and did everything possible to hide its processes. Even in the eyes of antivirus. This, as you can imagine, was a problem because hiding so deep in the system opened a huge security gap that could be used by malicious malware. Mark Russinovich Caught. They soon discover the cake. Mark RussinovichSoftware Engineer, unleashed the controversy when he published in October 2005 a blog post detailing the operation of this rootkit. Not only did he uncover the malware, but he indicated that the eula did not mention that software and denounced that digital rights management had gone too far. Mark Russinovich Russinovich was not anywhere: this Salamanca with American nationality is currently the Microsoft Azure Cto And XCP was not the only rootkit who brought to light (he did something very similar in … Read more

put a gasoline engine

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“Between 2033 and 2035”. That was the approximate date that Volkswagen gave to stop selling vehicles with internal combustion engine in Europe. Obviously, he also talked about plug -in hybrids. It was the year 2021 And the industry seemed to walk to “all electric” in our continent In the middle of a fever that pushed brands to show themselves as the fastest company to jump into the electric car. Shortly after, in 2022, The company was more concise and began to make it clear that the electric car prioritized against combustion but sales They have not finished accompanying. Although the commitment to the electric car has been giant within the company, to the point of compromise your accounts in the short termit has not been until this year and taking advantage of a hard Tesla crisis when they have achieved sell more electric vehicles than those of Elon Musk. The results, therefore, do not seem to be expected. And, consequently, they have already begun to slide that perhaps they were wrong with their focus. This is what the words of Martin Sander, a member of the Volkswagen Sales and Marketing Council to Auto Express during the last Shanghai Motor Show. The Chinese secret of the extended range “I think that for a long time we will see combustion engines in our vehicles but for a different purpose. We believe that in Europe there will be space for an autonomy extensor on the road to the battery electric car,” Sander told the English environment. In his statements, the Volkswagen executive stressed that the company was fixing what happens around it: “Here in China we will have autonomy extensors with possibly 250-300 km of electric autonomy. The combustion engine on board is basically a generator to load the battery.” This peculiar plug -in hybrid is what in Europe we know as an extended range electric, a very little used formula but that more and more companies begin to see in it a short -term solution in the transition to the electric car. Is the one that implements Mazda at MX-30 But it is also a formula that has triumphed in China and that begins to export to Europe. In this case, the car uses a battery of a considerable size that allows you to travel the 250 or 300 kilometers in electric mode mentioned by Sander. The combustion engine only nourishes a gas tank designed exclusively to support the electric motor in case of emergency since those electrical kilometers should be enough for the vast majority of trips. When the combustion engine comes into operation, it acts as a series hybrid. That is, the engine generates electricity to the battery by burning the fuel and it is the battery that nourishes electric motors that, in turn, push the wheels. What is achieved is that the touch of the car is very similar to that of an electric despite being moved by gasoline, as is the case in the Nissan Qashqai. These types of solutions are common in China. Small electric cars succeed in the Asian country because cities are huge and longer trips are not usually done by car. However, those who do need this support for a gasoline engine have extended range electricity that are cars that are categorized as electric (both options are called “New energy vehicles”), with the tax advantages that this implies. The solution can be especially interesting for Volkswagen in Europe. Since 2025, the homologation of plug -in hybrids has changed, reflecting the Triple of emissions that so far Despite being the same car. This complicates things when fulfilling Maximum emissions imposed by 2027. Before, a plug -in hybrid was the shortest and most attractive path to reduce emissions, today it is no longer such a useful path. However, if the electrical autonomy of plug -in hybrids sold in Europe (which in most cases does not reach 100 km of approved electrical autonomy) duplicate or triple this figure, CO2 emissions in homologation will fall dramatically, bringing emissions objectives. This extended range electric option is something that is also playing Mazda to offer sports cars not including a huge battery that ruins its historical commitment to lightness and light cars. Photo | Volkswagen In Xataka | “It is not sustainable”: Mazda does not believe in the future of electric cars with large autonomies

The Pope has died, so millions of people have put the same worldwide: see ‘conclave’

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He Death of Pope Francis Last Monday by a cerebral stroke has caused reactions of all kinds in the world of society and culture, but especially unexpected is the revitalization of one of the most acclaimed films of the last season. This is ‘Conclave’, which addresses an issue that is undoubtedly hot today, the intrigues that are unleashed in the Vatican for the Pope’s succession after his death. Vision of the future. Specifically, ‘conclave’ tells how after the sudden death of the Pope because of a heart attack, the Cardinal College gathers to choose his successor. The main candidates to hold the position represent different currents Within the Church: an American progressive, a social conservative of Nigeria, a Canadian conservative and an Italian traditionalist. With thriller format that does not reveal its letters until the end, the film explores struggles of power, conspiracies and moral dilemmas within the Catholic Church. 283%catapult. According to Variety accountthe film starring Ralph Fiennes has experienced an increase of 283% in its visions in streamingwhere at the moment he is only for rent (except in Prime Video in the United States, where his subscribers can already see it). For example, on April 20, before the death of the Pope, ‘Conclave’ had seen 1.8 million minutes. The next day, after the death, that figure rose to 6.9 million minutes. Mystery revealed. The reason for this increase in interest in the film is not only in its unquestionable quality (with a BAFTA for Best Film and EIGHT OSCAR NOMINATIONS), but in its treatment of power struggles within the Vatican, to the point that there are those who have played to relate Potato candidates of the film with the real pools They are handled to succeed Francisco. In any case, the secretism of the Pope’s choice, which for the profane is often limited to “Habemus Papam” and the White Small, is a fascinating theme that ‘conclave’ helps to clear. And in cinemas. The Spanish distributor of the film, of course, will not miss the opportunity to take advantage of this interest, and has announced that it will be reset this weekend. After getting 900,000 spectators in its first cinema pass, the film will return to 150 rooms, to try to endorse what is its most noticeable title: the highest grossing adult film so far this year, exceeding 6 million euros of collection. A rising trend. Although streaming is the queen in that sense (for example, prime video has premiered the hilarious madness of terror and action ‘The Pope’s exorcist’), the cinemas begins to demonstrate more waist to be more competitive and re -restrain movies linked to the present. For example, after the death of Olivia Newton-John in 2022, ‘Grease’ was re-re -ied in US cinemas, and part of the collection was destined to the investigation against breast cancer, taking advantage of the media impact. Something similar happened when Isabel II died in 2022 and ‘the King’s speech’ was re -stared. They are strategies that provide momentary and non -definitive impulses, but that reflect a growing trend: cinemas and platforms take advantage of the news to relaunch or highlight titles that emotionally connect with the public at a given time. The immediacy of streaming It has accelerated the phenomenon, but movie theaters are increasingly reacting faster to this type of current events. and flexibility to the great headlines. The Pope interests. It is not the only audiovisual production with potato on board that has experienced a rise in its figures: ‘The two potatoes’, an exclusive Netflix production of 2019, tells the withdrawal of Benedict XVI and Francisco’s choice, in a drama starring Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins. Since Sunday, your audience has shot 417%, from 290,000 minutes of visualization to 1.5 million. In Xataka | Much Lirili, little lyrele: Francisco has been a much less “revolutionary” pope than he is accused

France has put the soy in the spotlight. Science is not so clear that it is a good idea

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Soy has become one more element in our kitchens. Soja drinks, for example, are no longer a simple substitute for milk used by vegan people, but as one more drink. However, soy has also aroused the suspicions of some, generally focused around one of its components. Now those who have just paid their food in this food have been the French health authorities. Advise against. A few weeks ago, ANSES, the National Agency for Health Security of Food, the Environment and French work, issued a recommendation in which soybean products were advised in collective restoration. The motive wielded is in the isoflavones, but Not everyone is convinced in which it has been a good idea. Soy and isoflavonas. The Isoflavonas They are estrogen -like substances (hormones linked mainly to female reproduction) that are produced by some plants. Among the plants that produce these compounds are soybeans, and also to a lesser extent in other legumes and vegetables. The impacts on the human health of these compounds have generated interest in the community, scientific, not only for the risks that could entail but also for potential benefits. Since these compounds can be “coupled” to our hormonal receptors, the possible risks associated with the consumption of these phytoestrogens usually associate with their impact on our hormonal system, especially in that of children and adolescents, even in the growth stage. Avoid excessive consumption. According to details Radio France Internationalthe new measure is focused on avoiding excessive consumption, through the recommendation to eliminate soy products from collective restoration. This includes from nurseries to elderly residences, as well as other teaching centers and the canteens of companies. The new guide of the French agency establishes toxicological reference values ​​(TRV) by ingestion that try to delimit the safe consumption of these compounds (those that are below the value), of which they could begin to suppose a risk. According to the agency, these values ​​would be 0.02 mg per kg of body mass and day in the general population, and 0.01 mg/kg of body mass and day in pregnant women and children. Doubts. The measure has generated some skepticism. As It is explained from Sincthe new limits are based on studies conducted with animal models. While this type of studies represent a fundamental pillar when studying the impact of some substances, extrapolating its results to humans is not always simple. There are at least three factors that could alter these results continue to explain the article. The first, metabolic: mice metabilize these compounds less efficiently, which causes them to accumulate more easily in their body. Secondly, because some of the studies would have been using high doses that would not correspond to those we absorb when we consume isoflavones orally. Finally, the intestinal microbiota could also play a fundamental role in our absorption of these compounds. And in this sense, the gastrointestinal microbioma of humans and mice differs too much to be able to perform reliable extrapolations. And in humans? As they detail from Sinchumans do not yield especially alarming results. Rather on the contrary. These studies, including A technical review published in 2022 In the magazine Critical Reviews in Food Science and NutritionThey tend to point out that endocrine disruption tests associated with soybean consumption or its isoflavones are not detected. Controlling food concentration. Although the recommendations to collective restoration have focused the debate of the new French recommendations, these also pay attention to soy producers and food manufacturers. Not all soy varieties and not all products of this legume contain comparable isoflavone concentrations. That is why It is recommended To these sectors choose plant varieties, agronomic techniques and elaboration processes that minimize the presence of these compounds. In Xataka | In full tariff war, the EU has found a weapon to press the United States: soybeans Image | Tankilevitch polyina

Openai remains to have your own browser. Google has just put yours on a tray

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Google could force you to sell your Chrome browser. The antitrust trial that is being held in the US now goes through its critical stage. The judges already declared that “Google is a monopoly” In the Terrros of Searches and Advertisingand now it remains to know what the consequences will be for this technological giant. The demand for selling Chrome has already generated the interest of a company to which this browser would come as a ring to the finger. Openai would be interested. Nick Turley, product manager at Openai, declared In this judicial process. When asked if in Openai they would be interested in something like that, he replied that “yes, we would be, as would be other companies.” OpenAI wants to be the new Google with its search engine. Sam Altman’s company launched in summer 2024 Searchgptconverted something later In Chatgpt Search. The OpenAi’s search engine is, as perplexityan increasingly striking alternative to the traditional Google search engine, and with it it was clear that the searches are one that OpenAi seeks to dominate. And now also with a chatgpt browser. But it is that in Openai they not only want to have their own search engine, but also their own browser. In November 2024 we learned that the company is working in its own browser that would have integrated chatgpt natively. Developing a browser is a complex task, so if Chrome finally puts on sale, acquiring it and modifying it would be an interesting solution for Openai. We have already seen how Openai Chrome could be. When the company launched its search engine, it did it both with an integrated option at chatgpt.com, and through an extension for the Chrome browser. In Xataka we tried it at that time “I use it since then,” and it is clear that this chrome+chatgpt combination is really striking. Two out of three users use Chrome worldwide. Source: Statcounter Globalstats. “An incredible experience”. Turley highlighted in his statement that having Chrome more integrated in Openai would allow a much better product. “We could offer a really incredible experience” if Chatgpt was integrated into Chrome, he said. “We would have the ability to teach users what they could expect from an AI experience as the protagonist” Chrome is too dominant (and that is great for Openai). Chrome browser market share is currently 66.17% according to figures Statcounter Globalstats. Two out of three users worldwide use it, and only safari (thanks to their integration in iPhone, iPad and Mac) manages to do some shade with 17% quota. Chrome’s imperial domain would solve a fundamental problem for Openai: the distribution and dissemination of Chatgpt to reach more users. Chatgpt would reach everywhere. It is true that Chatgpt’s popularity is remarkable, but Turley himself claimed that there is a big problem with distribution. Although they have an agreement With Apple on iPhonethey have not managed to reach large agreements with Android devices manufacturers. Being able to integrate chatgpt in Chrome would solve the problem with a blow and porrazo and allow its chatbot to be “pre -installed” in hundreds of millions of devices. OpenAi asks for free competition …. The OpenAi manager He also spoke How some of its competitors “They control access points to how people discover products, including ours. People discover them through a browser or an application store. Having real choice capacity drives competitiveness. Users should have the ability to choose.” … for now. It is, of course, an expected speech of someone who at the moment does not have a monopoly and who wants to try to compete with those who do. It is evident that Turley referred to Apple and Google, the two companies that dominate the market and the distribution of products. Before Microsoft did it and took advantage of for example to convert its Internet Explorer browser into the absolute dominator of the market. Did it until The EU forced him to offer other options And until Firefox and finally Chrome won that game. A decisive judgment. After the legal process that declared that Google is a monopoly in the field of searches and that ended a few months ago, now the phase that in the US calls “remedies” is being held, and that focuses on the measures that the Judicial Court must take to solve the problem. This part of the process will last about three weeks, and Google’s future can be huge impacted depending on the decisions taken. A remote possibility. Be that as it may, nothing is much less determined, and an important carambola would have to be produced for OpenAi to end up getting Chrome. To begin with, American justice would have to force Google to definitely sell Chrome. Google would probably appeal, which would lengthen the sentence became effective. And by then Openai may have launched his own browser, but what is certain is that Chrome would also be interested in many other companies, and there would be a struggle and a spectacular bid to get this development. Image | As photography | Techcrunch In Xataka | Understanding Apple Intelligence, Apple’s great model: thus remains in front of others and what will chatgpt use

Japan has just been put in the career of quantum computers. And he has done it with his own technology

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China and the US are the countries that are dedicating more resources to the development of Quantum technologies. And also those who are reaching The most relevant achievements. However, no advanced country can afford to remain out of a technology with An indisputable rupturist potential in the medium term. In this field Japan is adopting a discreet position, but its contributions, although they are not as numerous as those of the other two countries that I have mentioned in this paragraph, are also very important. In 2023 a group of researchers from the Riken Center for Quantum Computing, in Japan, led by Professor Keisuke Fujii He devised a very advanced algorithm which dramatically reduces the computational complexity of some quantum procedures. His work was published in the scientific journal Physical Reviewand even today is the best available tool to efficiently reproduce the atomic level interactions that take place in some complex materials. The protocol designed by these Japanese scientists manages to deal with temporary evolution operators in a much more efficient way than the technique used so far, which is known as trotterization. In broad strokes these operators are numbers matrices that describe the very complex interactions that take place in quantum materials. In addition, the algorithm devised by Fujii and his colleagues is a hybrid solution that combines quantum and classic protocols, and has the ability to allow relatively simple quantum computers, such as those we have now, face very complicated problems. The Riken and Fujitsu center have made a quantum computer of 256 cubits Today, just a few hours ago, the Riken Center for Quantum Computing and Fujitsu They have announced which have developed in a joint project a superconductor quantum computer equipped with 256 cubits. A priori may not seem like a great achievement if we are in mind that IBM already has a condora superconductor quantum processor of 1,121 cubits, and also The Heron platform (5k) endowed with error mitigation. And the China Telecom Quantum Group (CTQG) and the Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed The Xiaohong quantum processor of 504 superconductor cubits. One of the most attractive assets of this quantum computer is that it allows efficient to scale the number of cubits However, the implementation of this Japanese machine deserves to be considered an undoubted success if we take into account that it uses technologies developed entirely in Japan. It does not use the hardware designed by IBM or Intel, which is what some research centers disseminated by Europe have done. One of the most attractive tricks of this Japanese quantum computer is that it allows Efficient scalar the cubits number No need to completely redesign all the architecture of the machine. In addition, the dilution cooling system used is, according to Fujitsu, more efficient than the solutions usually used in other quantum computers. This statement is credible because this 256 cubits machine works properly with the same cooling unit as the previous 64 -cubites quantum computer of the Riken center. It sounds very good. However, this is not all. The plan of the creators of this quantum machine is to have a computer of 1,000 cubits ready in 2026. If Japan get it, it will be placed in this field just one step from the US and China. Image | Fujitsu More information | Fujitsu In Xataka | Physicists believed that this quantum phenomenon was impossible. They were very wrong

put to play Pokémon

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The Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget had an especially interesting intelligence definition. He said that “intelligence is what you use when you don’t know what to do.” That can be a key element of a new trend to measure the ability of artificial intelligence. One that puts AI to play Pokémon. How intelligent is artificial intelligence? There are already evidence that allows assessing the AI ​​capacity when solving scientific, mathematical or programming problems. All this helps to “measure” the progress of these models, but in the face of all these techniques there is a unique idea: to measure the aforementioned capacity of AI playing Pokémon. Claude began the trend. Those responsible for Anthropic had the occurrence of trying How would your AI model behave, Claude 3.7, when playing Pokémon Red. So they used their automatic navigation tool to see how they used their abilities to play the video game. They created A twitch channel And there is even a follow -up on how he is going In Reddit. And now Gemini Pro collects the glove. A developer who has no affiliation with Google has decided to apply the same idea, but with Gemini Pro 2.5 experimental as an AI model to test it. On your Twitch channel He is showing a game of Pokémon Blue (he was the one who knew the most this developer) executing himself in an emulator of the Game Boy Advance. Who wins? At the moment Gemini Pro 2.5 experimental seems to be doing something better. Claude was stuck in a game phase a couple of timesfor example, which has forced to start its games again. Gemini seems to be advancing without as many problems, although he does not play in the same way as Claude and for example has access to a minimapa that according to its creator compensates for one of Gemini’s limitations, which does not have automatic navigation tools such as Claude. Why Pokémon for Game Boy. The Pokémon version for the Game Boy Advance that is being used in these experiments is perfect to evaluate those capabilities of the LLM for several reasons. For example, it is a video game in turn, allowing the “thinking” of its next movement. But it is also a graphically simple game, which makes them easier for these models “see” the screen and understand what happens at every moment without this being very expensive at the resources level. A surprisingly useful benchmark. This way of evaluating how intelligent an AI can be as revealing as programming or mathematics tests. Or more, even. If someone gives a 10 -year -old boy a Nintendo Switch, that child will learn to play any game in minutes. However, the IAS often have it especially difficult in this scenario, and end up executing illegal movements. No memorization. Many of the benchmarks used to measure the ability of AI models is based on their “memory.” When they solve a problem it is normally because the solution is part of their training data set, or there was already a similar problem solved and can “replicate” or “regurgit”. In this approach the proposal is something different, and demands some ability to adapt to AI models. ARC-AGI AND THE SNAKE GAME. In February, the ARC Prize Foundation, which develops an equally striking benchmark for AI models, experienced with another video game simple: a version of mythical snake that faced various AI models to see how they behaved. The reasoning models were the clear winners (78% of victories), and again this showed them the relevance of this type of video games to improve AI models in the future. The AI ​​learn to adapt. As we were saying, this type of benchmarks are especially interesting because they allow us to check if an AI model is able to adapt to new situations and challenges and overcome them. It is something that companies such as Deepmind have been doing with some of their developments for some time, and it is certainly an interesting alternative to explore for the developers of these models. In Xataka | I have used Claude 3.7 for hours. It is the closest to a human brain that I have felt with an AI

In 1953 the United States decided to put a naval base in Rota. Now the installation looks at your future with uncertainty

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When Europe spoke weeks ago of rearme There were a series of news that attest to the situation. First it was Germany through the Almighty Rheinmetall and With Volkswagen In the “helping” equation, then even Spain with a component factory in the Basque Country. In France, a Cold War Plan to “diversify” your nuclear umbrella. And if none of these proposals went ahead, Europe would always have the Naval Rota base in Spain. Until now. Uncertainty at a key point. The story was told this morning The Financial Times. In the quiet coastal town of Rota, to the south of Spain, the imposing presence of American destroyers breaks the idyllic postcard. This old agricultural town houses today The naval base most important in the United States in Europe, the key piece of the antimile shield that protects the continent. It happens that something seems to have changed this part for a while. He had promised a sixth boat in 2022, but Donald Trump’s re -election has fired the alarms about an imminent American troops cutin line with its narrative that Europe must stop depending from Washington for your safety. In numbers, this “restlessness” reaches the close ones 84,000 deployed soldiers In at least 38 European bases, all inheritance of World War II, but whose continuity is now questioned. Broken, symbol and vulnerability. Rota’s base was the fruit of A signed pact In 1953 between Dwight Eisenhower and Franco. That agreement today is a complex of strategic dimensions that includes air track, three docks and the largest weapons and fuel installation of the pentagon in Europe. Its location, near the Strait of Gibraltar, makes it a fundamental node for Project military power towards the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East. In addition, its official status as a Spanish naval installation “Joint use” It forces the United States to coordinate certain movements with Madrid, which adds a layer of complexity to its operation. However, the FT said that for many US military, broken is considered little less than A dream destination Due to its high quality of life and a local economy deeply influenced by the base: two thirds of the city’s economic activity depend on it, and Spanish companies such as Navantia maintain millionaire contracts With the United States Navy. The aircraft carrier of the Spanish Navy Dedal The Trump factor. But as we said, the idyllic postcard seems to be living an era of uncertainty with Trump’s re -election. The contradictory signals from Washington have sown restlessness. While Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as “hysteria” Rumors about possible cuts, Defense Secretary Pete Heghseth warned that American protection It would not be eternal. Worry. The concern is that, before any disagreement (here the fan is broad, from commercial reprisals, European support to Ukraine or the rejection of geopolitical proposals such as the Acquisition of Greenland), Trump can decide to drastically reduce military deployment in Europe, even unilaterally. The tycoon now He has shown disdain for the historical commitments of NATO and has frequently folvado the Scarce spending in defense of its European partners, being Spain One of the most lagging. In addition, President Pedro Sánchez has confronted Trump on various fronts, since his recent Posture about China until His sentence to the Israeli offensive in Gaza, which raises the political risk for the base of rota. Europe without shield. If we stick to numbers, Rota base currently houses 2,800 American soldiersincluding units at sea, and its fleet of destroyers (endowed with these systems to intercept ballistic missiles) represents a mobile capacity without equivalent in Europe. Although fixed pitchers from Poland and Romania could assume part of the Antimisile shield, the European Navy lacks A real alternative to the power of US ships parked in Spain. Hence NATO, although nominally owner of the system, depends largely on Military infrastructure of the United States for collective defense. The European strategy, for now, has consisted of gaining military independence gradually, but is still far from being able to fill the void that would leave an abrupt American replication. Again, That rearme acquires more importance. Alternatives: Morocco. In the face of the possibility of a break, The FT had that some voices suggest that the United States could transfer part of its operations To Moroccocountry that reinforced its link with the Trump administration by normalizing relations with Israel in 2020. With less politically compromised facilities and greater diplomatic harmony, Morocco would be outlined as a possible logistical replacement for Rota. Moreover, apparently, from The Foreign Policy Research Institute They warn that, if the Spanish government overestimates its strategic value or underestimate the level of irritation which can generate in Trump, the consequences could be immediate and deep. Uncertain future. So things, and although for now the base It continues to expand and receiving investments, the rumors of cuts fly over the installation. The American media commented that American residents in rota try Keep calm And, meanwhile, Europe observes with restlessness a situation that transcends local geopolitics and raises an existential dilemma for the continental defense itself. The transition to a greater self -sufficiency European defensive, now, it seems more pronounced than ever, but while that mature or becomes effective transformation, the shadow of an unexpected turn under Trump’s second presidency looms over the Cadiz coast. At stake, the key piece of the antimile shield that protects the old continent. Image | Navy, Us Defenseimagery In Xataka | In the middle of the Cold War, France designed a nuclear rearme plan for Europe. Now sound strongly In Xataka | Europe before its time of truth: we have entered the era of “rearme” and the EU has a plan not to be behind

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