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The San Fermín bulls fight against TikTok and against modern times. And the ‘Joker’ proves that they are losing

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He wanted to be the protagonist in the San Fermín running of the bulls and he has achieved it. At least for a few hours. He more or less complied with the dress code of scarf and red sash, espadrille, white shirt and pants. But he was dressed up like the Joker. Not in vain do they know him as the “Joker” of the bullswith his green hair and that crazy look. With millions of views on their networks, the arrest and proposed sanction was not due to a matter of bad taste, but rather for converting the confinement into content and skipping a couple of digits from the public ordinance of Pamplona. After climb onto a balcony and do everything the performance so much in the square As in the races, the Municipal Police reduced it and stopped him. The case summarizes a phenomenon that has been growing for years. The Sanfermines continue to be a centenary festival, already converted into a huge set for TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Every morning, dozens of runners look for a viral image and, meanwhile, the Municipal Police continues with its technique of tightening control to prevent the race from becoming a (more) dangerous spectacle. Mobile phones are still prohibited. Smart glasses too. In fact, this creative apogee has even forced the type of surveillance to change. Years ago the problem was cell phones. The municipal police told us that smartphones are not confiscated, but that runners are “invited” to leave the course. But things have changed. The use of smart glasses capable of recording video from the runner’s point of view has put the entire police force on alert. In just three running of the bulls during San Fermín 2026, the Municipal Police seized 54 glasses recording within the tour. All of them failed to comply with article 11 of the Ordinance, which prohibits the use of any image or sound device without express authorization. The violation is considered serious and can result in fines of between 601 and 6,000 euros. Who is the Joker behind the mask. Just like ElPaís has documentedthe name of this white label Joker is Lacey Mrzena. He landed in Pamplona from Chicago (Illinois), already dyed green and with his face made up. He seems to love the DC Comics villain and calls himself Straighdroplace. The arrest occurred after touching the bulls, he defied the municipal officials and reoffended despite police warnings. The Police insist that the costume does not constitute no violation. What is punishable (and sanctioned) are the behaviors that put the safety of the rest of the runners at risk. What can or cannot be done in the 850 meters that separates a good handful of bulls from a hundred people running these days, from last July 6 to today, closing day, is perfectly indicated after years of reviews: clothing, objects or behaviors that make the race difficult must leave the course in order to maintain “the good order and security of the running of the bulls.” More and more expulsions and sanctions. The “Joker” is just one of many. The Local Civil Protection Board confirmed several complaints during the holidays for reasons such as calling the attention of the cattle by shouting, climbing on urban elements or recording while they ran without permission or license to do so. Any distraction can cause a chain fall among dozens of runners and that is where the real danger lies. These objects can be confiscated for hindering progress on the course, the runner can be expelled and disciplinary proceedings can be initiated. And, of course, if the person reoffends or disobeys the agents’ orders, they can end up detained and fined with sanctions that “depend on the criteria of dangerousness and people involved according to each case”, as explained to us from Udaltzaingoa. The algorithm rewards risk. With videos that, until replicatedexceed the average number of TikTok views, the conflict of violating the ordinance in Pamplona seems to be worth it to some. In recent years, videos have proliferated that seek to be increasingly spectacular at popular festivals or mass events, even using drones and editing the speed to resemble professional sports content. In San Fermín the incentive is evident. A video recorded just a few centimeters from a bull can accumulate millions of views in a matter of hours. The more extreme the scene seems, the greater its diffusion. That incentive clashes with the philosophy of confinement. The Joker is just the scapegoat for an event that many sign up for just to see it. “What is this about confinement?”” from within. A battle impossible to win. The Municipal Police recognizes that technology evolves faster than those controls that many skip in the bullfightas is the case of selectivity reviews, with new radio frequency detectors. Every year new recording devices appear that are smaller and harder to detect. Smart glasses are the latest example that previously preceded GoPro and similar cameras. Meanwhile, the authorities maintain the same message: running requires doing it without cameras, without cell phones and without elements that distract participants. Virality is no exception. The “Joker” will probably disappear when San Fermín ends and we will see him again next year. Because the phenomenon lends itself like a magnet to any massive party that serves as a global showcase. And because, in practice, it is extremely difficult to prevent someone from being willing to risk a fine—or worse—to get the perfect video. Images | Flickr (Jonan Basterra) / Own edition In Xataka | Pamplona has discovered the definitive trick to break the rule: running in San Fermín filming it with glasses. The Police have another opinion

running in San Fermín recording it with glasses. The Police have another opinion

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Smart glasses have just collided head-on with the San Fermín running of the bulls. It is the new legal outrage of the most guarded confinement. The legal key is in the Pamplona running of the bulls ordinance: prohibits carrying cameras, mobile phones or “any image or sound recording medium” within the route and reserved fences. Article 4.11 of the Municipal Enclosure Ordinance makes it very clear. Unless expressly authorized, if you do so, you expose yourself to sanctions ranging from minor (601 euros) to very serious (6,000 euros). The video, shared by TikTok and accumulating almost 20,000 views, it shows that adrenaline-inducing moment of jumping and warming up before running in front of the halters. In first person, the video partly boasts about being able to record it and skip the lockdown ordinance. Since they are not carried in the hand, the glasses are considered a recording device that can distract, hinder the race and compromise the safety of runners and third parties. Before Meta there was GoPro. Is it worth recording the running of the bulls rather than running it? The suggestive idea of ​​using glasses has collided head-on with arrest. Tracking the user’s account, the Municipal Police of Navarra did not take long to identify the foreign runner wearing the Ray-Ban Meta. It was during the second running of the bulls of San Fermín 2026. It is neither the first time nor will it be the last. During the last years there are some other runner who chose to carry a camera knowing that he is “strictly prohibited“The Foral Police confiscated it. And although there are people covering the LED of this type of viewers to record without anyone noticing, that does not mean that it is legal: the Spanish Penal Code considers it a crime that, if by recording, it violates the “privacy of the other”, with prison sentences of one to four years and a fine of twelve to twenty-four months” Smart glasses and the law. Whether it is a cell phone, a GoPro or a drone, even if the support is more discreet and “modern”, recording is prohibited. The problem is that we come across a certain legal loophole because in Spain there is no specific law that says “Ray-Ban Meta is prohibited” in the abstract. What applies is the regulations of the event and, where applicable, data protection and security regulations if third parties are recruited without a legal basis. In a lockdown, the key is not so much technology as context. Jurisprudence or legal debate usually follows two paths: public security and image treatment. In a massive and sometimes dangerous event like San Fermín, the first weighs more, because the City Council considers that recording from within can cause tripping, divert attention or even put other runners at risk; The second, privacy, appears as a reinforcement if third-party images are later disseminated without consent. Four centuries before the bull. Ironically, the running of the bulls began as a tolerated infraction, and later became the regulated festival that every Pamplona resident knows: in the 16th century the young men began to run in front of the bulls, in 1776 the fence was established and in 1867 Pamplona formally regulated it by ordinance. Then came the starting rockets, the second rocket in 1927 and, already in the 20th century, the assistance protocols and professionalization with health devices, a safety manual and the entire police liturgy. The rules also provide that “anyone who litters the road and public spaces will be punished” and, unfortunately, it is not difficult to find glasses, even glass, along the route. In fact, you cannot stay on the tour if you are drunk or under the influence of drugs, but tourists usually ignore these rules and “a fine always falls on someone who is clueless.” With or without consent. Even worse are the cases of recordings of girls without your consent. An example is found in the penalty of 10,000 euros from the AEPD for recording a person in the street without permission and disseminating the video on networks, as in relation to the April Fair. Organic Law 1/1982, which regulates the fundamental right to honor, privacy and one’s own image, is clear about this type of illegitimate interference. At least, and with the second running of the Sanfermines in 2026 over, everything is functioning with ritual normality: short and very fast running of the bulls and with a controlled injury toll—just two injured per pole—, while the city continues to shield the race with more surveillance, more preventive messages and more awareness than ever about risky behavior. Images | Flickr (Paul Mison, Antonio Sánchez Serrano) In Xataka | There are people covering the LED on Meta’s glasses to record secretly. The company has just made a drastic decision In Xataka | Soon you won’t need to remember anyone’s name. Meta’s glasses will do it for you

These are all the confirmed guests for the San Diego Comic-Con Málaga 2026

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The countdown to This year’s Comic-Conwhich will be held between October 1 and 4, 2026 in Malaga, has begun. Although there is not yet a complete program, we do have an overwhelming list of fifty confirmed guests, which will grow in the coming months. For now we can open our mouths to a good number of performers and creators who you can see live in Malaga. Here is the complete list of guests so far, which we will expand with successive announcements: Cinema and television Karl Urban Protagonist of ‘The Boys’ and ‘Dredd’, with roles also in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Star Trek’. October 1 and 2. Michael Rooker Actor in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘The Walking Dead’, and legendary Henry Lee Lucas in ‘Henry, Portrait of a Murderer’. October 1 and 2. Sean Gunn Part of the cast of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. October 1 and 2. Jason Lee— Actor of ‘My Name is Earl’, voice of Syndrome in ‘The Incredibles’ and regular with Kevin Smith. October 1 and 2. Kevin Smith— Director and screenwriter of ‘Clerks’, ‘Dogma’ and ‘Tusk’. October 1 and 2. Mira Sorvino Oscar-winning actress for ‘Mighty Aphrodite’. October 1 and 2. John DiMaggio Voice actor for Bender in ‘Futurama’ and Jake in ‘Adventure Time’. October 2 and 3. Emily Rudd Protagonist of the adaptation of ‘One Piece’. October 2. Iñaki Godoy — Co-star of the adaptation of ‘One Piece’. October 2. Lukas Robert Ettlin Director and producer of the series ‘One Piece’. October 2. Richard Dean Anderson Protagonist of ‘MacGyver’ and ‘Stargate SG-1’. October 3 and 4. Kristian Nairn ‘Game of Thrones’ actor. October 3 and 4. Sean Astin Interpreter of Sam Gamyi in ‘The Lord of the Rings’. October 3 and 4. Elijah Wood— Interpreter of Frodo Baggins in ‘The Lord of the Rings’. October 3 and 4. Deborah Ann Woll ‘Daredevil’ actress and role-player. Date not specified. Casper Van Dien Actor from the ‘Starship Troopers’ saga. Date not specified. Denise Richards Actress from the ‘Starship Troopers’ saga. Date not specified. Dina Meyer Actress from the ‘Starship Troopers’ saga. Date not specified. Michael Ironside Actor from the ‘Starship Troopers’ saga. Date not specified. Jake Busey Actor from the ‘Starship Troopers’ saga. Date not specified. Natasha Liu Bordizzo ‘Ahsoka’ actress. Date not specified. Dan Fogler Actor of ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Fantastic Beasts’. Date not specified. Denise Gough ‘Andor’ actress. Date not specified. Christopher Lambert Actor of ‘Los Inmortales’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’. Date not specified. Kevin Sussman ‘Big Bang Theory’ actor. Date not specified. Ali Plumb Journalist and film critic for BBC Radio 1. Date not specified. Video games, role-playing and board games David Jones Designer of ‘Lemmings’ and producer of ‘Grand Theft Auto’. The four days. Jeremy Crawford— Designer of editions 4 and 5 of ‘Dungeons and Dragons’. October 1 to 4. Reiner Knizia Designer of more than 700 board games. Every day except Sunday. Sleeve Yoichi Takahashi— Mangaka creator of ‘Captain Tsubasa’. The four days. Shin’ichirō Watanabe— Creator of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and ‘Samurai Champloo’. October 3 and 4. Yoshihiro Ueda— Animation director of ‘Dragon Ball’. October 1 and 2. Akira Yamaoka — Musical composer of ‘Silent Hill’. October 1 and 2. Comic John Romita Jr.— Artist of ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Kick-Ass’. He will sign the second official poster, not yet revealed. The four days. Dan Mora Artist of ‘Batgirl or Doctor Strange’. Date not specified. Michael Golden Artist of ‘Micronauts’ and ‘Nam’. The four days. Stefano Caselli Artist of ‘Avengers’ and ‘Spider-Man’. Date not specified. Rick Leonardi Artist of ‘X-Men’ and ‘Spider-Man 2099’. Date not specified. Juanjo Guarnido Artist of ‘Blacksad’. Date not specified. Pat Mills— Founder of ‘2000 AD’, creator of ‘Nemesis the Warlock’ or ‘Marshall Law’. Date not specified. Laia Lopez Illustrator of ‘Royalty Witches’ and ‘Mystical’. Date not specified. Philip Kennedy Johnson Screenwriter of ‘The Fellspyre Chronicles’ or ‘The Last God’. Date not specified. Carmen Carnero Artist of ‘Captain America’ and ‘Miles Morales: Spider-Man’. From Friday to Sunday. Chris Condon Artist of ‘Ultimate Wolverine’ and ‘The Last Stand’. The four days. Pepe Larraz Cartoonist for ‘The Dynasty of X’. From Friday to Sunday. Álvaro Martínez Bueno — Artist of ‘Justice League Dark’ and ‘Batman’. The four days. Michael Walsh Artist of ‘Comeback’ and ‘The Silver Coin’. The four days. David Messina ‘Catwoman’ artist. Date not specified. Jorge Jimenez Artist of ‘Supersons’ and ‘Superman Rebirth’, author of the gift poster for attendees and a special print commissioned by SDCC Málaga, revealed at Panel Zero. The four days. Others Helen Chen— Art director and production designer on ‘The K-Pop Warriors’ and ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’; author of the first official poster. The four days. Gutting History (Pascu and Rodri) — Live concert and special panel on the closing day. October 4th. In Xataka | The new director of Comic-Con Málaga does not come from fandom, but he has something better: the key to solve their problems

Earning $180,000 a year is no longer enough to live in San Francisco. The AI ​​boom has eaten up the technological middle class

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In San Francisco you can earn $180,000 a year and not make ends meet easily. The AI ​​boom It is making what would be a huge salary anywhere else become mere pocket change, preventing entry into an impossible real estate market and a standard of living unattainable for the majority. Silicon Valley’s dream is to move. In it New York Times They tell the story of Katrine Razniak, a LinkedIn recruiter, and her partner Adam Woodbury, a software engineer. They have been in the city for five years and earn 180,000 and 185,000 dollars respectively, but despite this they are not able to get something as basic as an apartment for two. They spent months looking for a one-bedroom apartment to move in together on a budget of $5,000 a month, but it was impossible. They say they saw one for $5,200 and the waiting list already had 30 interested parties an hour after the open house. Buying a house is not an option either: The median home price is $1.7 million.. Given this situation, the couple is considering moving to another state where their salaries would allow them to live as an upper class. The new elite. While Katrine Razniak and her partner have to continue living in shared apartments, there is a new technological upper class that can afford to live comfortably in the city. They are the new millionaires of the AI ​​boom, employees of companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, with stratospheric valuations and stock options. In October of last year, when OpenAI was worth $500 billionwe already talked about that the city’s real estate market was exploding. Employees began selling stocks and buying homes like there was no tomorrow, causing prices to skyrocket. There is no improvement in sight. Not even a year has passed and Sam Altman’s company worth 852 billion dollars and Anthropic aims for 900 billion. To put it in context, when Uber went public in 2019 it was worth 82 billion, we are talking about ten times that amount. The imminent IPO of the two companies, added to the recent IPO of SpaceX, aims to create new fortunes, until 20 new billionairesaccording to estimates. Working in technology is no longer a guarantee of success in San Francisco, now you have to work in AI (and own stocks). It’s not just the rent. The median salary in San Francisco is also higher than the rest of the country and has been growing over the past six years, going from $153,000 to $196,000 today. However, everything else has also gone up. Aside from housing, life in general isn’t exactly cheap either. According to data from Cost of Living Indexthe cost of living in San Francisco is 65.6% higher than the rest of the United States. Katrine Razniak says her monthly spending has grown by $1,000 without changing her lifestyle, causing her and her friends to replace restaurant outings with home-cooked dinners. The housing problem in San Francisco. Spain is going through a housing crisis unprecedented, but we are not the only country facing this situation; Canada, Germany, Mexico, China o The United States are also suffering from it. In San Francisco specifically, the housing market is absolutely broken. As we said, the average price of a home is 1.7 million dollars, more than triple the national average of $450,000, and the rent is already the most expensive in the entire country, even ahead of New York. The demand is very high and the construction of new buildings is stagnant and the little that there is at a decent price ($5,000 a month is decent) flies in a matter of seconds. Image | photoholgic in Unsplash In Xataka | Sleeping capsules for 800 euros a month: the housing shortage in San Francisco is reaching the extreme

The San Diego Comic-Con Málaga 2026 wants to wipe the slate clean with a redesigned space and an avalanche of guests

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The San Diego Comic-Con Malaga this year is determined not to repeat the organizational errors that hindered last year’s edition and that earned them criticism and complaints: little space to eat and drink, endless and poorly organized queues… Today we have seen it in one of the most important presentations to date about what awaits the event. Some data. It has begun to be highlighted that a physical expansion of the space has been carried out, designed to shorten the queues for access to the different activities. The total capacity this year will be 90,000 attendees, divided into 22,500 per day. They will be able to move in a space of 90,000 m² and enjoy more than 300 hours of programming. In this new presentation, 25 guests have been announced, adding to the more than 30 announced in spring. Fernando Piquergeneral director of SDCC Málaga 2026, also confirmed a considerable presence of Disney and its numerous franchises with a specific space in Hall M. Money. Those who already have their ticket purchased will receive a 20 euro gift redeemable at food trucksphotos and signatures with celebrities. Added to this is a portal and an official app, the Fan Portal, which will allow you to manage your profile, review the programming and reserve forums and signing sessions before setting foot on the premises, with identification by digital code. Piquer said that the goal is for the public to arrive “with everything prepared and organized” and be able to focus on enjoying themselves, without dedicating themselves to resolving logistical issues once there. Changes in infrastructure. A new auditorium will be built with capacity for 400 people, designed for interviews and small-format meetings that will operate in parallel to the main stage, Hall M. A covered and air-conditioned tent will also be installed that will accommodate the Exhibitor Hall Garden, intended for exhibitors, shops and collecting. Artist Alley will now have 90 stalls, while Meet The Artist will multiply its surface area by five: from four tents last year to twenty this year. The organization will also add new restaurant and rest areas to facilitate transit between pavilions. New guests. The guest line-up includes Karl Urban, star of ‘The Boys’ and ‘Dredd’. The presence of the entire cast of ‘Starship Troopers’ has also been announced, Christopher Lambert (‘The Immortals’), Kevin Sussman (‘Big Bang Theory’), Deborah Ann Woll (‘Daredevil’), Dave Jones (co-creator of ‘Lemmings’ and ‘GTA’), Jeremy Crawford (designer of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’), Shinichirō Watanabe (creator of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and ‘Samurai Champloo’), Yoshihiro Ueda (director of ‘Dragon Ball’), Akira Yamaoka (composer of ‘Silent Hill’) and comic artists such as Carmen Carnero, David Messina, Chris Condon, Pepe Larraz, Álvaro Martínez Bueno and Michael Walsh. The posters. Illustrator Helen Chen, known for her work as art director and production designer on ‘The K-Pop Warriors’ and ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’, signs the first official poster of the festival, with Malaga as the visual protagonist. There will be a second poster, still without a scheduled date, by Jon Romita Jr., one of the key figures in superhero comics. In addition, attendees with tickets already purchased will be able to pick up an exclusive poster by the artist Jorge Jiménez at the venue. In Xataka | Masters of sewing (and 3D modeling): Cosplay comes of age and becomes mainstream

consumes more light than the city of San Francisco during rush hour

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Being late to the AI ​​race means being left behind. We have the case of Apple that has just knelt and will use Google models to improve Siri. However, there is another opposite case with xAI, a company that was born in 2023when ChatGPT was already more than grown, and today it has made a place for itself among the largest, even overtaking them. what has happened. xAI has just inaugurated Colossus 2, its new data center located in Memphis, Tennessee. For an AI company to open a data center is not surprising, given the pace at which they are being built, but in this case we are talking about the first AI training cluster of 1 gigawatt of power. To put it in context, it is more electricity than peak hour demand in the city of San Francisco. Elon Musk has boasted in X and has assured that by April they want to expand to 1.5 gigawatts. Colossus 2, in figures. Colossus 1 has 230,000 GPUs and the new cluster has upped the ante with more than half a million GPUs and it is also one of the most expensive ever built. According to the report of EpochAIthe investment has reached 44,000 million dollars. The Microsoft Fairwater center is expected to surpass it in both investment and power, but is still in the construction phase. Infrastructure yes, thank you. xAI may not have the best chatbot, but they want to have it and that means creating infrastructure faster than their rivals. With Colossus 1the company completed its construction in just 122 days, a milestone. Colossus 2 took a little longer (the project started in March 2025), but In just six months it already had 200MW of cooling capacity installedwhich according to Semianalysis is much faster than other megaprojects from Oracle and OpenAI. Stepping on the accelerator. As we said, xAI was born in 2023, a time when there were already established companies in the sector. In the Semianalysis graph, you can see perfectly the acceleration they have given in training capacity. At the beginning of 2024 they were last in capacity and by September 2025 they had placed second behind OpenAI. Apart from the Grok controversies (that there have not been few) it has become clear that betting on infrastructure has been key for xAI catches up of his rivals. Controversies. Feeding these mastodons is not an easy task and for this Musk’s company deployed up to 35 gas turbines with a capacity of more than 400 megawatts. The problem is that they pollute a lot and Memphis already has terrible air quality, so much so that it’s known as the “asthma capital.” Plus, he didn’t have permission to have that many turbines, so Musk had an idea: Colossus is next to the border with Mississippi, another state where emissions laws are more lax, so moved part of the turbines there. Image | xAI In Xataka | Elon Musk wants to turn xAI into an ultra-valuable company and he knows how to do it: using the SpaceX vault

Openai is already worth half dollars, its employees are selling shares … and the San Francisco Explorado real estate market

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OpenAI has closed a secondary sale of shares of 6,600 million dollars that places its valuation at 500,000 million. In addition to a financial milestone, this is also an earthquake in the San Francisco real estate market, where employees more than two years old are monetizing part of their participations to buy properties. Why is it important. The operation allows current and old workers to sell Equity to investors eager to access the company’s shareholders or increase its presence in it. They are actors like SoftBank, Thrive Capital or MGX of Abu Dhabi. Openai had authorized sales for more than 10,000 million, although it finally only materialized 66% of that amount. A year ago, its valuation was 157,000 million. It rose to 300,000 million in March 2025, and now reaches 500,000 million, surpassing Spacex (456,000 million). The context. San Francisco real estate agents They are seeing something they had not seen before: Buyers who sell shares of private companies to pay tickets of $ 375,000 (the average in certain neighborhoods of the city) or directly buy in cash. Neighborhoods like Hayes Valley (renamed ‘Valley brain‘For the concentration of AI startups), Noe Valley and Mission Bay are receiving direct pressure from these new buyers with a deep pocket. Mechanics. OpenAI and other AI companies remain private (that is, without going to be traded in the stock market) much longer than the technological startups of previous generations. Employees cannot wait years in an IPO to access their paper wealth. So secondary markets, where private shareholders sell to institutional investors, have become the fast road to convert cash actions. Between the lines. This secondary sale fulfills two functions: On the one hand, it is a retention tool in the middle of a brutal war for talent: Goal has signed at least seven OpenAi Top engineers This summer, often with millionaire bonds. On the other, it allows Openai to keep employees happy who could be frustrated by the lack of liquidity, without having to go over or dilute the control. Yes, but. The OpenAI conversion into a profit company It has not been reversed by a final sentence. In March 2025, a federal judge rejected Elon Musk’s request to issue a precautionary measure to block that change, although he allowed several of his claims to proceed to trial. On the other hand, some investment conditions linked fund commitments (for example of softbank) to which OpenAi advanced with its restructuring, so that if certain milestones were not fulfilled, those commitments could be affected. Musk, who co -founded Openai and left the organization in 2018, sued Openai and Altman arguing that they had breached foundational commitments by moving away from his original non -profit mission. The impact. The consequences in San Francisco go beyond buyers with a lot of money: AI companies such as OpenAi, Anthropic and company are causing An increase in housing demand in neighborhoods close to their work. The cycle features: more well -paid employees generate more demand, more pressure on prices, and more need for immediate liquidity to compete in a market where cash offers have an advantage. Real estate professionals point out A change with respect to previous booms technological: Buyers not only have a high heritage, but also have access to immediate liquidity through secondary markets. They sell just enough for entry and closing expenses, and maintain their exposure to the company, but ensure a tangible asset that diversifies their risk. The big question. Is this sustainable? Openai right now is The most valuable startup in the worldbut loses money while competing in an AI infrastructure race that needs almost unlimited money. If the valuation bubble is deflated, thousands of employees with huge mortgages based on overvalued shares could be seen in trouble. At the moment, the secondary market is creating a new class of owners in San Francisco: AI engineers who have turned code into houses without waiting for the Wall Street bell to sound. In Xataka | Openai’s new social network is hilarious and addictive. So much that it is easy to forget what hides behind Outstanding image | Joshua Sortino

The summer of San Miguel is here. The only problem is that the summer of San Miguel neither exists nor has it ever existed

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We are at that time of the year in which Spain lives A curious phenomenon. Without prior notice, for no apparent reason: the thermometers shoot up to temperatures much warmer than normal for that time of the year. This 2025, According to Aemetwill also have its “temperature rebound” around the end of the month. That is, he will have his ‘summer of San Miguel’. What exactly is the ‘Summer of San Miguel’? What we know as Veranillo de San Miguel or Membrillo is a period of good weather and higher temperatures than usual that usually occurs at the end of September and early October. This is called for the festival of San Miguel, on September 29. But the most interesting thing is that none of this exists. What does not exist? Let’s go in parts: it is usually said that the Veranillo de San Miguel has no explanation, but the truth is that it is not true. Or, at least, it is not accurate. We know perfectly why The “summers” have occurred of the last 30 years: for two or three days temperatures rise to simply lower because September is so. The days are long enough so that, as soon as there is some stability, temperatures rise, rise and rise. In fact, they don’t even need to go up a lot. It is enough that they are only slightly superior to the previous days, so that we will talk about the “Veranillo de San Miguel” as if it were one more station. A huge confirmation bias made popular meteorology. As we said a couple of years agowe have a strong tendency to “favor, search, interpret and remember the information that confirms your own beliefs” and that translates into that, when two days of higher temperatures of the average for this time of the year arise, let’s see a “summer” potential. That is, in a phenomenon with a high probability (two or three days of good time at the end of September) we see a clear regularity – reinforced by the popular idea. Although the dates and temperatures do not always match, of course, a lot of those we have in summer are far from. But will there be “summer”? Yes, there will be: just before Gabrielle impact with the west of the peninsulathe country will enjoy a warm and stable atmosphere. And then? That summer is finally ended and these days will be his last bedroom. If traditionally ‘autumn’ is synonymous with ‘instability’ having a hurricane in the middle of the extroat transition to a week of us is to enter the fall through the big door. Image | ECMWF In Xataka | The “illusion of frequency”: why you see more sneakers after talking about shoes

How and when to enjoy the tears of San Lorenzo, the biggest rain of summer stars

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The most important astronomical event is approaching every summer, so we are going to tell you How and when can you see the Perseids of 2025. This is a true show where, in its peak of activity, we can enjoy the arrival of up to 100 meteors per hour. Therefore, we are going to tell you the best dates to be able to see this phenomenon, since although you can see some meteors fall there are still several days until its peak of activity. We will begin by telling you when it is the day of maximum activity, and then we will give you advice to visualize them as well as possible. When to see the Perseids 2025 Perseids are a phenomenon that will remain active between July 17 and August 24. But its moment of maximum activity It will be at dawn from August 12 to 13. That is the date on which this peak of activity will be reached in which we can observe up to 100 meteors per hour. The best time to see the Perseida will be between 22:00 on August 12 and 10:00 the next day, and the highest activity interval is expected to be between 2 and 5 in the morning of August 13, which is when the point from which the meteors seem to approach is at the highest point in the sky. However, This year there are bad news with the moonsince the rain of stars coincides with the full moon phase planned for August 9. The full moon brightness will make it very difficult to see the weakest meteors, so it will subtract spectacularity, although you will continue to see many of them. In addition, you can try to make the observation after the night peak, when the moonlight loses intensity. This is due to the orbital movement of the earth in space. This year it will be after midnight when we begin to guide on the “advance” side. This means that we will be facing the meteorites that come, and any particle in our orbital trajectory will enter the atmosphere at 11-72 km per second and will look like a meteor. How and where to see them Perseids will be able to see anywhere in Spain, both in the Peninsula and in the archipelagos. They can be seen anywhere in the skyso you do not need to look for a concrete orientation. A fleeting star may appear anywhere in the sky and at any time. The only requirement to see them clearly is to go to an elevated area and with a clear skythat is far from a city and its light pollution. The latter will make the sky look darker, improving the visibility of the stars. This year you should try to look when the moon is at its lowest points, since it is in its full phase. In addition, in any of the cases it is always advisable Look at the opposite direction to the moon in heaven. It is not because there is an area where there is more, but because there will be more darkness and it will be easier to see them. Cover image | Pxhere.com In Xataka Basics | 19 apps and tools to see and have more information about stars and constellations

The Spanish Galeon San José was sunk transporting 20,000 million dollars. Mexico and Colombia are going to bring that treasure to light

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The history of San José Galeon It is very particular. The ship left the shipyards of Guipúzcoa in 1706 to the sea of ​​the Caribem, and there it was loaded to the flag with gold, gems and jewels from Peruvian, Bolivian and Mexican mines. It was a Awesome boat With 40 meters of length, 64 cannons and a crew of 600 people, but was sunk after an attack of British privateers in 1708, leaving only 10 survivors and that juicy treasure in the depths of the sea off the coast of Cartagena. It is one of the More than 1,500 Spanish Spanish ships Through the world and Mexico and Colombia are collaborating to ‘rescue’ those treasures that have been in the back of the ocean for more than 300 years. It has a value My dear of 20,000 million dollars and is the protagonist of an authentic soap opera. A soap opera. The history of San José did not end when the ship touched background. In fact, I may only start. In 1981, the Search Armed Exploration Company claimed to have located the Spanish wreck and delivered the coordinates Not Spain, but Colombia. The treatment? Supposedly, access to half of the treasure. However, in 2015, the Colombian government said they found the remains in a place different from that indicated above. That enraged the company Cazatesoros, who claimed that it was a strategy so that Colombia did not have to share the treasure. Neither short nor lazy, former president Juan Manuel Santos proudly said it was one of the most important treasures in Colombiaand everything pointed out that Search Armada would not see a cent. Meanwhile, Spain was not with crossed arms and appealed to his sovereignty about Galeon. Investigating. In 2024, with the wreck even in dispute, the Commission for the Investigation and Accusation of the House of Representatives of Colombia opened an investigation against former president Santos. The reason? “Intrusion and looting” of the Spanish Galeon. “It’s not a treasure”. The current Colombian government has another point of view and, in May last year, declared as the protected archaeological area the pungent area. The Minister of Cultures of Colombia, Juan David Correa, said that it was “the first time that an archaeological heritage area submerged at such depth is declared, it is historical for Latin America. We already have a special plan of underwater archaeological management.” Protection. The objective, then, is to guarantee the protection and conservation of the Galeon, as Alhena Caicedo, director of the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History, and said history, and The doors were not closed to treat the wreck as shared heritage. The objective now is to see what the ship was transporting and catalog it. It seems that it is not a treasure rescue mission, such as Correa itself: “It is not an extraction mission for economic value. What we want is to leave Colombia the possibility of a scientific-cultural mission that will have several stages and that starts today.” Mosaic rebuilt from photogrammetry files Mexico + Colombia. And that is where the National Institute of Anthropology and History -INAH- of Mexico comes into play. In an initiative called “Towards the heart of the San José Galeon”, Colombian and Mexican researchers are collaborating to be able to carry out this ‘recovery’ process. Mexico has a great experience when making archaeological expeditions (with recent examples such as the entire Mayan train networkthe application of New techniques to explore the interior of pyramids and the Underground stay mapping). A underwater expedition is different, but there they also have something to say. Colombian researchers asked INAH members about their experience in the project of Our Lady of Juncala ship that shipwrecked in 1613 in the Gulf of Mexico and with which there are parallels in the case of the San José expedition. In addition, between Colombia and Mexico there are archaeologists support programs that are formed in a cross way in both countries, as if it were an Erasmus of archeology. Digitize everything. Therefore, Mexico is advising Colombia, but it is these who, using submarine robots, are exploring San José and its surroundings in a program consisting of four phases: First phase (it began in May 2024): an underwater research ship comes into play with dynamic and acoustic positioning technologies, as well as a remote operating vehicle with sensors that has the mission of reaching the site. Second phase: generation of images of the site with which to prepare a record of the archaeological evidence for the classification of materials and their origin. THIRD PHASE: prediagnosis of conservation to establish starting points on the level of deterioration of the elements. Fourth phase: Digital documenting the archaeological context through photogrammetry techniques for informative purposes. It seems that Colombia’s plans are clear and, according to the details of the different phases, it does not seem that the goal is to get everything they find out of the water, but to catalog it so that we can see the state of the ship and its shipment 300 years later (in addition to the wealth it carried when it was sunk). Next steps. These last weeks, however, There have been important findings. The ICANH confirmed new “areas of interest” on the site, with Chinese porcelain, ingots, weapons and currencies that allow us to know more about the context of the sunken galleon. In addition, both INAH and the Ministry of Culture of Colombia have set October 2025 and the date on which they will detail the next steps of the mission. The idea is to profile that strategy of ‘towards the heart of the Galeon’ in order to exhibit tangible results before the end of the current presidential mandate in 2026. And, surely, it will be then when the controversy between Spain, Colombia, the indigenous community Qhara Qhara that demands Rights on the Treasury and the company that claims to have discovered the wreck to a new level. Images INAH, Wikipedia, ICANH In Xataka | Sunk ships … Read more

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