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amateurs getting in the way of an ambulance to scratch for a few seconds

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Finishing a marathon is not easy. Not something that is available to anyone. Covering more than 40 kilometers without fainting or even with the aim of beating a personal record (not to mention going for the podium) requires weeks of preparation and careful diet. The question is… When the big moment arrives, the day of putting on the shoes, how far can you take that sporting zeal? This weekend, during the Zurich Barcelona Marathona group of runners He decided that his personal brand was more important than the work of an ambulance. And that, of course, has unleashed controversy. The great Barcelona race. March 15. Barcelona. The Zurich Marató, one of the most popular events in Spain on the circuit runnercelebrates its 47th edition. A very special one. The organization has accounted 32,000 runnersa absolute record which gives an idea of ​​the popularity of the Catalan test and especially of the huge success that is reaching the running in Spain. The marathon progresses without problems. Abel Chelangat cross first the finish line with a spectacular time of 2:04:57. In the female category, Ethiopian Fotyen Tesfay is crowned (2:10:53). The problem arrives after a few hours, when it begins to circulate on networks a video which shows a much less edifying side of that same career. The piece does not last half a minute, but it has already accumulated hundreds of thousands of views and is at the center of a bitter debate about amateur sports. @pista_22 RUNNING FEVER 🤮 I had a bittersweet taste today at the @maratobarcelona. To what extent are we willing to act like an asshole to beat our personal best? On the one hand, very happy to see the happy faces of my friends and people when crossing the last meters to the finish line. But, on the other hand, I have seen many people who were practically dragged to the finish line, even more than one who collapsed. You have to know where each person’s limits are. But the most ridiculous thing has been seeing health workers and police trying to stop the race for a few minutes to be able to attend to a person, while people ignored the instructions to cross the finish line. VERY SAD what we experienced today, honestly. ♬ original sound – Christian TC What does the video show? Basically two things. The first is an ambulance making its way (or at least trying to) through part of the route with the sirens and emergency beacons activated. The second are dozens of runners who continue jogging next to the vehicle as if nothing was happening. It is not that the runners keep doing your thing, it’s just that the recording shows how there are runners who ignore when they are asked to stop to facilitate the work of health technicians. At one point in the video you can even see how a runner breaks away from a paramedic who is trying to restrain him and sneaks around the side of the ambulance, forcing another technician to run after him. “Stop it, man. The ambulance!” The recording is brief and cut, but it has been enough to stir up debate on networks. The reason? What you see in it. And what is intuited. To begin with, the Arc de Triomf is seen in the background, which indicates that the event occurs late in the test, relatively close to the goal. Secondly, everything indicates that what we see in the video are amateur runners. That is, people who run for the hobby and love of the sport. If the runners do not stop to facilitate the passage of the ambulance and the work of the health workers, it is not because they prioritize their sports careers, something that would already be questionable. They don’t stop simply because they are amateurs who want to improve their personal bests and are not willing to give up even a few seconds. Even if it is at the cost of hindering the work of an ambulance. Lack of empathy? The video has been shared mainly on forums specializedalthough it has also been reported in some general Catalan media, like 3 CAT chain. This has served to generate a intense debate between people who criticize the attitude of the runners and those who consider that reality is more complicated. “When you’ve been on your legs for 42 kilometers, you don’t even know what’s going on around you. You see an ambulance and you don’t know what it’s doing there, you don’t even wonder. The only thing you’re thinking about is the goal, getting there,” writes a user in The backdrop. If the video has aroused so much interest it is because it connects with other underlying trends that go beyond the Barcelona marathon. The main one, the success of running amateur in Spain. The best proof is participation record in the Catalan race (around 32,000 registered), which sold out more than two months in advance; but it’s not the only one. In the Valencia marathon the places are so disputed that a draw is called to register, in Seville the bibs are sold out months before of the race and in cities like Malaga either Saragossa tests are becoming more popular. In fact, in the Aragonese capital a half marathon was held yesterday that broke its attendance record, with more than 6,500 registered in the 21K mode. Is there more? Yes. The Barcelona video also shows two other phenomena. The first is the obsession with brands and sharing them, even among fans. The second is how networks in this case have helped establish prejudices. Whether or not we share the criticism (and justifications) that have been deployed in X for the attitude of the Barcelona runners, there is one undeniable fact: in the video only a few dozen runners (in the best of cases), a tiny part of the nearly 32,000 who, according to the organization itselfwere registered. Images | x In Xataka | “I know … Read more

In Mejorada del Campo there is a cathedral built from scratch by a single man. Now it has closed due to lack of permits

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There are crazy projects and then there is the one undertaken 65 years ago by Justo Gallego on a plot of land in Mejorada del Campo, a town in 25,000 inhabitants of the Community of Madrid. In October 1961 Justo, a farmer and former monk without the slightest experience in architecture, embarked on the titanic task of building a temple from scratch. At first it was going to be a hermitage, but over time the project aimed at something much more ambitious: a Christian cathedral. A cathedral built without formal plans and with more will than means. Against all odds the temple is a reality today. In fact, it has not been the technical or logistical challenges that have complicated the dream of Justo, who died four years ago. Their big problem is municipal permits. The same ones that have now led the Mejorada City Council to close down the building. What has happened? That the one known as ‘Justus Cathedral’ has had to close its doors. The City Council of the municipality in which it is located, Mejorada del Campo, has ordered the cessation of all public use of the building, a veto that will be maintained in theory until its current managers (the Messengers of Peace organization) obtain the permits that it now lacks. What does that imply? The news has advanced it The Worldwhich clarifies that the Madrid City Council has made the decision after verifying that the building was operating without permits. On their website, Messengers of Peace confirm that the cathedral “will remain closed while waiting for the license to be processed.” Until then you will not be able to receive visitors or engage in any other public use, including the distribution of food for vulnerable people. The NGO has already contacted Cáritas to use its Mejorada del Campo facilities and that the municipal veto does not stop the work that was being carried out in the cathedral. Why now? The ‘Justus Cathedral’ is not new, it has been a popular icon for years (in 2005 it appeared in an Aquarius spot) and Messages of Peace took over the premises five years ago. So… Why is it closing now? The explanation must be sought in municipal offices. A few weeks ago a foundation consulted the City Council about the necessary permits to organize an artistic exhibition in the temple. By doing so, he launched the administrative machinery that ended up leading to the closure order. And what is the reason? That in reality the temple does not have the necessary permits. “Urbanism confirmed that the cathedral lacks licenses and that there was no processing in progress, which prevented the activity and led to the opening of a file that concluded with the closure order,” they explain from the Town Hall The World. The decision was transferred a few days ago to Messengers. In reality, the NGO had already moved to regulate the situation of the building, but did not present a key document: an architectural project endorsed by the Official College of Architects of Madrid. The Europa Press agency clarify Once this administrative requirement is met, the City Council will review the closure. The NGO already anticipates that it will deliver “as many documents as are required.” Why is it news? That a temple ceases its activity due to lack of municipal permits is curious, but it would not have made it past the pages of the local Madrid press. If the closure of the ‘Justus Cathedral’ has awakened so much interest It is because it is not just any cathedral. In fact it is not a ‘cathedral’ as such. Last September the NGO itself I remembered that in reality the building houses a “social center” that does not have official recognition by the Catholic Church as a cathedral. It has not even been consecrated as a temple. “It is a community space that welcomes social, cultural and spiritual initiatives,” needed then Messengers of Peace. The clarification was not free. It arrived shortly after skip the controversy for the opening of a mosque in the building. The decision generated such a stir that the NGO founded by the media Father Angel had to clarify that it is a “inter-religious prayer space” located in an annex at the request of the Muslim community. Are there more reasons? Yes. Beyond its religious status or uses, the Mejorada temple generates interest for his story. After all, it is not every day that you see a cathedral building built basically by the efforts of a single man, a farmer with no experience in masonry who in 1961 began building it to fulfill a religious promise. Without plans. With more will than means. In the 90s the temple was already so advanced that it began to arouse curiosity beyond Madrid: in 2004 Justo received an invitation to participate in an exhibition in New York, in 2005 he starred in an Aquarius campaign and in 2017 it reached the pages of The New York Times. The former monk died in 2021 and the property was passed to Messengers of Peace for completion. Images | Messengers of Peace, Wikipedia and M. Peinado (Flickr) In Xataka | It has been difficult but he has achieved it: the Sagrada Familia has just become the roof of Christianity in the world

He returned his rental car and found an extra bill of $ 400. The reason: the AI ​​hunted a tiny scratch

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During a trip, unforeseen events may arise. That is something relatively common, assumed and that must internalize anyone who considers making the bags to spend a few days away from home. Much less frequent is what happened to Patrick, a traveler who recently encountered a bill of More than 400 dollars When he returned his rental car at the Hertz branch of the International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson from Atlanta, in the US. The reason: A system with AI He analyzed the vehicle thoroughly and in just a few seconds he discovered that he had a scratch of several centimeters on a rear wheel. The story He has revealed it The Drive And more than one tourist who considers renting a car this vacation is probably removed. At least around Atlanta, in the US. Patrick recently, a client of Thriftya vehicle rental company linked to the international chain Hertz, found a surprise when he wanted to return the vehicle that had leased. Betrayed by algorithms The man did the usual one: he went to the company’s branch, delivered the vehicle (from the Volkswagen brand) and gave the procedure per setback. After a few minutes, however they told him that he had to pay a whopping $ 440. The reason? The company had identified a friction on the rear wheel on the driver’s side, a 2.5 cm scrape whose arrangement had to pay. Not just that. The company also broken down to him how he had calculated those $ 440. Of that amount almost half would be dedicated to repair. The rest corresponded to a series of expenses that made Patrick crawl the eyebrow. According to the company$ 125 responded to processing and 65 to administrative expenses. The man also found that the invoice came through a web application that contributed the damage test and allowed him to enjoy A small discountor as long as he paid at the same time. According to collect The Driveif it accepted the conditions and disbursed the money in 48 hours the company offered a bonus of 52 dollars. In case something else was delayed, but did not miss more than a week would be 32.5. The man chose not to pay. Moreover, when a few days ago He spoke with The Drive He had not yet paid the amount that the company claims for the wheel scrape. “Save 30 dollars to accept responsibility is not worth it,” says the driver, who after meeting the invoice first resorted to the Chatbot from Hertz (without too successful) and then sent an email to the company. So far the story is curious, but what makes the case of Patrick exceptional and has caught the media attention from other countries It is how the company detected the damage on the rear wheel of its Volkswagen. The merit was not of any operator or worker of the Branch of Atlanta International Airport especially diligent when examining the cars. No. The failure in the wheel was located by a New scanning system of cars that is based on AI. In April Hertz announced An alliance with Uveye, a firm specialized in the inspection of vehicles with AI, precisely to apply its technology in the US. “The camera systems with the Uveye and the algorithms of Machine Learning They allow automated inspections in real time of the body, the crystals, tires and low “, He claims Hertzwhich emphasizes that the new technology allows you to detect failures “with unprecedented speed and precision.” {“Videid”: “X91SZ26”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “This is the perfect shipment of an airplane and no airline does it ❌✈️”, “Tag”: “Webedia-prod”, “Duration”: “567”} Already then The company advanced That the system would be released in Hartsfield-Jackson, although its objective is to expand it in not much time to the main US airfields. The company also claims that by “complementing” traditional exams with Uveye technology, it can guarantee its customers “more efficient and transparent reviews”, the latter nuance that He stressed These days a The Drive. The app that informed Patrick in fact included A photo of the scrape and another of the same part of the car just when he rented. The service, yes, does not seem free to leave. Hertz He explained That the so -called processing rate, which at least in the case of Patrick represents a sensitive part of the invoice, corresponds to “the cost of detecting and estimating damage during rent.” As for the administrative rate that includes the invoice, “it covers part of the costs incurred by Hertz by processing the claim.” Images | Uveye Via | Motorpasion In Xataka | Car rental: what is important to look before hiring (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news He returned his rental car and found an extra bill of $ 400. The reason: the AI ​​hunted a tiny scratch It was originally posted in Xataka by Carlos Prego .

He has reinvented it from scratch and that is the revolutionary

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With R1Deepseek has achieved something that seemed impossible: to train an AI model with reasoning capabilities comparable to those of OpenAi … but without depending on huge data sets labeled. Its approach based on reinforcement learning opens the door for many more groups developing advanced. Why is it important. This advance changes the rules we assumed in the development of AI. Until now, creating models with reasoning capacity required huge amounts of data labeled and computational resources only within reach of giants such as OpenAi, goal or Google. Deepseek has shown that there are A much more efficient alternative path. Between bambalins. The Deepseek R1 training process is divided into two main phases: First, R1-Zero Learn to reason exclusively through reinforcement learning, exploring solutions by test and error. Then, R1 refine these capacities with a small amount of “cold start” data to improve aspects such as readability. The model uses An expert mixing architecture (MOE) with 671,000 million total parameters, but only activates 37,000 million per consultation. This is what allows you to obtain a performance comparable to that of OPENAI O1 with a fraction of computational resources. The contrast. While Openai invests hundreds of millions in labeled data and computing, Deepseek has achieved similar results with less than 6 million dollars (declared investment). Its smaller distilled models, from 1.5 billion to 70,000 million parameters, have also achieved surprising performance. The example. It is a silly example, but that is precisely why we wanted to verify its way of reasoning to the type of question you dislodge. We asked him the question “If Xataka was a Spanish football team, what would it be?” Image: Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio His very long answer was autaeafirmo and then discarding the conclusion again and again. First he just described Xataka and to make a superficial review of the main Spanish clubs. Then it was raised if we would be Athletic, but understood that although its policy of “only Basque players” is unique, that is not comparable to Xataka’s innovation. He did something similar with Valencia, Barça and Rayo arguing different causes to rule them out. He linked Real Madrid for us, Ahem, social mass leadership … but agreed that this is not linked to innovation. He went through Eibar and Getafe, discarding both … but then returned to Eibar since “fell” in which they use analytics and technology. In the end he ruled it for being a small club. He commented that Xataka’s leadership fits with an offensive style such as Barça de Guardiola or the Madrid’s Madrid counterattack … … And finally he reached Villarreal and Girona. After some reasoning, he stayed with Girona, arguing his strong culture of data, his innovative approach, his recent growth and his global vision (he is part of the City Football Group), in addition to adding something striking: “Both combine limited resources with intelligence Strategic: Girona maximizes its template with Scouting Advanced, while Xataka optimizes relevant and accessible content for a mass audience. “ His final conclusion was “the Girona FC embodies the essence of Xataka: modernity, technological adaptation and a fresh narrative that challenges the status quo“. 🚀⚽ Reading all your reasoning was spectacular. Turning point. This development anticipates entry into a new era where Innovation in AI will not depend exclusively on access to large resourcesas it has been happening so far. The learning techniques for reinforcement and distillation of models can level the pitch between large companies (or startups with investments of nine zeros) and much smaller equipment. Deepen. This advance goes beyond simple incremental improvements. Deepseek has shown that it is possible to build models that reason autonomously without having to show them thousands and thousands of examples. Reinforcement learning allows the model to discover effective reasoning strategies, similar to how humans learn to solve problems. In Xataka | I have tried Deepseek on the web and in my Mac. Chatgpt, Claude and Gemini have a problem Outstanding image | Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio

Doñana has been on the edge of the precipice for decades. Now we have an experiment to see if we can rebuild it from scratch

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On July 24, 2015, the Council of Ministers He approved to give him 35 million euros to the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation to buy a farm. Very few intuited it a decade ago, but on that farm was a good part of Doñana’s future. We are about to see it come true. A farm? What farm? The Cortijo de los Mimbral were 1,061 hectares in the Doñana forest crown. Of these, about 968 hectares They were dedicated to the cultivation of orange and the rest were “structures, warehouses, roads interior mobility and boundaries, rafts, etc.”. That 2015, the government bought 922 of them. And he did it with the idea of Recover a water concession. That is, with the idea of ​​reducing by 6.8 hm3 the annual water extractions of the Almonte and Las Marismas aquifer. And it was done. With some controversy with the surroundings of the environment, the closure of the mimbrals was good news for the conservation of the park. And, eye, it is not an area of ​​Spain in which good news abounds. But, beyond that and in practice, the farm had been abandoned for years. Now it’s time to see what we do with her. Because the mimbrals are, above all, an opportunity. We must not lose sight that we talk about a thousand hectares that, for years, underwent quite intensive agricultural processes that denatured their traditional state. The great question of Doñana’s technicians has always been the same,?can go back? Can we restore paradise? That, According to Minister Aagesenit is what is going to try. The great laboratory to recover Spain. To begin with, the General Directorate wants to renaturalize the two channels that cross the farm and seal the drainage channels. Thus, they hope to recover the lagoon and riverside habitats. To do this, they will recover native plant species (and eliminate eucalyptus, acacias or reeds); And they wait Reintroduce the rabbit which is “a fundamental element in Doñana’s trophic chain.” They are just five million euros, but they aspire to be a key piece of a 1,400 million program for the entire park environment. And why do you say from Spain? Because, although we usually talk about desertification because it is the most pressing problem, this is only a particular case of Ecological degradation processes of the soil that limit the capacity of the ecosystems to self -regulate. In the mimbrals you will try something of what We have spoken in recent days: Create solid and living ecosystems where nature can develop (and repair itself) without the pressures of the human world. If the project is successful, a very interesting path will be marked not only to recover the natural heritage, but above all for fight the worst consequences of climate change. Image | Daniel Lobraña González In Xataka | We are reforesting Europe with trees that will not reach 2100. If the pests do not kill them, climate change will do so

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