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Goal is living in the first person a world reality. You may want not to depend on China, but you actually depend on it

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Although Mark Zuckerberg’s speech about the importance of American dominance in the face of China has adopted an increasingly aggressive tonethe reality is to stop depending on China in this regard It is complicated. And is that his strategic commitment to Smart glasses It depends almost completely on Chinese suppliers, especially on Gortek. According to sources of Financial Timesit is a company that has consolidated its control throughout the sector supply chain in Shandong. China dependence. Sources close to the company They assure that Zuckerberg has held meetings with Trump to talk about the importance of the United States leading the technological career against China. However, at least today, your company cannot manufacture your most promising devices without these Chinese companies. The Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which have sold More than two million units Since its launch, and the new Hypernova that aim to show during the Meta ‘Connect’ event, depend on Gortek for its production. Control. Goertek has not been a simple manufacturer. According to The medium, the Chinese company has executed an aggressive acquisition strategy to control key points of the chain: it has taken control of Shanghai Omnilight, specialized in micro/nano devices optics for smart glasses, and has financed the purchase of Plessey, a British optical supplier that also works in the finish line. “Goal has no choice but to work with them because they are the most stable and reliable supplier for key components,” They assure Sources close to the company. Failed diversification attempts. Goal has tried to reduce its Chinese dependence, moving part of the production of its Quest headphones To Vietnam. But even there, Goertk is still one of its main partners, as they point out from Financial Times. The Chinese company seems to have intuited the opportunities that it would have intuited very early The metaverso (who would say it) and its smart glasses, becoming an indispensable supplier. Past and present tensions. The relationship has not always been simple. According to affirms The medium, in 2022, tar The Quest. Meta executives came to discuss legal actions, but finally decided not to do so. Goertek denies having sold its own VR glasses and ensures strictly complying all agreements with its partners. The future also passes through China. According to the medium, the new Hypernova glasses, which will incorporate for the first time A small screen In one of the lenses to show notifications and responses of the Meta’s assistant, they are also being manufactured by Gortek. Fuentes say they would have a price close to $ 800, and represent the next step in the goal strategy to integrate artificial intelligence into portable devices. The premise is similar to what Google showed in its event Google I/or with that concept of smart glasses that already We could try in advance. It seems that we will have to wait for the event ‘Connect’ of Meta that will be held in the next few hours to learn more information about it. And now what. The company assures Having a “robust and diversified supply chain” and that does not depend solely on a manufacturer, but the information indicates that Gortek has become practically indispensable. A good part of the technology that drive this kind of glasses depend on Chinese manufacturers, so if this type of products end up being a massive success, it will be interesting to see what the strategy of Chinese companies around this other key sector will be. In Xataka | The Meta Ray-Ban have turned anyone into spy for 329 euros. Barcelona’s detainee is only the first visible case

The reality will be much more decaffeinated

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Parliamentary failure in the Voting of the reduction of the day at 37.5 hours a week was an important setback for a measure that appeared as one of the Flags of the Legislature Agreement. However, in that parliamentary session the reduction of day was lying. Indirectly, the Hours registration system reform that accompanied to that measure and the regulatory changes that allowed the sanctions to harde and fight against labor exploitation. Without parliamentary force. The initial design contemplated two key pieces: 37.5 hours workday and a mandatory digital hourly registration, immediately accessible for the Labor Inspection and the unions. If approved, both measures would have been reinforced in the eradication of the extra hours not paid. Without the legislative instruments that allowed its approval in Congress when modifying the Baremo de Sanctions, the Ministry of Labor has been forced to reorient your strategynow putting the focus on the reform of the time registration by decree law. That forces the measure with a proposal that applies minor changes to The current regulations. A reform reduced. The difference between what was raised in Congress and what now is submitted to public consultation It is evident. Such and As I pointed out The economistwith the parliamentary proposal it included a mandatory and integrated digital system, while the decree maintains flexible options and leaves out a reinforced sanctioning regime. Yolanda Díaz, second vice president and head of the Ministry of Labor, He has defended than the current day record It is “absolutely violative of community regulations and the Court of Justice of the European Union has condemned Spain for not meeting the demands. “ Despite this forcefulness by the government, even its union allies admit that the proposal for the reform of the time registration has been diluted with the change of road for approval. “From CCOO we will demand the literalness of the text agreed in social dialogue,” demanded Javier Pacheco, secretary of trade union action and transitions of CCOO, in statements collected by The world. The proposal to public consultation. The draft of Royal Decree placed in public consultation proposes to strengthen the principles that were already in the regulations. The document establishes that the records must be carried out personally and directly by the workers themselves, detailing the pauses and times of availability, thus differentiating the ordinary hours of the extraordinary. The proposal opens the door for electronic registration mechanisms with authenticity guarantees – such as time seals or identity verification systems – although it is not specified that digitalization is mandatory in all cases, which leaves margin to keep the manual records and with it part of the limitations indicated By courts and Europe. It also contemplates the control of the modifications made on the registration and the obligation to ensure immediate access by the Labor Inspection and the legal representation of the workers, as well as remote access in the case of electronic records. No changes in sanctions. One of the measures that fell during the vote was the possibility of modifying the Smooth articles (Law on infractions and sanctions in the social order) that regulates the sanctioning regime for companies that fail to comply with the obligation to register the working day, in order to discourage fraud in the time registry. At present, the sanction for offending companies is a maximum of 7,500 euros per company, while in the proposal that was voted together with the Law of Day Reduction It increased up to 10,000 euros for each worker (not by company) affected by an infraction. Work for free. The EPA data From the second quarter of 2025 estimates that in Spain more than 7 million overtime weekly are made. Of these, 2,821,300 hours They are not remunerated They are not compensated. That is, the worker gives the employer 40.21% of those hours. Despite these figures, the decree that the Government processes leaves the structural cracks that allowed the evasion of the norm Not registering real time worked by employees, when easily manipulable methods are used such as paper schedule records. In Xataka | Signing with the fingerprint at work was legal. In Europe they have decided that they are no longer and threaten to fine Image | Unspash (Erik McLean)

The countries that consumed the most oil last year, exposed in a graph that is a blow of reality

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Despite the renewable boomoil remains the source of energy that moves the world. Such is the level that, although the main oil companies The path of decarbonization began supporting renewable energies, a few months ago announced a change of coursediscovering that It was the best possible bet. The estimate is that the oil market continues to grow. And this chart illustrates what the largest oil consumers were during the past year. A Burrada. With data from Energy Institutethe graph prepared by Visual Capitalist Plasma the 25 countries with the highest daily oil consumption of 2024. The estimated total was 101.4 million barrels per day, and the graph leaves no doubt: the United States with 19 million barrels per day and China with 16.4 million leads. And a lot of distance from the rest. By colors, we can easily differentiate which area (Asian includes Australia) is the one that most consumes, and also see differences by region. For example, removed the monster that are the two powers, we see that Only a South American country appears In the top or that consumption in Europe, removing Russia, is quite even. The top 10> the others. The striking thing is that the first ten consumers (USA, China, India, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Canada and Germany) represented 61% of the global fee. Among the first 20 countries, that figure increases to 80% and, in general, an annual 0.7% increase worldwide was observed. Because, as we said, despite the impulse of renewables, oil remains the main source of energy worldwide. A few months ago, the IEA (the International Energy Agency) reviewed its world supply forecasts for this year, projecting an increase of 1.6 million barrels per day and estimated that the oil demand in 2025 would be 103.9 million barrels per day. Where is it consumed? The case of India is tremendous, since in the last decade it has grown to one of the fastest rates worldwide, with 3.8% per year. And, if we see what the main oils spend on that oil, we see that the United States, for example, uses 70% of its 19 million barrels per day in the transport sector, followed by 24% in industrial use as raw material. Just 3% is consumed in residential and commercial use. In China, se esteem that half of the oil is used in transport and another large part in the industrial sector. Now, to generate electricity, although it remains a country very dependent on oil (even after Huge impulse to renewables), In its energy mix, oil is marginal, prioritizing coalthe Hydroelectricthe nuclear and the mentioned renewable. The future. And that dependence on oil is not only not being renewable, but it will go to more. If a few months ago IEA projected that increase of 1.6 million barrels per day, now OPEC+ says, as we read in Reuterswhich has more manga and can increase crude oil. And, in addition, China is also focused on becoming a Important actor in oil production. In the end, It is a very volatile market that depends on both internal tensions and conflicts and the not few active wars at the moment. But what seems clear is that, when we have the complete data of 2025, those 101.4 million barrels of last year will have been exceeded. And it will be interesting to see where the Indian brand leaves. In Xataka | How much electricity produces each country with renewable energy, exposed in a graphic

Amazon is so convinced of the future of augmented reality glasses that he will put one to all his drivers

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Amazon intends to get on to the car of augmented reality glasses With a two -step strategy: a model for consumers and another specifically designed for their distributors. And is that According to sources Near to the company, its intention would be to manufacture 100,000 units of the professional model to launch it in 2026, while the commercial version would arrive between 2026 and early 2027. The fashion device. As the medium points out The InformationAmazon would have decided to enter the market of augmented reality with two differentiated products but with the same base technology. Consumer glasses, with a “Jayhawk” key name, would include microphone, speakers, camera and a full color screen in one eye. For its part, the model for distributors, internally called “Amelia”, will have a more robust design and will be focused on showing instructions on where to deliver the packages directly on the glasses screen. There is competition. The play would place Amazon in direct competition with goal, which next week will present at its Connect conference a new version of its increased reality glasses. Goal already markets The smart Ray-Ban From 329 euros, which include its assistant to AI, audio and camera, but without screen. The new Meta S glasses, with a “Hypernova” code name, would also have a screen in a single eye, according to sources in the sector. Meanwhile, Chinese companies such as Xreal, Rokid and Rayneo already sell glasses to the public, and Google also works for similar prototypes, which We could try during the past Google I/O. Between the lines. Amazon’s decision to first develop a specific model for its workers reveals a strategy that would first go to use its own logistics infrastructure as a test bank before an alleged commercial launch. This would allow you to improve technology in a controlled environment and demonstrate specific use cases. Also, according to The informationAmazon would be using screens technology from the Chinese company Meta-Bounds, which already use brands like Meizu on their AR devices. The technical challenges. Unlike virtual reality glasses, which completely block the vision of the real world, they argue digital information about the user’s physical environment. Amazon would have opted for a screen in a single eye to reduce costs and complexity, although this makes the experience less immersive than double screen models. The consumer version will be more stylized and less voluminous than the professional model but, according to points The medium, both would share base technology. And now what. The success of this great bet will be decided by acceptance among its distributors, the battery life, the accuracy of the instructions and their software and, above all, if Amazon manages to create a user experience superior to that of the competition. The good thing is that the company has the perfect testing field to prove the technology before a massive deployment to the commercial public. Cover image | Eva Rodríguez de Luis In Xataka | One more year, we have new iPhone. And one more year, Apple is far in generative for mobiles

The 1,000 kW chargers of Byd will be a reality in Europe in 2026. Their challenge is to show us their true utility

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It is expected for the second quarter of 2026 with “200-300 stations”, in Byd words. The Chinese company has taken advantage of the Münich IAA Mobility to confirm that next year its expansion of 1 MW chargers (or 1,000 kW) in Europe will begin. Is there any reason for it? 400 kilometers in five minutes. It is the great promise of byd: get a recharge for an electric car to be so or faster than filling the deposit of a combustion vehicle. Those who use their 1 MW chargers and those who do so in Europe from the second quarter of 2026 can be done in China. Because Stella Li, vice president of the company, has taken advantage of her presentation in the last Münich Motor Show To confirm that next year the deployment of what they call will begin Flash charge with a first landing between 200 and 300 recharge points. Denza. This initiative will be focused on the arrival of Devza, one of Byd’s luxury firms. The company already presented us a few months ago Denza z9gtthe first car with which they will arrive in Europe (in our case we tested the plug -in hybrid). A commitment to maximum luxury without giving up sportsmanship. In their presentation, in Byd they did not get wet with the volume they expect to attract nor confirmed the price that could easily exceed the border of the 100,000 euros. In that price range, a new and China company has it really complicated, so the denza launch is understood within a strategy in which it is committed to demonstrating the latest innovations of the brand. Flexibility. Right now, in Europe there is no car capable of loading the famous power of 1,000 kW. And, in fact, Byd herself has barely two models in China that are capable of admitting those 400 kilometers of autonomy in five minutes. The proposal we see there is based on the use of two 500 kW plugs, allowing the loads to be more flexible. With 1,000 kW you can load an advanced electric car but also an electric truck or two cars that, again, have the last market technology. Dead? The big doubt is whether these chargers are born or not dead. In Europe there is no car that can assume these load powers. However, the latest releases of the Mercedes GLC and the BMW IX3 They have shown that manufacturers and public are especially interested in shortening waiting times. The Mercedes can recharge its batteries at 330 kW and the BMW will leave to 400 kW. He Mercedes Cla He also appeared with the incentive of being able to recharge to 320 kW. The most advanced cars are starting to leave behind the border of the 300 kW … but for now there are not many plugs that offer this possibility. In Spain, companies such as Zunder or Repsol already offer 400 kW load points. And Ionity has announced that it begins to display 600 kW loaders. They are powers that, as we see, almost no car can use but its goal is to take advantage in what is to come. Reference. Putting chargers of 1 MW of power that, in addition, become two 500 kW plugs, byd intends to position themselves as a reference firm. At the moment, it is an investment that should not generate a great economic revenue, because they will be oversized for European cars, but it does position the company among the best. In addition, having the cars that can recharge to this power exclusively will serve to make visible the brand. Probably, he will not turn his models into supervants (within the segment, of course) but will add to make himself known among the less interested public in the car market. One more challenge. With everything and although we think of the ultra -grape loaders of ByD as in a long -term investment, the company has the need to attract the public. And that will be achieved only in two ways. The first thing is becoming visible in applications of the mobile phones of the users of the electric car and, second, in the Google browsers for the cars that work with them or that of the rival companies. And, for this, you will have to have a price according to the market. With a completely oversized load power, Byd cannot press above since the client whose cars are left in 300 kW or less will be underutilizing the station. There are more and more chargers of this type that fit more to the real performance of the car and break the market above will not help its deployment. On the contrary, proposing a payment system similar to that of Tesla or opening the hand with their own customers, knowing that the denza cars will not be large supervants, will allow the company to create brand image and generate interest on it. Photos | Byd and Xataka In Xataka | Byd wants to challenge European hybrids with Seal 6 DM-I: promises 105 km electric and up to 1,505 km of total autonomy

China’s first Autonomous Wind Park is already reality

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What just a few years ago seemed science fiction is already reality: in China, robot dogs are not only exhibited in Technological Fairs o They serve as laboratory experiments, but patrol critical infrastructure. In full desert of Gobi and the Loess Plateau, metal quadrupeds monitor wind farms in areas where only humans arrived on foot, under sandstorms. A park without humans. It is about to meet a year since the third Wind Park Tongli, 70 MW, It works without the presence of a single human worker. Built by China Three Gorges and equipped with Goldwind GW150-3 MW turbines, it is the first completely autonomous wind park. According to Rechargethe system combines Robot X30 dogs from Deep Robotics, drones and more than 300 intelligent cameras and sensors that cover about 5,000 inspection tasks. Everything that previously required walking hours on gravel roads is now supervised at a distance, from the Litong Maintenance Center, 30 km from the installation. The change translates into more than 3,000 hours of inspection, a 27% increase in labor efficiency and the elimination of human risks in one of the toughest environments on the planet. Total automation. The wind farms of noxia are located in a difficult access region, with extreme temperatures and frequent sand storms. Before, maintenance personnel had to walk more than 10 kilometers to perform weekly inspections, even in adverse weather conditions, According to a Deep Robotics statement. The deployment of roboperros and drones now allows two daily inspection rounds of about 80 minutes each, with reports transmitted in real time. Thus, plants become authentic “dark factories”, a concept taken from industrial automation that points to facilities that work without the need for human presence. The great protagonists. The X30 of Deep Robotics, According to company specificationsit is a quadruped of 56 kg can operate between -20 ° C and 55 ° C, climb stairs and move in total darkness, walk on gravel and sand without losing stability, recognize with analog and digital meters, ignition indicators, infrared temperature readings, and emit instantaneous alarms when it detects anomalies. According to Deep Robotics datathe precision of recognition reaches 96.5%, which makes these robots reliable tools for industrial control. In addition, they work even if communication with the operations center is interrupted: their integrated algorithms allow them to manage inspections and data analysis autonomously. Beyond the wind. The use of these quadrupeds is not limited to wind energy. According to RechargeDeep Robotics has already deployed its models in steel factories, converting stations and solar parks. It also presented in 2025 a hybrid prototype called Lynx, which combines legs and wheels to move in snow and ice. The bet also extends to new plants: Goldwind has already developed other “unmanned” plants for Powerchina, and China Three Gorges plans to replicate the experience in solar projects. A new energy era. With the launch of Ningxia Tongli, China shows how incarnate artificial intelligence can transform the energy industry. Robot dogs, drones and sensors form a 24/7 surveillance ecosystem without human intervention that promises to reduce costs, improve safety and guarantee operational continuity in extreme environments. What seemed like a science fiction scene – a robot dog patrolling between turbines in the desert – is already a daily routine in northern China. The question is inevitable: If today they monitor wind farms, tomorrow where will we see these new metallic guardians? Image | Deeprobotics and Unspash Xataka | The new wind energy giant will not be in China. Germany begins to lift a higher wind turbine

Less weight, more speed and augmented reality helmets

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China has seen during the essays of its great military parade a new combat car that breaks with the established. It appears to be lighter and mobility oriented. Mainly he has drawn attention for his aesthetics and for visible technological details in the disseminated photographs. American sources As Chinese identify him as ZTZ-201an “middle tank” that aims to combine advanced electronics, active defense and possible hybrid mobility. For now, what is known proceeds exclusively from indirect observation. The alleged ZTZ-201 has been photographed during the essays of the event that will be held on September 3 in Beijing, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Its identification and technical characteristics, from weight to propulsion, come from Osint Fuentes. At the moment, it is a visible armored, not a formally presented system. What changes. Army Recognition points out That the most relevant is not the shape of the armor, but the category to which it points: an average tank with modular design, capable of assuming different configurations according to the operational environment. This flexibility, unusual in armored vehicles, suggests a change in the way of understanding the role of the combat car. Instead of designing a closed system for all scenarios, it is committed to a base platform that can adapt and evolve more quickly. A hybrid vehicle? Defense Blog adds other details. The vehicle would use a diesel-electric train of more than 1,500 horsepower of combined power. Beyond the speed, the relevant of this architecture would be its use in pure electrical mode for covert operations or silent displacements, especially in urban environments. This modality would reduce noise, thermal signature and fuel consumption in specific missions. Ambitious weapons system. We are facing a shielded that would bet on a new generation 105 mm caliber. The initial velocity of certain APFSD projectiles is estimated at 1,706 m/s, a figure that, in theoretical terms, could bring its energy closer to that of largest guns. However, this equivalence is only indicative: there are no public ballistic evidence that supports a real equivalence in penetration or terminal effects. One of the most significant aspects of the armor observed in the trials is its approach to electronic protection. Some images disseminated in Weibo and other networks show Perimeter sensors distributed in the chassis. These devices would probably be connected to an Active GL system, for which there are precedents In public tests of the G-6 intercepting ammunition released from drones. In the upper part there is also a remote weapons station that would be oriented to face aerial threats, including FPV drones. What to look at September 3. The military parade in Beijing could clear several unknowns. Among them, the official name of the vehicle, its technical file, the confirmation of the hybrid system and the armament used. It will also be relevant to know if some increased reality helmets are part of the operational equipment. The sensor configuration, the remote tower and the active defense could offer more clues if the armor occurs in detail. For now, everything indicates that it will be one of the main foci of the event. With or without formal presentation, what China has seen is already significant. The appearance of an average tank with modular architecture and perimeter sensors marks a possible inflection in the evolution of the battleship. In the absence of official data, everything indicates that the ZTZ-201 is not a simple technical exercise, but one more piece in the transformation of the Chinese army. Images | Weibo @恩宇- In Xataka | We have been reading rumors about amazing robotic prototypes in the war in Ukraine for years. Today we know they are real

Now we are discovering reality

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Passwords are a gain. Remembering them is an almost impossible mission, creating safe versions makes us entering several special symbols, and to top it off, we see leaks of these data from time to time. Therefore, the different technology companies seek a definitive solution to end them. One of the alternatives that is gaining more popularity is apparently simple and elegant: Enter the email or phone and receive a single -use code. But it is not completely safe. Large companies adopt the ‘Magic Link’. The login without password has been adopted by different companies such as Microsoft. The promise is clear: eliminate friction and risk of reused passwords in different services. However, what seems like an ingenious solution is becoming a security nightmare, a system that, in certain scenarios, can be even worse than the denoted passwords, as the expert Daniel Huang recognizes. And it is not a theoretical threat; It is already actively exploited. Introducing the email is the first step of deception. A priori seems like a simple and harmless system, and as users we are getting used to that If we receive a code you have to use it. But where? This is where a cyber of the intention finds a new reef for attacks of Phishing improperly effective. It all starts receiving an email or a SMS of Phishing Very convincing. It can be an irresistible offer or a security notice that attracts a lot of attention that is accompanied by access to a web page, which is a perfect clone to the original through which they are being passed in the SMS. This is where they ask that the phone or email be introduced, and it only remains to wait for the next step. Behind the screen is where the attacker is located. Where it is not seen, the hacker introduces the email or phone on the legitimate website, which makes the real service Send a six -digit code completely valid to the input tray or the mobile messages section. And here it is where the false website Ask that the verification code that has been received be introduced, taking advantage of the previous times where doing this had happened absolutely nothing. Here the damage is done. The code is received by the attacker who will use it on the Real website, starting session and changing all the login information as email or telephone to seize an account. And defense systems serve as little, since a password manager cannot self -model anything and as the code is legitimate and sent from a real service spam filters They will not jump either. A security problem that has already been exploited. This does not remain alone in theory, but has been put into practice. One of the most notorious examples is Microsoft’s login system for Minecraft accounts, as shown In the company forums either In Reddit threads. Many players point to how they lost access to the account of the morning due to this type of fraud. The employer was always the same: they received an email with some excuse about their Mojang account and following the steps delivered the hint access code in the silver tray. Classic access code or passwords. This is the great decision that must now be made by large companies. And one of the solutions that would guarantee have a safe password is A good password manager. In the event that it is of quality, access credentials are linked to a specific URL, and that is why if an illegitimate website will be accessed, the web address will not coincide and will not be self -realized. The best defense is common sense. With both access systems, 100% security is not achieved. In the past we have seen Very important password leaks, Like hackers They published very extensive files with credentialsthe robbery scams that have been reported either the strategies that are followed To make the robbery of credentials, Even in Chrome. That is why, as security councils, the most important thing is Check web addresses and distrust everything that can get out of the normal. Images | Brett Jordan Towfiqui Barbhuiya In Xataka | Si fraud: what is and why it is not recommended with a “yes” when it calls you an unknown number

We believed that the heat wave was over. Aemet warns that, in reality, we still have the worst ahead

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The heat wave that affects the peninsula is leaving shocking data. Yesterday, three of the weather stations of the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) collected maximums above the 45º Celsius, with 55 registering more than 42º. Two records of record. On August 11 and 12 they beat, According to Aemettwo temperature records. With an average temperature that touched the 29th in peninsular Spain, this month has seen on August 11 and 12 more than at least 1950. In fact, they are among the warmer days registered in August: only three times the 29th Celsius barrier has been overcome. On August 12, it was also the hottest day than is going 2025. If they are fulfilled The agency’s forecaststhe first twenty of August will be the warmest in peninsular Spain since there are records, exceeding a few tenths the previous registry (of 2003), and for more than one degree the next highest record, last year. From Seville to Badajoz. Yes Let’s go to the most extreme caseswe can find the 45.2º of the weather stations of Seville, Tablada and El Granado (in Huelva), or the 45.5º collected in Badajoz. Another striking fact were the high minimum temperatures: 29.7º in Osuna (Seville), the highest in peninsular Spain (in Gran Canaria there were thermometers that did not fall from the 30). A number that does not want to leave. The answer to the question of “what is happening” has to do with atmospheric stagnation a “synoptic configuration continues quite stationary”, In Aemet’s words. A dorsal anchored on the peninsula That allows the entry of warm and dry air from Africa, as well as the high degree of insolation propitiated by summer and stable skies, are main responsible for a heat wave that is not only being intense, also long. The latest update of Aemet’s forecasts indicate that this exceptional situation will last at least until Monday 18. The “more likely” scenario is that the entrance of a fresh air mass from the Atlantic serves to relieve the situation, but there are still a few days left for us to know greater certainty when and how the end of this heat wave will be given. What can we expect. Meanwhile, what can we expect? After a kind of brief respite today, Aemet foresees A new increase in temperatures tomorrow Thursday, a more marked ascent in Galicia, where the thermometers can exceed 38º. On Friday this ascent will be extended throughout the north, where orange notices are already planned due to an important risk derived from high temperatures. In Xataka | Every summer fires ravage to Spain. There is a usual guilty that goes unnoticed: old tractors Image | ECMWF

Humanoid robots impress at first glance. Sony is clear what reality is: they still do not know how to move well

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Humanoid robots are generating a lot of expectation for their futuristic component. Right now, Boston Dynamics’s new totally electric atlas It moves in almost aliens, and The humanoids of figure They already learn to handle coffee makers and washing machines. The feeling is that the Robots revolution is just around the corner, but in its design they hide a problem that is slowing its true potential. And the solution does not go through adding more calculation power. The ‘silly’ body of robots. A recent study From Sony’s own robotics division, he points out that the root problem that limits his own machines is the “limited number of joints”, which creates a “disparity between their movements and those of the subjects they imitate.” That in this case are humans. As explained by the director of the Mechanical Intelligence Research Group at the London South Bank University, the current approach to the robotic industry is “the first brain.” Incredibly complex software is designed that has to centralized a body that is, in essence, a metal knead and engines connected by slightly flexible joints. An attempt to resemble the human that fails. If we move as we moveS In day to day, it is not for ‘magic’, but because we are an almost perfect machine that has about 360 joints, 206 bones and numerous ligaments. This makes the column flexible or the joints adapt to any movement. But humanoid robots are simple rigid structures that constantly fight against their own weight and inertia. In order not to fall, they need to perform millions of microcorrections per second, also consuming a lot of energy. According to the data, a Tesla Optimus robot to make a simple walk Consume about 500 wattswhile a human being for a more demanding walk Consume 310 watts. The clumsy that they are is increasingly evident. The famous Optimus video folding a shirt It is, in reality, a demonstration of its great physical weakness. A human can fold the shirt almost without looking, using the touch to feel the key and guide their movements. Optimus with his rigid hands depends on his powerful vision and his brain to meticulously plan every tiny movement. The same goes for Atlasthat although it makes spectacular acrobatics, I could not walk safely on a rock covered in moss because the feet cannot feel the surface to adapt to it. {“Videid”: “X83kba5”, “Autoplay”: True, “Title”: “Tesla Bot: This is the humanoid robot that is creating Elon Musk”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “135”} The solution is already explored: mechanical intelligence. This It is a concept that nature perfected millions of years ago and that researchers around the world are beginning to apply in robotics. The idea is simple: design the physical structure of a machine to perform ‘calculations’ and passively adaptations without the need for a central brain or extra sensors. In nature there are many examples of this. For example, the tendons of a hare act as intelligent docks that absorb the impact by landing and release that energy to boost the next stride. The human hand is also able to passively adapt to any object and the yolks of our fingers conform to moisture to achieve the perfect friction level. The investigation is already demonstrating the value of this approach. For example, there are robots with legs inspired by the tendons of a cheey that can run with notable energy efficiency. In Xataka We do not need necessarily humanoid robots. We need machines that do what we can’t even imagine The efforts are put to increase their presence. Companies are clear that humanoid robots are the future. Some like figure They have already created a system to make large -scale robotsor even China is doing exhibition of your best models To make it clear that they have gone from theory to practice, and even They put them on sale. And such is the number of companies that have been launched towards this market, which It costs to differentiate each other. But they already do very common tasks such as Play football or participate in Kickboxing tournaments between robots. And even work for an hour remembering exactly what their hands ‘feel’. Images | Julien Tromeur In Xataka | “I can’t stop”: addiction to talk to AI is already here and there are even help groups to leave it (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Humanoid robots impress at first glance. Sony is clear what reality is: they still do not know how to move well It was originally posted in Xataka by José A. Lizana .

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