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Only one game has dared to stand up to ‘Silksong’ and go on sale the same day. The result has been apocalyptic

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Among all the phenomena that have surrounded the very expected ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong‘, without a doubt, one of the most peculiar has been the delay of video games that had planned their departure on September 4. However, some irreducible competitor has remained firm before the media avalanche that knew that he was going to guide their looks exclusively to Team Cherry game. The result has been as predictable as unfair. We are used to seeing it with AAA games. When a mastodon arrives from a franchise like ‘Call of Duty’ or ‘Assassin’s Creed’, they leave a plot on the calendar: nobody wants to leave in the immediately previous or later weeks. In fact, we are already talking about seeing a phenomenon comparable to ‘GTA VI‘… and that there are still months to arrive. What is strange is to see it around An indie of 20 euros: But in this case it is not a matter of price, but of media attention. After years waiting, all its competitors knew that the news and attention of the players was going to orbit exclusively around ‘Silksong’. There is no space for others. Some games that delayed its launch. These are some of the most striking, in a phenomenon that in different forums has been known as “being silksonado”: Aeterna Lucis: It has been delayed a whole year, from September from 2025 to 2026, indicating that they will take the opportunity to polish the game. Demonschool: From September 3 to November 19, and expressly cite the launch of ‘Silksong’ as a reason. Cloverpit: From the beginning of September they go to September 26. And many more: Baby Steps, Faeland, Megabonk, Moors Protocol, Comfy Girl either Little Witch in The Woods and others have postponed their original launch date weeks or months. An exception. But there is a game that has decided to remain firm and not retire. This is another Metroidvania, such as ‘Silksong’ itself, and that comes from the hand of a video game classic, Atari. This is ‘Adventure of Samsara’, and he paid his daring expensive: while Team Cherry’s game beat records of concurrent, ‘Adventure of Samsara’ had a peak of peak Twelve simultaneous in Steam. Maybe buyers were busy with other things (playing ‘Silksong’, for example), but the equivalences of concurrent-sales players do not usually fail. Possibly Atari did not reach amounts of three figures in sales. It’s not fair. ‘Adventure of Samsara ‘is a very resulton game: it has absolutely delicious animations and a Pixel art Very worked, with that microscopic style that gives him a peculiar personality. The design of the bosses is excellent and although it does not invent anything in their development, pure coming and going by labyrinthine maps in search of improvements that allow us Shooter 2D in some action areas. A non -revolutionary game, but very defensible. Something happens with Samsara. In any case, the little attention that Atari herself has to her game is strange (which in 2021 appointed a new CEO But he has not done any relevant movement): he announced the game three months ago, he has not worried about giving him visibility in the press … Maybe they thought not to follow the current of the other games would it be promoted? It can, but … there has been no promotion. A true suicide against the colossus that has devoured all our attention in the last week. Header | Atari In Xataka | This cleaning products brand has launched the perfect promotion: a free horror survival to clean Moho Demoniaco

A YouTuber fed up that the mobiles were bored and theirs was built. The result is gloriously absurd

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An American youtuber named Marcin Plaza, boring from the lack of innovation in the design of our mobile phones, wanted to prove to create one that adapted to their needs. He succeeded, of course, although the final result has raised some controversy because more than innovative what he has achieved is a “retroinnovator” mobile. What happened. This youtuber is known for its “Frankenstein” device experiments, and a few months ago he published a video in which he explained how he managed to replace the keyboard of his Lenovo Yoga laptop for a mechanical onecreating a unique combination. Now he has returned to the streets, but with a singular experiment: to take advantage of his Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 To create your own mobile. That physical keyboards live. Plaza decided that he would take advantage of the outer display of Z Flip 5 and combine it with the physical keyboard of an old Blackberry Q10 of 2013. The idea was simple to get that keyboard to become a sliding keyboard that is hidden under the screen of its Z Flip 5 broken. But of course, one thing was to say it, and another to do it. An infernal process. In the video in which the entire Plaza process begins, it begins by destroying the Z Flip 5 and checking which components could save. He then designed a housing to print it on a CNC machine – only numerous tests with a 3D printer – and also created a small circuit using an Arduino Pro micro controller that allowed him to adapt the old blackberry keyboard. Looking for solutions. The difficulties did not end there, and to allow the opening of all applications on the small front screen Plaza ended up using Samsung’s Good Lock application and its multistar module. This unique user even ended up adding a magnetic ring for wireless load. This mobile sounds to me. After numerous additional digital DIY tests and operations, Plaza managed to create what he expected: a “Frankenstein” mobile with a small frontal screen and a sliding keyboard underneath. The curious thing – or maybe not – is that this mobile had already been invented 15 years ago. It did the same company from which he took his keyboard, because we are talking about The BlackBerry Torch that first launched in 2010. A hardly replicable experiment. The creator of this curious mobile has shared Some of the project detailsbut it is difficult to replicate it because the only guide to do so is the video he has published on YouTube. Be that as it may, the final result is surprising – especially, because it works – but also paradoxical: the title of the video is “I built my own mobile … because at present innovation is sad”, but its mobile has little innovative. That doesn’t really matter too much: achieving something like that is certainly remarkable. In Xataka | Telephone cabins are disappearing from the world. So an enlightened one has installed one at home

We face two of Amazon’s best selling fryers and the result is not as evident as it seems

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The air fryers They have ceased to be a passenger fashion to become a key appliance in many kitchens. His promise to cook with less oil, faster and without sacrificing flavor has made more and more people consider incorporating them into their day to day. But among so many models, prices and characteristics, making a decision can be complicated. Therefore, the big question is clear: what is the best option? After several weeks, one of our favorite formats returns of the Xataka YouTube channel: The versus. In this series we face two face -to -face devices to analyze every detail and decide which one deserves the most. This time we put on the table two very popular air fryers: the Cosori Premium Chef Edition and the Cecotec Cecofry Full Inox Pro 5500. We have tested them thoroughly with the aim of finding the one that best suits the daily use and any kitchen. A mission: find the best fryer Ana Boria has spent several days cooking with the two fryers in her daily routine, trying Equal recipes in both devices and evaluating your performance in real conditions. To leave it in his initial words: “I have here the two best -selling air fryers of Amazon for years and I have decided to try them and face them face to see which of the two is the best purchase option,” he says. Design is the first point that marks differences. Our partner summarized it like this: “The first thing that caught my attention when taking them out of the box is that the Cecotec is much lighter than the Cosori and is not only because it is smaller, but because of construction materials, since it has worse quality plastics.” That initial feeling could anticipate part of the verdict, but let’s not be fooled, that there are surprises. The experience of use goes through the interface and cleaning, two key points when it is cooked daily. “The button is quite similar in bothwith the icons backlighted behind the touch plastic panel. The good thing about this type of botone is that we prevent the buttons from erasing over time, ”says our partner. What system will the usability and maintenance easier? The performance, on the other hand, is measured in speed and cooking uniformity, two key aspects when using a daily fryer. “During all these days with the two fryers I have tried to cook different dishes and there has been one thing that has caught my attention. The Cosori takes much less to cook,” Ana explains. The difference in time is especially noticeable in crispy recipes, but the question is which achieves the best balance between speed and results. During all these days with the two fryers I have tried to cook different dishes and there has been one thing that has caught my attention. The Cosori takes much less to cook. For many users, noise and consumption are decisive when choosing an appliance. In our tests we find Clear differences in the sound generated by each modeland to verify it we turn to precise measurements with a soundometer. These data reveal that, beyond cooking performance, there are practical aspects such as acoustic comfort that incline the balance. Not everything is power. The real price of a fryer is not measured only by the device: official accessories can make a difference. “For 57 euros we have a very complete fryer, with good power and good capacity,” says Ana about the Cecotec, while Cosori costs more even without extras. In this section, each brand plays its letters differently, and understanding that balance between value and cost helps to make a more accurate decision. The comparison leaves a clear winner, but the differences between the two models deserve to be seen in detail. Each round provides nuances that go beyond the numbers and help to understand what is the best option for each type of user. If you want to know how each fryer behaves in real stages and discover the final verdict, you can do it In the new versus on the YouTube channel of Xataka. In Xataka | Cosori Turbo Blaze Chef Edition, Analysis: If you like the kitchen, this is probably the perfect fryer

It is the result of a whim of nature

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In Spain there are long streets, very long streets and then there is the Gran Vía de la Mangain the Region of Murcia, which more than for relaxing walks is designed for demanding marathons. The figures speak for themselves. From the entrance of the manga to the area of ​​the Venezuela Beach The vial measures around 19 km, a long asphalt tongue that allows it to be often at the head of the largest streets in Spain, since There are those who assign To the Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, one of the most important roads in Barcelona but measures 13 km. Streets worthy of a background corridor. The longest street? There are no official and recent studies that delve into the subject, but when it indicates long streets (extra), the finger is usually targeted to the Gran Vía de la Manga, in the manga of the Mar Menor. Of course its measures attract attention. Between the entrance of the manga and the Veneziola area it measures about 19 kilometers, which has allowed it to emerge in studies such as the one last year to the theme the real estate portal Idealistic. If we can enjoy it, it is largely because of the natural whim of manga, A coastal cord That part of Cabo de Palos and naturally separates the Laguna del Mar Menor and separates it from the Mediterranean. The strip is 20 km east of San Javier already 75 southeast of the city of Murcia. “It is a unique natural resource in Europe, it measures from north to south almost 24 km and from east to west less than one in its widest part,” Precise the Manga Consortiuman organism driven by the consistories of Cartagena and San Javier precisely to attend the area. Is it a disputed position? Yes. The Gran Vía de la Manga crosses a residential area bathed by the waters of the Mar Menor, but there are those who consider that what we are talking about is from urban streets the most extensive is another: the Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanesone of the arteries of Barcelona and that lasts 13 km. So long is that at least in 2015 it was calculated that throughout its route he added 689 portals. With those figures the company JLL or the operator Advancement It has been considered the kilometer street of the country, although making a wink in their studies to the Murcian road, which takes several kilometers to the Catalan. Are the only streets that stand out? No. Leaving the extensive highway map and highways aside, Spain can boast a street with some particularly extensive or populated roads, such as Calle Valéncia, in Barcelona, ​​with approximately 569 portals, According to idealist. In its listing, Alcalá Street, in Madrid, with 10.5 km and 544 portals or Azalea de Alcobendas, also in the province of Madrid and is around 480 portals. More or less they have Aragó Streetin Barcelona. And in other countries? The Murcia and Catalan road are extensive. Very extensive. When an international perspective is adopted, they cease to be so striking. Although the key is to be considered exactly “street”, the 19 km from the Gran Vía de la Manga They know little If compared, for example, with Western Avenue, in Chicago, which passes from 35 km; or Sunset Boulevar, in Los Angeles, and Broadway (New York), which exceed 30 km. Yeah We consulted the Guinness bookits pages collect an equally striking case, although it describes it as a “longest straight road”: a 240 km road in Saudi Arabia built by the King Fahd. Maybe The most striking case However, Yonge Street, in Toronto, indicated for some time, the Guinness as the most extensive street in the world with a surprising length, which actually responded to a calculation error: its technicians added the length of the vual to the one of the Ontario Highway 11. According to Civitatismeasures 56 km, although there are Other references With a different length. Image | Wikipedia In Xataka | Cabo de Gata promised them happy with the tourist pull of its beaches. Until the dunes became parkings In Xataka | Soria has one of the greatest forest masses in Spain but is often rid of fires. The key: “Luck of pines” *An earlier version of this article was published in September 2023

There are already robots running 1,500 meters at 13 kilometers per hour. It is the result of China’s robotic muscle

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Last weekend, Beijing hosted the first “Olympic Games” for humanoid robots. Held in the National Speed Skating Ovalthe Olympic track built for the 2022 winter jjo, the three -day event allowed the attendees to see football, table tennis, boxing, martial arts and Athletics tests. In tests and exhibitions They participated dozens of Humanoid robots belonging to both private companies from 16 countries and 280 teams from universities and, although there were more or less fun moments, which has gone around the world is that of the Unitree robot on the athletics track. We can see it in this video: In this competition, the robots were not in their air, but were being operated by humans with remote control. That does not take merit to the fact that Unitree’s H1 model I got a speed record when completing 1,500 meters in a time of 6 minutes and 34 seconds. Its speed reached 4.78 m/s, exceeding the previous 3.3 m/s mark that held a few months ago and eclipseing the 2.5 m/s that the Boston Dynamics Atlas. And, in context, although it is much slower than Jakob IngebrigstenNorwegian that has the 3: 29.63 mark, it was also faster than many non -professional humans. But what is giving what to talk about, for the “fun” of the moment, was when that same H1 he ran over an operator of another robot who, Next to the Unitree model, I had nothing to do. In the end, as the human operators run next to their robot, when they relieve the control, the H1 operators mislead for a moment and ended up overwhelming the rival. Yellow card, if they ask me. But here the interesting thing is that these Olympics for robots, more than something fun or colorful, was a muscle demonstration to the entire world. That the ‘gag’ does not prevent seeing the forest Robots such as those of Unitree have artificial intelligence systems, and even internal language models, to perform the actions for which they have been trained. H1, without going any further, has been trained with a Honor property. The ‘ruling’ in the 1,500 meters test that resulted in the outrage was due to what was commented: they were not autonomous, but controlled by an operator. However, these Olympics served to demonstrate the versatility of a new generation of robots in which many countries have interest, but that China has become a national priority. The Asian giant is following an extremely ambitious national strategy with a goal: to become a world leader in short -term humanoid robotics. With the so-called ’14th Five-Year Plan for The Robotics Industry’, the government He set goals in 2021 with the idea of annual growth of more than 20% in the robotics sector. This year the First national standards For these robots, a regulation that covers from environmental perception and movement control to the planning and execution of tasks. And, for all this, it has created a state fund of almost 140,000 million dollars for technological startups, and Unitree is one of the spoiled by the Government. HE wait that the country produces more than 10,000 humanoid robots this 2025 and even They are creating “schools” in which these machines are trained in specific tasks such as cleaning, kitchen or series manufacturing. The purpose is that they are capable of perform tasks that require fine mobility. In the “Olympics”, apart from more conventional sports tests, medication classification tournaments, material manipulation and cleaning were held. Come on, it was a window for companies to show achievements that are going to leave in all media, such as the Unitree record, but also to be seen to what extent is the specialization of these robots. China considers that these humanoid robots are “The next great technological revolution” After smartphones and electric vehicles, and are an essential tool in the industry, but also to compensate for the Demographic decrease of some countries who are suffering to find workers in certain sectors. And there are several cities in which universities and startups are investigating in humanoid robotics, but the hard core of investment and leadership in China is made up of Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Suzhou and Guangzhou, agglutinating the largest number of companies and industrial parks for the development of robotic projects. In the end, the ‘World Humanoid Robot Games’ or events such as the Robot World Football World or the Boxing championshipsThey are nothing more than a showcase to test the abilities of robots that, in China they are already living with humans. For example, the Roboperros Guide for blindthose who are “living” in the subway distributing packages to feeding stores or those who perform tasks of Hospital care and care for older people. Returning to the Olympics, the most amazing thing is that Unitree ensures that those 4.78 m/s of their H1 have already been surpassed in internal tests. Images | UNITREE In Xataka | Given the irremediable aging of its population, China has made a family decision: up the retirement age

A Spanish company imposed facial recognition to enter its gyms. Result: Fine of 96,000 euros

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The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has imposed A sanction of 96,000 euros to the gyms chain exceeds to violate the data protection of its customers. The reason? Have imposed facial recognition as the only method of access to your gyms. The facts were denounced by Facua in 2023 and now the resolution has been known. What happened? On August 4, 2023, a claim was filed to SIDECU, a company based in A Coruña in charge of the gyms. According to the document (PDF), the Sports Center exceeds Entrepuentes in Seville was “denying access to the facilities” because a new access method had been implemented through a facial recognition system. “ The complainant considered that this access was “invasive about his intimacy” and “excessive for access to said establishment.” Until the implementation of the facial recognition system, which had not been notified to the partners and was mandatory, it was possible to enter the gym using a card. This claim was added two more and, finally, in September 2023, Facua denounced SIDECU. The defense. Sidec defended himself wielding that he did not store images of the users, but generated a facial pattern through an algorithm patented by the company that developed the system. According to the gyms chain, this “template” was not enough to identify users or deduce their physical characteristics. For SIDECU, this was enough for the system to meet the RGPDbut the truth is that no. The first error. Misunderstand the regulations, thus breaking article 9 of the RGPD. Article 4.14 of the RGPD establishes that biometric data are “personal data obtained from a specific technical treatment, related to the physical, physiological or behavioral characteristics of a natural person that allow or confirm the unique identification of said person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic data.” According to article 9 of the same regulation, the treatment of “biometric data aimed at uniquely identifying a natural person” is prohibited. Image | Ryan Hoffman The second error. Impose the system and not warn, thus breaking article 13 of the RGP. Not only did it not warn users, but facial recognition was the only way to access the establishments and there was no other real option, thus entering the game: consent was not free. It is true that the company ended up implementing an alternative access system (teaching the ID at the door), but its arrival was later to claims. Do not warn users breaches article 13 of the GDPR. The third terror. Do not evaluate the risks, finally breaking article 35 of the RGPD. According to the sentence, SIDEC did not justify why it was necessary to implement this system, above all, less invasive and equally effective alternatives. The AEPD states that the company did not carry out the impact assessment in the protection of personal data (when it was not dealing with personal data) and that it acted without fraud, but negligently and without “the special diligence that is enforceable to this type of treatments.” The sanctions. Three, one for each article violated: 80,000 euros for violating article 9 of the RGPD, 30,000 euros for not having informed users in advance (article 35) and 50,000 euros for not having prepared the impact assessment on personal data protection (article 9). In total, a penalty of 160,000 euros that, due to the recognition of the responsibility and the Sidecu’s soon lamp, has remained at 96,000 euros. Cover image | Gold’s Gym Nepal In Xataka | Unsuspected fine for the European Commission in Europe: it violated its own General Data Protection Regulation

A laboratory has recreated the first molecule after the Big Bang. The result does not fit with our history of the universe

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In the beginning, God created heavens and earth. And the earth was without order and empty. And the darkness covered the surface of the abyss, and the Spirit of God moved on the surface of the waters. Then God said: Be the light. And there was light. Go if there was light. A little context. Just after the Big Bang, the universe was an unimaginably dense and hot place. But as it expanded and cooled, the matter began to organize. First, protons and neutrons formed the nuclei of the lighter elements. Three hundred eighty thousand years later, temperatures fell enough for electrons to join these nuclei, forming the first neutral atoms: mainly hydrogen and helium. And it was then, in that cosmic childhood, when chemistry was born. The first molecule. The first chemical bond of the universe was the helium hydride ion (HEH+). A simple molecule formed by an atom of neutral helium and a hydrogen core; That is, a proton. For decades, his role in the birth of the first stars was subject to intense debates and theoretical simulations. Now, a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics in Germany has achieved recreate for the first time The reactions of this molecule in conditions similar to those of the primitive universe. The result has been a capital surprise that will force physicists to reconsider what they thought they knew about how the first lights lit. The first stars. After the formation of neutral atoms, the universe entered into A period known as the “dark age”. There were still no objects that emitted light, such as stars. For a star to be born, a gas cloud had to contract until enough density and temperature to start the nuclear fusion. But there is a problem: for the cloud to contract until that point due to gravity, it needed to dissipate heat. Below the 10,000 degrees Celsius, hydrogen atoms are not able to radiate that heat. This is where the molecules come into play. Helium hydride (heh+) can cool gas in a much more efficient way due to its strong dipole moment: it radiates heat emitting photons when rotating and vibrating. Something does not fit. Physicists believed that HEH+ had been a key cooling agent in the primitive universe. The problem was that HEH+ could also be destroyed by colliding with the omnipresent hydrogen atoms. Until now, the theoretical models predicted that the destruction reaction had slowed down drastically due to the very low temperatures of the primitive universe, but no one had verified it experimentally. The results of the experiment, published in the magazine Astronomy & AstrophysicsThey are completely unexpected. To the difference of all predictions, the reaction does not slow down at low temperatures. In fact, its speed remains almost constant. What physicists call a “reaction without barrier” occurs. Image | NASA, that In Xataka | The first molecule of the universe: after decades after it, we just discovered one of the key pieces of chemistry dawn

China’s absolute dominance over rare earths is the result of a strategy that no one else has. Not even the US

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The Rare earth They have a leading role in the commercial, technological and geostrategic war that the US and China support. These chemical elements are relatively scarce, and, in addition, they are not usually found purely in nature, but what makes them so special are Its physicochemical properties. In fact, thanks to them they have established themselves as A very valuable resource In numerous industries, especially in electronics and renewable energies. During the last year and a half the Chinese government has used its control of these chemical elements to defend their strategic interests In full confrontation with the US, Europe and its allies. The interesting thing is that it can do it because it produces approximately 70% of rare earths They are distributed in the world market, and, what is even more important, controls 90% of the processing industry to which it is necessary to submit rare earths so that they can be used. China refines 99% of the weighing land of the planet At the current US tension situation, Europe and its allies need to bet on their independence and consolidate their own supply chain. They are in it, but they don’t have it easy. The old continent in particular has been proposed to self -abuse At least 10% of rare earths He needs for 2030 thanks to the exploitation of the new deposits, such as the one he found in January 2023 the LKAB mining company near the city of Kiruna, in northern Sweden. China’s starting point is very favorable. As we have just seen, with a 70% production of the global market and a control of 90% of the rare earth processing industry this Asian country has this absolutely controlled market. However, we have not yet repaired in a figure more that is also very important: China refine no less than 99% of the heavy lands of the planet. These chemical elements are a subgroup of rare earth characterized by its greater density and lower ionic radius. Heavy rare earths are a subgroup of rare earths characterized by its greater density and lower ionic radius In addition, heavy rare earths are less abundant in the earth’s crust than the light ones. To this subgroup belongs as elusive minerals and with names as exotic as gadolinio, the terbio, the display, the holm, the erbium or the tulle, among others. How can we intuit, China does not control 99% of the processing of this kind of rare earth by chance. This absolute leadership is the result of a strategy in which teaching institutions are having an unquestionably protagonist role. And, according to the newspaper The New York Timesat the moment China has 39 university programs of chemistry specialized in rare earths. Presumably in these training programs students acquire the necessary knowledge to develop their professional career in the chemical industry specialized in rare earth processing. There is no doubt that this is one of the great strengths of the country led by Xi Jinping in this area, especially if we keep in mind that US universities currently do not offer a single specialized program in rare earths. The article published by The New York Times does not collect it, but in all likelihood European countries that have a greater dependence on rare earths, such as Germany or France, as well as Japan or South Korea are in the same situation as the US. These countries will cost a lot of time to acquire the favorable inertia that China has objectively, so it is reasonable to anticipate that in the short and medium term the rare earth processing industry will continue to be led by strong by the country headed by Xi Jinping. This Jens Eskelund statementthe president of the Chamber of Commerce of the European Union in China, clearly reflects what the US and Europe face: “Some approvals are coming (the result of negotiation with China), but they are far from being enough to Avoid imminent stops in production. We still face A great interruption in supply chains“ Image | Volker Braun More information | The New York Times In Xataka | We already know what is the best natural factory of the precious rare earths: a cosmic kilonova

Japan has been seeing how its birth collapse little by little. Now faces the result: the “problem 2025”

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Japan has a great great Population challenge ahead, a demographic watchmaking pump fed by a birth rate that He has won to place in historical minimumsincreased life expectancy and a weight increasing of the elderly population. That is no novelty. However, however, Japanese economists and politicians look with increasing concern A key datethe turning point from which this aging will begin to take its toll to the country. And it has already arrived. The “problem 2025”. Although there is still much 2025 ahead and it is soon to know if Japanese birth will continue The descending curve of The last decadeDemographers have long suspected that this will not be an easy year. And the reason does not reside so much in fertility and mortality rates as in what it represents. 2025 will mark the point where the Japanese born during the Baby Boom of the late 40 (1947-1949) will exceed 75 years. And that means a real challenge for several reasons. In fact, in the country they have been talking about “Problem 2025”. More than a symbol. Japan It is not the only nation that deal with the winds of demographic winter, although there they blow with more force than usual and the problem is faced from a particular perspective. From the outset, the Japanese do not perceive the elderly as most countries. For them, the usual thing is that people who have turned 65 “Genki” categorythat of healthy and active people. As I remembered The Economist A few months agomore than 50% of people between 65 and 69 years and more than a third of those of 70 to 74 are still working. Moreover, in the population group between 65 and 74, only 3% of the Japanese require nursing care. His life is so active that the country’s gerontological association has even proposed to include that cohort in a new category, that of the “pre-estatants.” The thing changes after 75. Crusade that barrier only work 12% of the Japanese and the percentages of the population that require care. They are the “advanced elders”, the horizon that the millions of Japanese are now born during the Baby Boom of the late 40s. And with them the whole of Japanese society does. Why is it a problem? Because, like They have not been warning for some time Experts, that demographic turn will submit the pension system and medical care in Japan to greater pressure. And it will also do it in an aged country, accustomed to seeing how every year it is achieved A new historical minimum of birth rate and in which the population of working age It has been descending evident since the beginning of the century. The result is what experts such as Takado Komine, of the Institute for International Policy Studies (IEPI), has called The “problem 2025”, a crisis with multiple edges and derivatives that affect society and economy. “A sudden increase”. In A recent analysis On the phenomenon, Europa Press cites some of the fronts on which the “problem 2025” will let yourself feel. The first, he remembers citing an IPEI report, will probably be geriatric care services. The organism Consider which is “almost certain” that as of this year doctors and nurses will deal with “a sudden increase” of people who need care, which will result in “a significantly greater burden for workforce.” And what will be the result? A foreseeable personnel and greater pressure deficit on social coverage systems. In 2018, the government has already made accounts and concluded that between 2025 and 2040 the general social security costs, including pensions, will shoot almost 60%. Everything while The weight of the population Over 65 years old does not stop increasing in the country. The report also indicates the challenge that will be for large urban areas, where a greater volume of elderly people is concentrated. The Government has already launched to solve the problem, but the challenge is considerable and is accompanied by threats, such as giving rise to an inequality crisis among older people. How serious is the problem? It arrives with review some figures to understand it. Last year they were born in Japan 721,000 babiesthe lowest data since the country collects statistics. Only in 1949 (in full baby boom) it is estimated that they were born 2.69 million babiesthe same ones that will now cross the 75 -year border. According to Precise The Economistthe population that exceeds that age is expected to rub the 22 million. A decade ago they were just 17. Image | Woody Yan (UNSPLASH) In Xataka | The Japanese demography debacle, illustrated in a graphic that speaks for itself

Someone wondered what would happen if we allowed all athletes to do. The result is already here: improved games

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“Imagine that a 60 -year -old beat the Usain Bolt world record.” Sounds crazy, but that is the phrase that left last year during An interview with The Guardian Aron d´souza, the founder, president and visible face of Enhanced. His words matter because D´Souza is organizing, with the support of some outstanding investors, the Improved games (Enhancend Games), a sports competition that will open the door for your athletes to dop and consume drugs prohibited by sports federations. The objective is the one that D´Souza commented: to knock down barriers and leave behind the brands of Usain Bolt or other apparently unbeatable plusmarks on the tracks. The idea, of course, has generated a huge stir and has already led to international experts and agencies to alert of its dangers. Las Vegas, May 2026. That is the city and the date on which improved games want to make their great start. In An act held this week at Resort World Las Vegas, D´Souza and his team announced that the first competition open to the consumption of drugs vetoed by the sports federations will be held next year, between May 21 and 26in “The city of sin.” More specifically, in a complex built for tests within the Resorts world las vegas With clues and pool. A for world records. There the athletes who participate in the tournament will compete in three disciplines: swimming, athletics and lostfilia, with different categories in each. For that purpose, the organizers will prepare a 50 -meter pool with four lanes, a six -lane speed track, a special scenario for weightlifting and something so (or even more important): A succulent list of metallic awards. In addition to the premiums for participating, Enhanced will offer a reward of $ 500,000 per proof, of which 250,000 will go to the pocket of the first classified. If any of the athletes hit a world record in the “definitive tests” (100 meters smooth and 50 m free) will also pocket a gratification of one million dollars. The objective is evident: spray plusmarks. For now and to open appetite, the organizers They assure that one of its swimmers has already managed to overcome a 2009 record. The keyword: doping. What defines improved games is not who, where and when they organize, but how they raise the tests. Its great hallmark is that they open the door to the use of drugs or treatments vetoed in official competitions. “Unlike traditional sports agencies, Enhanced does not prohibit substances that improve performance, but also bring them to light, with total transparency, safety and medical supervision,” Underline. Throughout the last months the organizers They have stressed that treatments will not be administered “in any way” and athletes will have to pass “thorough medical recognitions.” In The same report of The Guardian in which D´Souza talked about breaking Bolt’s records even states that organizers will not accept illegal substances and their drugs must have been legally prescribed. Of course, compliance with the standards seems to depend on the collaboration of athletes. “Sport stagnated”. Although the appointment has generated A considerable controversythe organizers have loaded it as an epic and insist that their goal is to open horizons. “We live in a world transformed by science, from vaccines to AI. But sport has stagnated. Until today. We are not updating the regulation, we are rewriting it,” claims D´Souza. Enhanced’s website includes other ideas Roundsuch as “superhumanity” or “future of sport.” “We are creating a new category of excellence, a world where drugs to improve performance are used safely, open and supervised.” “In 1896 Baron Pierre de Coubertin reinvented the old Olympic Games for his time, an era of nationalisms,” Reflect. “Now we are reinventing the Olympic Games again … to create a completely new formula, not sport, but of humanity.” Apart ideas, the truth is that the organization He has recognized who hopes to enter millions of dollars for the issuance rights and in The same statement in which he informs of the first improved games slides that plans to launch at the end of this summer a company dedicated to “improved performance products”. “Dangerous, not very ethical and harmful”. Not everyone shares the enthusiasm of D´Souza and his team. On the contrary. Since Enhanced revealed his plans and especially after the confirmation of his first “games”, there have been few voices that have risen to pronounce against the idea. This week the Sport Australia Athlete Advisory Group He warned that “the normalization” of drugs to improve performance “promotes doping as entertainment, putting athletes at risk, and devalues ​​the efforts of those who choose to compete clean.” For the organism, the concept of improved games is “dangerous, not very ethical and harmful.” And it is not the most resounding opinion about it. Travis Tygart, Executive Director of the US Anti -Doping Agency, He thinks that the initiative is “a dangerous clown show, not really sport” and the world anti -doping agency speaks of “dangerous and irresponsible project.” Others They pull irony And they have baptized the Enhanced Games of “steroid Olympics.” An appointment, several names. If the improved games have achieved so much impact is not only because of their challenging and controversial approach. To its visibility has helped (and much) that Enhanced has managed to embark in the initiative some prominent names of the world of finance and sport. Among the first figure Peter Thievel either Donald Trump Jr. Among the second, the Australian swimmer James Magnussentwice world champion of 100 m free. And to him others have joined such as the Ukrainian plusmarchist Andrii Govorov or the Bulgarian Josif Miladinov, European silver in 100 butterfly. One of the names that have sounded the most in recent days has been however that of Greek Olympic swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev, who According to Enhanced He has already managed to break the world record of 50 m free with a mark of 20.89 seconds, which would exceed the one achieved in 2009 by Cesar Cielo. The BBC points out that, … Read more

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