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It is not an alien ship, but remains of a distant planet

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When astronomers detected a third interstellar object visiting our solar system, they probably did not imagine that it would have an even greater impact than the previous two. The fault was with the first estimates of its size, which had a colossal upper limit of 20 kilometers, which led to several articles by Harvard professor Avi Loeb arguing that it could be “a possibly hostile extraterrestrial probe“. Although the latest observations disprove that it is an alien ship, they open new possibilities. Goodbye to the alien hypothesis. The idea that 3I/ATLAS was a spacecraft was based on a number of apparent anomalies. Avi Loeb argued that its trajectory, unusually aligned with the ecliptic plane of our solar system, its enormous size and its supposed stealth approach were suspicious. It suggested that the object could be performing a maneuver to remain unnoticed while exploring our planets. However, later observations dismantled these arguments one by one. The sharpest image of the comet, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, was devastating for Loeb’s theory. It turned out that we were totally wrong about its size. The real core did not measure 20 km, but between 320 meters and 5.6 kilometers. The initial estimate had been misled by the bright, extensive “coma” of gas and dust surrounding the true core. On the other hand, the behavior of the object, with an asymmetric material ejection and the formation of a dust tail, confirmed that it behaved like a classic comet, and not like a ship with artificial propulsion. But perhaps it is not just any comet, but a very, very interesting one. A piece of exoplanet? According to a new hypothesis, presented in a study pending review3I/ATLAS could be a piece of an extrasolar planet: a “lithified clastic fragment” torn from a sedimentary basin on a distant world that has traveled through the cosmos to reach us. In other words, a rock made up of layers of hardened sediment, similar to those we find on Earth in ancient river or lake beds, but from outside the solar system. Geoscientist Eahsanul Haque’s hypothesis is supported by several previous analyses. On the one hand, the trajectory of 3I/ATLAS suggests that it comes from the thick disk of the Milky Way, a region populated by stars much older than our Sun, up to 7 billion years old. This implies that the object formed in a planetary system with more than enough time to develop complex geological processes, including the liquid water activity necessary to create sedimentary basins. And its size is consistent with the size of large fragments that could be ejected from a planet after a high-speed impact. But wasn’t it a comet? The presence of a comma and a tail does not contradict this idea. Water and other volatiles could have been trapped in the pores of the sedimentary rock. As it approached the Sun, the heat would have caused the sublimation of these ices, generating the observed cometary activity without the main object being a “dirty snowball.” Its spectrum resembles that of D-type asteroids, rich in carbon and silicates2 This composition is compatible with that of terrestrial sedimentary rocks, such as shales or sandstones, which often contain clay and carbonaceous material formed in aqueous processes. All eyes on 3I/ATLAS. The interest in this interstellar traveler has been such that space agencies have mobilized their instruments to study it. The European Space Agency (ESA) targeted its Martian orbiters, ExoMars TGO and Mars Expresstowards the comet during its closest approach to Mars. Although the enormous distance (30 million km) made observation a technical challenge, the images captured the diffuse coma that surrounds it. It is expected that future observations, such as from the Juice probe, which will see it in a more active state after its close pass to the Sun, will reveal more data about its composition. But if 3I/ATLAS has already taught us something, it is the importance that missions such as the Comet Interceptor probe planned by ESA. Without a fixed target, it is designed precisely to wait in space for a long-term target or, with great luck, another interstellar visitor, to then turn on its engines and head towards it. Image | THAT In Xataka | NASA ignores the Harvard study on an alleged extraterrestrial spacecraft: “it is an interstellar comet”

The main work of the creator of ‘Doom’ remains to explain how demons exist ‘doom’

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John Romero’s enthusiasm is contagious: we agree that his main work, although he continues to devote himself to programming, is essentially to explain the ‘Doom‘. And it does it great. Romero is not only very aware of the essentials for the history of the piece he created with the rest of Software idbut he knows perfectly why, today, he is still the favorite video game of many fans. And he told us with hairs and signs in the Comic-with Malagawhere he came to explain what, in his opinion, the essential bases of the DNA of the FPS genre were. The original ‘doom’ is considered today a technical feat for many reasons that Romero himself was in charge of getting ourselves meticulously, but from the first minute, he made it clear what in ID knew that he had to have the game to shine above his competitors and his venerable predecessors: an infernal speed. He tells us that “we needed to design new techniques to create light and dark in a 3D world. And how to do it with very high frame speeds, which was the biggest obstacle: try to do it very fast” To get at that speed First they had to invent a new way of making 3D: “For a time ‘doom’ looked like what we had done in Wolfenstein 3D, because we mentally still there, doing things as they were done before us.” And how were things done before? “Wolfenstein’s walls were 90 degrees completely illuminated. But in ‘Doom’ there were stairs, dark corridors, immense open spaces, lots of monsters, and nobody had never seen anything like that before. We had no references. So we could only create, test, invent and try to improve it little by little.” Everything points to amounts of demential work, and Romero confirms it: “And the speed was not everything. The sound, the multiplayer (‘doom’ was the first in high speed, and with different ways, cooperative and Deathmatch), allowing people to modify the game and change it. And, well, all these things happened in a single game. And on top of that we wanted to launch it for Christmas. “A real madness, but he does not doubt a second to remember that schedule and design it” was very fun. “ History matters There is a very widespread topic, which is that ‘doom’ has no history, and indeed, the argument is of a minimum density, but That does not mean that he does not strive to convey an atmosphere and a narrative. “There was a general history,” Romero tells us, “for which we inspire ourselves in D&D. I always try to make games different from everything that players have experienced before: with ‘Wolfenstein 3D’, no one had faced Nazis like that. In the ‘Castle Wolfenstein’ ‘on which we rely, 11 years before, you had to camouflage yourself as Nazi. And if not, you were detained without the possibility of response. And we said: ‘Let’s put in this game a frontal confrontation with the Nazis’ “ And that philosophy translates into ‘doom’: “We could not have a science fiction game in which we only kill aliens, because that was what was expected. What could we do to be different? The idea of ​​’Doom’ emerged from the ‘Dungoons & Dragons’ campaign to which we had been playing for years and that ended because the demons multiplied they multiplied with everyone What existed. And they adding elements to the mixture: “We were inspired by the movie ‘Aliens’ in the space marines and Fast action, that tension, suspense and terror of having so many things moving around youwanting to kill you. And then evil for black humor, shotgun, chainsaw and attitude. “Finally, it is time to ask for an impossible. We ask Romero to make a total summary of ‘doom’, of his influence and impact. Why do we keep talking about the game decades later? “We can divide its influence into two branches: technical and cultural,” he says. “Technically, we boost the industry towards the 3D. When things have been successful for a long time, it is not easy to overcome them. And in the eighties, the lateral displacement games had been very popular and a lot of personalized hardware was created to manage this genre, such as the Super Nintendo or the friend.” Thus, “Domestic computers and consoles wore incredible dedicated chips. A lot of work was invested in R&D to manufacture these things. And huge companies, multimillionaire companies, launched these things to the market. But we think: “We are going to go to 3D, people are tired.” But there were no graphics cards, so we had to try to make my best with what we had. Technology at full speed Another important technical aspect in ‘Doom’ is the integration of the multiplayer in the game: “Today the game that does not carry multiplayer is rare, but then the strange was incorporated. Our intention was not only to take it, but to integrate it into everything we had already created for the individual mode. We put that multiplayer mode during the last three months of the game development, when we thought” shit And we schedule it in a hurry. And culturally, how did ‘doom’ mark the environment? Romero lists some details (“Heavy metal had never been heard in a commercial game”), but stays with two aspects that certainly changed everything definitively. On the one hand, ID launched instructions to freely modify the game, which generated a community around it: “We launched the game in 1993, and In 1997 we published all source codesyou could take the game and do everything you would like with him, without consulting us. Moreover, we get involved in the community and that helped it grow out of control. “ And that was from the same concept of the game: “We created it thinking that people could change the game at will, so that it was modifiable, and we published all the data explaining how to modify the levels and others. So, … Read more

There is a ‘good’ fat that hides a secret to aging better and being fit. It only remains to get the pill

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Aging is inevitable, and with it it comes A progressive loss of physical capacity that causes it to be more difficult to walk or stand up. This makes Stay fit It becomes much more difficult and therefore the resistance begins to decline. But … what if this decline can be slow down? This is precisely what science is focused on. Fat as anti -aging. Researchers at the Rigers New Jersey Medical School They have discovered That a special type of adipose tissue, known as brown fat, could be the key not only for healthier old age, but also Improve physical performance. A study of great relevance, since it can open a new route in the anti -aging field. The team that has led this research has been able to identify an unusually powerful form of this ‘good fat’ in mice, which not only Increased his life expectancybut improved its exercise capacity by an impressive 30%. Now, the race has begun to be able to replicate these same effects in humans through a drug. Not all fat is bad. When we think of fat, the White fat or white adipose tissue. Its main function is to store excess calories in the form of triglycerides and is the one that can bother us aesthetically throughout our lives. Although in essence it is a large energy deposit. But, nevertheless, there is another type of fat that is much more interesting: brown fat or Brown adipose tissue. Unlike white, brown fat is specialized in burning calories to generate heat in a process called thermogenesis. This is possible thanks to the fact that their cells are full of mitochondria, which are the organelles that act as cellular power plants and that give it its characteristic brown color. In our life where we have more fatty fat in our body is when we are babies, since here it is crucial for Keep body temperature. But when we grow, the brown fat is lost until some cracks are around the neck and shoulders. But here the white fat is the one that dominates our body completely. One step further. Knowledge about brown fat already has a long journey in scientific literature. But it is now when this study goes further to point that it is linked to having a healthier longevity and with a much more appropriate physical exercise. How they knew it. To get to this conclusion, the researchers worked with a genetically modified mouse model to lack a protein called RGS14. The mice without this protein lived approximately 20% than their normal partners, and curiously the females lived more than the males in a pattern similar to that followed by humans. Even at the advanced ages, these mice avoided the typical signs of aging such as body atrophy, hair loss or the graying of the fur. But it does not stay here, since when submitting them to physical tests, the modified mice showed a 30% higher performance, both in distance traveled and in resistance. And all this because mice without RGS14 developed a dense and powerful brown fat than who expressed the protein correctly. The definitive test. To confirm that it was brown fat, and not another effect of genetic modification, scientists conducted a crucial experiment: transplanting the brown ‘supergras’ of mice without RGS14 to normal and healthy mice. The results were overwhelming. The mice that received this transplant improved their ability to exercise in just three days. On the other hand, when brown fat was transplanted from a normal mouse to another, an improvement was also observed, but much more and with eight weeks ahead to manifest its effects. Something that showed that the fat of the genetically modified mice was exceptionally powerful. Because? The mechanism seems to reside in an improvement in blood circulation. The indications suggest that brown fat promotes the creation of new blood cases in the muscles that improves the flow of blood and oxygen during exercise. The goal. Research suggests that this brown fat not only improves physical performance, but also protects against a series of ailments associated with age, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and even cancer and Alzheimer’s. Vatner’s team is already working with collaborators to develop a drug that imitates the effects of this powerful brown fat, hoping to have a compound ready to be tested in approximately one year. But the idea is not only to increase life expectancy, but “healthy life expectancy.” That is, even if you live longer, these ‘extra’ years enjoy good physical and mental health. While we expect that future pill, there are techniques such as deliberate exposure to cold (the famous ice baths) that can naturally increase our brown fat levels. However, as Vatner points out, most people would prefer to take a pill to take an ice cream bath. Images | Tatiana Zanon In Xataka | Our brain has its own backup. It is already known how to create copies in parallel of each memory

Celestis promised an unforgettable spatial tribute. A European capsule ended star with human remains inside

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The idea is, at least, singular: send a small symbolic portion of the cremated remains or a person’s DNA to space. That a part of what was a human body experience zero gravity, go around the earth and become a relic for the family. A capsule that acts as a space urn. That’s how it is Earth Riseone of the services it offers Celestisan American company with more than 30 years of experience in this business that they define as “perseverance flights.” But this time not everything went as expected. On June 23, an Earth Rise mission transported 166 capsules with human remains and DNA samples. The take -off on board a Falcon 9 rocket of Spacex was successful. The capsule, developed by the European company The Exploration Companymanaged to enter orbit and completed two laps around the planet, fulfilling the planned flight profile. So far, everything went as planned. However, something failed during the reentry process. The NYX capsule, which had to return to the earth and deliver its individual modules to each family, He suffered an anomaly. The vehicle was lost shortly after starting its descent, and ended up crashing into the Pacific Ocean. With him, human remains and flight capsules also dispersed. “We believe we can’t recover anything,” He has recognized Celestis In a statement. The Celestis container with human remains that traveled inside the NYX capsule The origin of Celestis It goes back to 1992, when NASA included a sample of the remains of Gene Roddenberry, creator of ‘Star Trek’, in a mission of the Columbia ferry. Shortly after, Celestis collaborated with the agency to send remains of the Geologist Eugene Shoemaker to the moon, making him the first buried person there. Since then, they say, they have sent more than 1,200 capsules to space, aboard commercial releases, commemorating both known figures and anonymous citizens. They have several active services: suborbital flights that return to the earth, missions to the lunar orbit or even to the deep space. Earth Rise: A farewell with round trip ticket Celestis offers several types of commemorative spatial flights, but Earth Rise is the most economical and direct. For $ 3,495, the company launches a small capsule with cremated remains or DNA. After experiencing a few minutes in microgravity, the capsule returns to Earth and gives family members as a souvenir. It is a trajectory that seeks symbolism, not permanence. For those who look for something more ambitious, there are also other options: Earth Orbit: For $ 4,995, the capsules enter into terrestrial orbit and remain there until they resent and disintegrate in the atmosphere, “like a fleeting star.” Moon: For $ 12,995, the remains are sent to the lunar orbit or even land on the surface, “becoming a permanent tax on the moon.” Voyager: Also from $ 12,995, this service launches the capsules to the deep space, beyond the moon, in a trajectory without return. A European space capsule The capsule that transported the human remains on the Perseverance flight was not any space vehicle. Was NYXa prototype developed by The Exploration Company, a startup with presence in Germany, France and Italy that seeks to make a place in the new European space race. Its proposal is clear: create reusable, rechargeable capsules in orbit and compatible with any heavy pitcher in the world. The NYX capsule, prepared for its mission, at The Exploration Company facilities According to your websitethe company was founded in 2021 by Hélène Huby and a team of engineers with experience in large European programs such as Orion-Esm, Ariane or ATV. In just three years they have built two demonstrating capsules and have sold six missions. Its development rate has been unusually rapid for the sector. The flight Possible missionin which Celestis’s funeral capsules were traveling, it was the second demonstrator of the company. It was designed to perform a controlled reentry and recover the load after completing the mission. That was, in fact, one of his key technological promises: not only reach the space, but to return. And do it precisely. It was also the first time that a Private capsule of European origin offered that type of commercial service in collaboration with an American company as Celestis. The mission was an important step for The Exploration Company, which aspires to compete in the growing orbital transport market with its future NYX Earth capsule, designed to supply space stations in low orbit. The families expected to receive a capsule that had orbited the Earth, a symbolic and emotional tribute for those who decided to bet on this unique form of farewell. It was not possible. What remains is a story of ambition and failures. Touch to wait to know if Celestis will try again in the future. Images | Celestis/Exploration Company (1, 2, 3, 4) In Xataka | Taiwan believes having found the mythical planet 9 of the Solar System. Instead of looking for his light, he has been looking for his heat

The C929 wants to be the great leap of China in commercial aviation. For now, your heart remains in Western hands

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For years, the domain of commercial sky has been in the hands of two giants: Airbus and Boeing. China wants to break that hegemony, and is willing to do it with its own name in the cabin. Comacthe China commercial aircraft corporationhe has been trying to make planes capable of competing with global references for years. First was the C919. Now, the bet is redoubled with The C929. This new model, even in a preliminary design phase, represents the most serious ambition of Beijing for placing a long -range plane on the international board. The objective is clear: to deal with heavyweights such as the Airbus A330neohe A350 or the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. And the figures accompany: capacity for about 280 passengers, an estimated autonomy of 12,000 kilometers and a design that, on paper, would allow to cover routes such as Beijing – New York. The internal deployment of C919: a discreet but strategic conquest The C919 has not conquered the global sky, but it has begun to take off within China. Since It was officially presented in 2017has gone through years of evidence, certifications and adjustments. SCMP points out thatas of June 2025, about 18 units fly domestic routes, mainly operated by airlines such as China Eastern. It may seem little, but the fact that it works only in China is not necessarily a failure. On the contrary: We talk about one of the largest aviation markets on the planet. And in that context, having its own plane capable of covering regional routes without depending on Western manufacturers is already, in itself, a strategic movement. The real commitment of Comac, however, is the C929. A plane from Width and long scope fuselage which aims to stand up to the most advanced models in the market. The project has won impulse in recent months: Air China signed an agreement To become a launch customer, and a supplier has reported that he hopes to deliver the first fuselage section in 2027. PROMOTIONAL IMAGE OF COMAC C-929 The development of C929 has a peculiar history. In the beginning, it was a joint effort with Russia. The project was then known as CR929, under the baton of a mixed company between Comac and the UAC Russian, called CRAIC (China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Corporation). However, political tensions, the invasion of Ukraine and international sanctions on Moscow ended up forcing The dissolution of that alliance. Since 2023, Comac has moved on solo, turning C929 into an exclusively Chinese project. Comac has presented this plane highlighting several advanced technologies, including a Optimized aerodynamicsstate -of -the -art engines and integration of smart flight systems. In theory, it is a plane at the height of its western competitors. A C-919 Landing in China But there is a key detail: to fly, the C929 needs much more than Chinese wings. His “technological heart” continues to depend on the West. Safranthe French giant of the aerospace industry, He has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with COMAC to supply the brake system, ice detection, tire pressure sensors and oxygen system. For her part, the American Crane Aerospace will provide sensors for cabin doors. Although these agreements show that Comac is still able to attract international suppliers, they also put an uncomfortable reality on the table: their program remains, to a large extent, Tied to foreign technology. And that, in an uncertain global context, is a latent risk. The Russian precedent that China cannot ignore Russia offers a mirror. The latest Western sanctions cut off the country’s access to key components for its aeronautical industry. The TU-214a half-long reach that could transport between 155 and 210 passengers and fly to about 6,500 kilometers, was severely limited. Many of their critical systems depended on foreign technology. Moscow has worked since then in local substitutions, but possibly at the expense of performance and reliability. China, of course, has proven to be very resilient. He has dodged restrictions in sectors such as semiconductors, and has learned to convert traction obstacles. However, a change in United States commercial policy I could leave them without western engine. “If the US authorities prevent ge supplies the engine, then there will be no CFM engine,” A spokeswoman for Safran warned during the Paris Aeronautical Hall. Images | Comac In Xataka | The C919 Comac

We have found in the Philippines the remains of an advanced culture of navigators about 35,000 years old

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When did the human being thrown into the sea? The human being has had a close relationship with the maritime environment from the dawn of history, but we know that this link comes from beyond what our collective memory reaches. We knew that in the stone age our ancestors were able to throw themselves into the sea. Now we began to see that perhaps their techniques were even more advanced than we thought. Advanced technology. A team led by Filipino researchers has found remains that would correspond to a prehistoric culture With advanced maritime technologies. This culture would have reached Mindoro, one of the Philippines that never in recent geological history has been linked to Continental Asia, at least 35,000 years ago. A variety of artifacts. The team’s conclusion is based on a series of objects found in Mindoro deposits, a medium -sized Filipino island located north of the archipelago. Among the objects found are human and animals, including marine animal shells; as well as tools made with stone, bone and the shells themselves. The team The existence stands out of a culture that will use shells as raw material in the manufacture of tools within the temporal framework of the finding. The deposits, which cover objects of various ages, also include azuelas made of the shells belonging to specimens of the genus Tridacnathe “giant clams.” The inhabitants of Mindoro would have reached this climax of their maritime manufacturing between 7,000 and 9,000 years ago. Dominating the seas. The fact that humans reached this island already implies an indication of a certain relationship with the marine environment, but the team also found rudimentary hooks made of bone, as well as objects that would have been used as weight in fishing networks. A “maritime network.” The team also found a more modern grave, about 5,000 years old. As explainedthe burial could be linked to others found in various parts of Southeast Asia, which would suggest “shared ideological and social influences and an emerging social complexity throughout a vast area from the continent to the distant islands.” The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Archaeological Research in Asia. A different map. The last glacial period began about 120,000 years ago and would not end until about 11,500 years ago. During that period the volume of ice in the polar areas was greater, so the sea level was lower. Environments like Mindoro They serve as an important reference To know better how, where and when the human being achieved owner of the sea. The Pacific conquest. The discovery fits with the predominant hypotheses indicating that the human being began its expansion through the Pacific Ocean about 45,000 years agostarting from Southeast Asia to New Guinea and Australia. Of course, it would not be until many millennia later (about 3,500 years ago) that humans would begin to expand their habitat to more remote archipelagos such as Samoa or Hawaii. The new study gives us therefore valuable information about how the humans of that era achieved the inhabitants of Asia to achieve the necessary dominance of the sea to undertake the most recent and perhaps the most surprising of the great migrations, the conquest of the Pacific. Millennia sailing. We began with the question of when the human being was thrown into the sea. It is a difficult question to answer since technologies such as navigation could appear in different historical moments and in different geographical and cultural contexts. It may even that the first humans to navigate did not belong to our species, the Homo sapiens. Who then? Probably some species closely linked to ours as Neanderthals (Homo Neanderthalensis); or the mysterious “flowers of flowers” (Homo Floresiensis), more related to the H. erectus. The older indications What do we have and that date back about 700,000 years ago They are linked precisely with this group that would have inhabited the island of Flores, in Indonesia, not so far from the Filipino archipelago where we have now discovered a new piece in the puzzle of human navigation. . In Xataka | We have found 21 human remains of 6,000 years ago in Colombia. They do not look like any current living population Image | Manila / Gebco Athenaeum

Diesel remains the king

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When a year ago Tesla He invited us to his gigafactoría In Berlin, he also offered us to return to Spain testing two of his cars. So once our visit to the factory ended, our return began. First aboard a Tesla Model and Long Range RWD And after a Tesla Model 3 highland in its version of great autonomy. A 2,500 kilometers return trip With the city of Berlin as origin and Madrid as destination. As we have, and my partner Mario Arroyo reflects in the video that accompanies this text, the differences between Travel with an electric car and one of combustion They were simply minimal. On the way we take advantage of the recharge stops to stretch the legs and rest every 200 or 300 kilometers. In fact, most of the time the car was ready to continue before we finished going to the bathroom and having coffee or eating something fast. As we verified firsthand, the driving experience was not suffered in the least, what cost did the trip mean? What differences are there between an electric car and one diesel or gasoline? All details about the price of recharges One of the main doubts we had when putting ourselves behind the wheel for 2,500 kilometers is whether there would be any substantial economic difference in traveling with an electric car or one of combustion. Before putting the numbers on the table, we have to explain some points. How do we choose the recharges In the first place, throughout the trip we have recharged the batteries in the super -cargers that Tesla has distributed in Europe. In the first place because we wanted to experience what was the most comfortable way to travel with the American firm’s car. Keep in mind that when planning the trip, Tesla gives priority on the route to its supercargers, although it is also possible that it shows the competition. Understanding that it is the type of usual conduction That a customer of this type of vehicle would do, we let the planner mark the road, provided that it complied with some minimums, such as not arriving excessively battery in the destination. Recharges prices The reflected prices refer to the cost that a Tesla owner would have or who decides to subscribe monthly to the company’s posts. In addition, the prices collected here are the ones we are in every moment and place. As can be seen, the most expensive price for recharge is in Spain and the cheapest recharges were in France. The price of the same can vary in practice because in the valley hours it is cheaper than in the peak or of greater influx. This means that the reflected price can vary between four and five cents per kwh recharged. Gasoline and diesel prices To compare electricity prices with fossil fuels, we have taken as a reference the Official Bulletin of the European Union in which the average cost of gasoline and diesel is collected by countries. The reflected prices are those collected by European organizations the days we were circulating in Europe. Keep in mind that these are an average so the final price can vary in practice. Taking into account the kilometers made in each country, we have been able to make the corresponding accounts. As for consumption, we have simulated prices with a gasoline car that consumes 7 liters/100 kilometers and one diesel with a consumption of 5.5 liters/100 km. The cost of our 2,500 kilometers trip Clarified all these points, then we leave what was the total cost of our electric car trip from Berlin to Madrid. In the upper image all the costs of the recharges are reflected. It reflects the following: In blue: the kilometers and the cost per day In green: the cheapest option (electric car) In yellow: the intermediate option (diesel car) In red: the most expensive option (gasoline car) When taking out our own conclusions, anyone can take their cost per kilometer if you have a diesel or gasoline car. The formulas are simple: We take out the liters consumed on a day. To do this, we apply the following formula: (km made * liters / 100 km) / 100 The result is the liters we have needed for the day. For example. If the car consumes 7 liters/100, for the first day of 500 kilometers we have needed 35 liters. (500*7) / 100 = 35 liters That figure is multiplied by the price of gasoline in each country. Following the example of the first day: 35*1,889 = 66,115 euros The cost is taken per day and adds day by day until our own result is obtained. If we talk about an electric car: First we have to know the battery size. We take the percentage of recharged battery as a reference. If our battery has 100 kWh and recharges 75%, we will be recharging 75 kWh. We multiply those KWH by the cost/kWh of recharge. In this case, 75 kWh*0.42 euros/kWh = 31.5 euros. We add the recharges to have the cost per day. We add the days to obtain the total cost. Only 50 euros difference At 2024 prices, 53.62 euros is the difference we have obtained at the end of our trip between recharging a Tesla electric car during Almost 2,500 kilometers in the company’s rapid recharge posts and fill our diesel deposit (taking as reference the average prices reflected by the European Union) with a consumption of 5.5 liters/100 km. If we take as reference a gasoline car with a consumption of 7 liters/100 kilometers, the difference It shoots at 136.61 euros. Again, we take as a reference the average prices reflected by European agencies in each country. This tells us that in the time/money relationship, what is most profitable is, without a doubt, the diesel vehicle when it comes to traveling by road for long distances. Keep in mind that although in all cases the breaks exceeded the time of the recharges, who … Read more

This remains in Europe and the US

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If you planned to get an Xbox, you may be late at the best price. Microsoft He has just announced a global climb in their consoles and controlsa rates review that, for now, will not affect Xbox Game Passbut that anticipates changes in the price of games First-Park At the end of the year. The announcement arrives at an especially delicate time for the industry, with a commercial war between the United States and China. From this May 1, the new prices are already active in Europe. The Xbox Series S of 512 GB It goes from costing 299.99 euros to 349.99 euros, an increase of 16.67 % compared to the price that maintained since its launch in 2020. It is a considerable rise for a console that stood out precisely for its low cost of entry. The model with 1 TB of storage It is also more expensive: 349.99 euros passes to 399.99 euros. The Xbox Series X Digital now costs 549.99 euros, while The version with record reader It is 599.99 euros. Finally, the special edition Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black It reaches 699.99 euros, consolidating as the most expensive console of the current Microsoft catalog. The controls do not get rid of this upward revision. The Xbox Wireless Controller (Core), in its basic version, will be sold for 64.99 euros, while the color model amounts to 69.99 euros. Those who seek a more advanced option must prepare the portfolio: the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Full) reaches 199.99 euros. As for official headphones, Microsoft has confirmed that price changes, for the moment, only affect United States and Canada. In the lower table of the article you can consult all the prices updated both in euros and in dollars. Price in Europe Price in the US Xbox Series S 512 349.99 euros $ 379.99 Xbox Series S 1TB 399.99 euros $ 429.99 Xbox Series X Digital 549.99 euros $ 549.99 Xbox Series x 599.99 euros $ 599.99 Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition 699.99 euros $ 729.99 Xbox Wireless Controller (Core) 64.99 euros $ 64.99 Xbox Wireless Controller (Color) 69.99 euros $ 69.99 Xbox Wireless Controller – Special Edition 74.99 euros $ 64.99 Xbox Wireless Controller – Limited Edition 89.99 euros $ 89.99 Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Core) 149.99 euros 149.99 dollars Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Full) 199.99 euros $ 199,99 Xbox Stereo Headset 59.99 euros (no price change) $ 64.99 Xbox Wireless Headset 109.99 euros (no price change) 119.99 dollars In addition to the consoles and accessories, Microsoft has also advanced that some games will see their price for the Christmas campaign increased. In the US, the price will go from $ 69.99 to $ 79.99. It is another sign that the cost of the great titles follows an ascending trajectory. The case reminds future releases of Nintendo Switch 2, that will reach the market with higher prices than usual In some cases. What is kept without changes, at least for now, are Xbox Game Pass rates. From Redmond they say that “these changes are challenging and have been taken after careful market evaluation and the growing cost of development.” Although the company has not directly mentioned tariffs, the context is difficult to ignore: the commercial escalation between the US and China is already causing tensions in international prices and it is likely that this is not the last adjustment we see in the industry. The striking thing is that Microsoft is not the only company that has chosen to raise prices. Sony also increased last month the cost of its PlayStation 5 console in Europeincluding the United Kingdom, applying a 10% rise in the digital edition. The new PS5 digital costs 499.99 euros, 50 euros more than it cost so far, matching the standard PS5 price in its launch. In the midst of these oscillations, there is a curious fact: the PS5 external record reader has dropped in price. It goes from costing 119.99 euros to 79.99 euros, which partially compensates for the increase if acquired together with the digital version. The standard PS5 with Blu-ray unit remains at 549.99 euros, and the PlayStation 5 Pro retains its price of 799.99 euros. It is not the first time that the Sony console rises in price. In August 2022, the digital edition has already gone from 399.99 euros to 449.99 euros, and the standard version rose from 499.99 euros to the current 549.99 euros. Images | Billy Freeman | Jaime Marrero In Xataka | The Nintendo Switch 2 has reached the market with an important price increase. People are giving the same

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

The best -selling electric scooter in Spain has been renewed. The problem remains the same as always

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There is a scooter that has managed to make a hole in Spain. One with removable battery, an autonomy that is around 100 kilometers, with a peak speed above 100 km/hy manufacturing. And if, It can be driven with the car card B. We talk about Silence S01 Actiona, also marketed by Seat as MO. A version that has been renewed for this 2025 and that is especially relevant for its draft in the market: it is the only Electric Scooter with potential to compete with combustion motorcycles. What it offers. The Silence S01 is a scooter equivalent to 125cc. In its new 2025 version promises up to 133 kilometers of autonomy and a tip speed up to 110km/h. It has a 7.5 kW engine, a 5.6 kWh battery and specifications very similar to those of any combustion scooter. Its differential factor is that this battery is extracted in a cart with wheels to be able to load it at home. If we have a load point, nothing prevents us from performing the process with its Shucko connector. What costs. The price of this motorcycle starts from 5,140 euros before aid. And the phrase is literal, since you are paying the motorcycle, the battery is not included. There are three ways to get it. Unique battery payment: 1,000 euros. Subscription: Monthly payment for the use of the battery, including three full load cycles (about 300km per month): 20.5 euros. Subscription: Monthly payment for battery use, including six full load cycles: 29.5 euros. The small print. The goal of battery rental, according to Silence, is to forget the obsolescence inherent to them. Actiona has a battery stations park, so we can change it in one of them for one that is completely charged to forget to load. If we decide to make the loads, complete it at home will take between seven and nine hours, thought especially to perform the cycles during the night. We must also take into account that, although the battery has a format of Trolleyweighs 41 kilos. The best selling in Spain. S01 is, by far, the best -selling electric motorcycle in our country, the only one that has broken the barrier of the 1,000 units (1080) in 2024. It is still very Of the almost 9,000 units that sold the Honda PCX or the Yamaha Nmax, but not so far from the brand that occupies the 25th stand in combustion: Aphrillia, with Mr. GT 125 and its 1,888 units. Electric motorcycles are still expensive. In Xataka we made accounts: Electric motorcycles cost (not counting aid), practically double with respect to combustion scooters. With an average mileage and a journey of about 20km per day, we would take about ten years to amortize the purchase of electricity. Beyond numbers, the Silence S01 remains the most attractive scooter within its land, and this new 2025 version with improved suspensions, more peak speed and a light Restyling It arrives with even more arguments. Image | Act In Xataka | An electric motorcycle “125” with Spanish blood and 200 kilometers of autonomy: we tried the Velca One

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