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We send you a free VPN so you can watch football for free. Sincerely, the US Department of State

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The US State Department has announced one of the most unusual moves in recent digital diplomacy: the launch of freedom.gov, a portal designed to help citizens in Europe and other regions circumvent content restrictions imposed by their own governments. Among many other implications, this would allow LaLiga’s indiscriminate IP blocking to be avoided, which would make freedom.gov a great way to watch football for free via IPTV. What irony. what has happened. The Trump administration, under the direction of Undersecretary of Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers, has announced this project that would offer VPN-type tools to route traffic through US servers. According to Reuterswhich cites three sources familiar with the plan, the launch was scheduled for the Munich Security Conference, but was delayed for reasons that the State Department has not clarified, although some of Rogers’ team’s own lawyers are known to have expressed internal reservations. Europe censored, and rightly so. The DSA The initiative is a frontal attack on the most recent European digital regulations, and especially the Digital Services Act (DSA). In the EU, large technology platforms face million-dollar fines if they do not quickly eliminate hate speech, disinformation or terrorist propaganda. For exampleX (formerly Twitter) received a fine of 120 million euros last December for non-compliance with the DSA. This protection of this type of speech was also clearly reflected in the efforts that Germany made in 2024: nearly 500 removal orders of content related to terrorism, which ended up resulting in more than 16,000 deleted contents. The freedom of expression argument. From the perspective of Washington—or more specifically, the Trump administration—these laws are a cover to silence conservative voices. Freedom.gov is like a shield under the umbrella of freedom of speech. One that would allow any citizen to access content blocked in their country. The domain, which was apparently registered on January 12, currently only displays the National Design Studio logo, the words “fly, eagle, fly” and a login form. The promise at the moment is that said platform will not track the activity of its users. The networks breathe fire. The comments on social networks have been numerous. Reception of the news mixes disbelief with sarcasm and the indignation. In Bluesky and Maston the most repeated criticism is that of double standards: the US trimmed funding the Tor project while at the same time building a portal for European citizens to access prohibited content. Renee DiResta, journalist for The Atlantic, summed it up well with the question: “Is the State Department going to set up a Nazi website?” Other comments opt for humor and compare this initiative with the 4chan platform (“4chan.gov”, they said some), known for its controversial lack of censorship. Transatlantic tension. Brussels maintains that its regulations protect European democracies from extremist propaganda, a strong argument considering that the continent experienced totalitarianism firsthand. That an ally like the United States actively encourages disobedience to local laws and invites Europeans to bypass blockades is disturbing. The paradox is notable: the same country that for years warned of foreign interference in its internal processes is now studying offering tools precisely to do the same in Europe and other regions. This affects Tebas and LaLiga. The measure could have a curious side effect and become the worst nightmare for Javier Tebas and LaLiga. Tebas, president of that organization, has for years led the most aggressive legal crusade in Europe against illegal streaming football broadcasts. He has been pressuring operators for years to indiscriminately block IPs corresponding to IPTV services. The effectiveness of these measures depends on a fundamental assumption: that users do not have easy, free and reliable access to a VPN. Thebes knows this, and in fact These days he has attacked two suppliers of this type of services alleging that new court orders force them to also block said IPs. Freedom.gov threatens precisely that scenario. If the portal ends up functioning as a secure tunnel to American servers, any fan of soccer broadcasts in Spain would have a couple of clicks away with a perfect tool to mask their IP, avoid their operator and transparently access the illegal IPTV channels that LaLiga was blocking with its legal efforts. Therefore, there would be no need to pay a subscription to NordVPN or its rivals or configure anything: just enter the freedom.gov domain. LaLiga Indian in November 2024 that in Spain “live sports content is pirated more than 25% above the European average”, which amplifies this potential impact. The irony is extraordinary. A foreign policy maneuver designed to promote the Trump Administration’s peculiar vision of freedom of expression could turn the Washington government into the ideal solution for “free football” in our country. Image | Chris Robert | Peter Glaser In Xataka | Football has become the anchor of operator subscriptions. And LaLiga is making more money than ever

five cell phones for less than 60 euros that only serve to call and send messages

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Yesterday the news broke: the Government wants to prohibit that minors under 16 years of age have access to social networks. The proposal, which still has to go through Congress, would put in check what is probably the greatest use that this group gives to their cell phones. Will they then still want to have a smartphone? Regardless of whether this new regulation succeeds or at what age do we want to give him his first cell phonethere opens an alternative with a type of telephone that It still has a lot of use in 2026: what is known as ‘dumbphone’. Our selection of ‘dumbphones’, at a glance Samsung C5320 by 59.99 eurosa clamshell phone from the Korean manufacturer. SPC Wild by 58.69 eurosSpanish mobile available in various colors and with camera. Nokia 106 by 18.99 eurosthe most economical option. Pusokei Mini Flip Phone by 36.28 euroswith a different design from the others and space for three SIMs. SPC Stella 2 by 29.39 euroswith charging base and three speed dial buttons. A phone from the past for the people of now A ‘dumbphone’ is what is known as a phone without internet and usually has a classic design. Not all, but that usually means having a physical keyboard and a very minimalist designsometimes like those flip phones from 20 years ago. Since they are easy to use and very basic, we tend to attribute them to older people. However, they gain strength in different contexts. We have already explained the first of them above: the new regulation announced yesterday by Pedro Sánchez. We don’t know how far it will go, but It could be extended to applications like WhatsApp or Telegram for its social component. That makes this type of phone ideal for the little ones to have. a direct means of communication with their parents without having to have a smartphone or another source of distraction. But there is more. A smartphone is a double-edged sword. Yes, it is very useful because it can be used for everything. In return, we also run the risk of getting lost between applications, social networks and that tendency to scroll infinite in which we can fall easier than it seems. There the ‘dumbphone’ also shines as telephones that they make this ‘digital detox’ easier that It has been so fashionable for a few years now.. Of course, all this does not mean that, as we say, They are also perfect for the elderly. Older people tend to have it easier with physical keyboards and simple devices that get to the point. In addition, these phones have a very high autonomy of several days, ideal so that you do not have to worry so much about charging them. Some ‘dumbphone’ options for less than 60 euros Samsung C5320 A Samsung ‘dumphone’ with a clamshell design and a very old-fashioned look. Its screen is 2.4 inches and its battery is disassembled, something that will soon we will see again on smartphones. Its charging connector is micro USB and it has a 3.5 millimeter jack port for headphones. We have it available on AliExpress for 59.99 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links SPC Wild With several colors available (some of them very striking), this SPC Wild is very interesting for the little ones. It also has a clamshell format and a battery that promises to offer seven days of autonomy. In addition, it has extra functions such as a flashlight or even a basic camera. Costs 58.69 euros. SPC Wild – Basic 4G Phone for Digital Disconnection and First Secure Connection | Camera, Double Screen, SOS Button and 7 Day Battery | Turquoise The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Nokia 106 This Nokia 106 will bring a smile to those of us who are already of a certain age. It is a very simple phone that does what it wants: offering calls and messages for very little (it only costs 18.99 euros). Of course, despite its price, it has dual SIM, FM radio and even the occasional game. Like the Samsung, it has a Micro USB port for charging. Nokia 106 for All Operators 4GB Dual SIM 2018 Dark Gray with LED Flashlight – FM Radio – Big Button Phone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Pusokei Mini Flip Phone Less known than the previous ones is this Mini Flip Phone from Pusokei. This also has a dual SIM slot and even has space for a microSD. Its screen is small, but in color and it even includes a basic camera which is fine for children. What differentiates it most from the others is its design, without a doubt. Available for 36.28 euros. PUSOKEI Mini Flip Phone, 2G Flip Cell Phone with 1.77 Screen, HD Rear Camera, 16GB Memory, Large Buttons, 3 Card Slots, 1000MAh, for Children, People The price could vary. We earn commission from these links SPC Stella 2 The last one is also from the SPC brand, although this time it is the Stella 2 model. This is very ideal for older people due to the typography of the keys, although it is equally suitable for anyone. It has three quick access buttons that we can program to dial quickly. It comes with a charging base, which is a plus. Costs 29.39 euros. SPC Stella 2 – Flip Mobile Phone for Seniors, Large Buttons and Keys, Easy to Use, Remote Configuration, SOS Button, USB-C, 3 Direct Memories, Charging Base, Black The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Samsung, SPC, Nokia, Pusokei In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | The best quality-price mobiles. Their analyzes and videos are here

everyone wants to send in Spanish

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The Royal Spanish Academy is going through its worst institutional crisis in decades. On January 11, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, academic since 2003, published in El Mundo a column that several members have called “the most serious attack in living memory.” The novelist accused the institution of capitulating to media pressures and of practicing a “lax and ambiguous” linguistic policy, pointing directly to director Santiago Muñoz Machado. But this episode is only the most visible manifestation of a deeper conflict that shakes the foundations of the tricentennial institution. The trigger. On Sunday, January 11, Arturo Pérez-Reverte published in El Mundo a column titled ‘Why it neither fixes, nor cleans, nor gives splendor’ that caused the crisis. In the text, the academic denounced that the RAE practices “lax and ambiguous” regulations and accused the institution of having surrendered to what he called “the Taliban of anything goes.” Among their criticisms were the lack of forcefulness in debates such as inclusive language, the accentuation of “only” or “hyphen”, and the use of capital letters. According to Pérez-Reverte, the Academy limits itself to registering uses driven by social networks or political correctness, abandoning its regulatory function. “Any bold cathet can prevail, if he perseveres, over Cervantes, Galdós or García Márquez,” he wrote. The momentum. The moment chosen for the publication aggravated the unrest: the tribune appeared on the eve of the delivery of the Zenda Awardsliterary awards founded by Pérez-Reverte himself. The ceremony, held on January 13 in the presence of Queen Letizia, brought together numerous academics who had confirmed their attendance and found themselves caught at the heart of the controversy. Muñoz Machado, in fact, did not attend. The plenary session on Thursday, January 16, confirmed the fracture. Pérez-Reverte attended and presented his arguments in a synthetic way, but several academics intervened to show their “rejection” of a member expressing himself in that way in the media. Some reproached him for his “ignorance” of the daily work of the institution, while others defended the work of the current director. The session was left unfinished due to lack of time and The debate will continue next week. A crisis. The Pérez-Reverte controversy shows structural tensions accumulated over decades in the RAE. The institution maintains a composition that several academics describe as “unofficial three thirds“: literary creators, philologists and a heterogeneous group of jurists, doctors or scientists. This cast, considered for years a sign of plurality, is now questioned both from inside and outside the Academy. The directors. The last director who was primarily a writer, Damaso Alonsotook office in 1968 and remained until 1982. Since then, the management has been in the hands of philologists: Fernando Lázaro Carreter (1991-1998), Víctor García de la Concha (1998-2010), José Manuel Blecua (2010-2014) and Darío Villanueva (2014-2018). Santiago Muñoz Machado, a jurist specialized in Administrative Law, broke this sequence of four decades in 2018. His management rescued the institution from a financial crisis caused by Mariano Rajoy’s government cuts. Versus. Several internal voices reject Pérez-Reverte’s diagnosis. “Here there is no war between writers and philologists. What there is are personal philias and phobias,” say academics consulted by El País. Others defend the institutional functioning: the RAE operates as a “confederal regime” together with the 23 American academies, plus the Philippines and Equatorial Guinea. No word enters the dictionary without going through delegated commissions, pan-Hispanic consultation and, only in case of discrepancy, full debate. But the schedule adds pressure. In December 2026, the next director must be elected. Muñoz Machado could run, but he needs two-thirds of the votes for a second consecutive term, a majority that today seems out of reach. The Cervantes front. The RAE crisis is not limited to the internal clash. Since October 2025, the institution has had an open war with the Cervantes Institute that has led to an institutional breakup. On October 9, five days before the 10th International Congress of the Spanish Language (CILE) in Arequipa, Luis García Montero, director of Cervantes, publicly attacked Muñoz Machadosaying that the RAE is in the hands of “a professor of Administrative Law who is an expert in running businesses from his office for multi-million dollar companies”, regretting the distance with the current director. Immediate reaction. That same day, the plenary session of the RAE unanimously expressed its “absolute rejection” of what it described as “incomprehensible demonstrations”, stressing that they were “especially regrettable” for occurring on the eve of an event organized by both institutions. The conflict It was reactivated in December with the controversy over Panama as the venue for CILE 2028, or in the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Cervantes Institute, chaired by the kings. Money. The budgetary context adds another dimension: the Cervantes Institute manages 143 million euros annually compared to 11 million for the RAE. This disproportion of resources, added to Cervantes’ dependence on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (a circumstance that Pérez-Reverte has denounced as an attempt at “colonization”), transforms what began as a personal disagreement into a conflict over who leads Spanish linguistic policy abroad. Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Image from Canal Sur Media on Flickr History of controversies. The current crisis is not the first. The RAE has a history of controversies that mark its relationship with political power and social changes. The most critical moment came with the cuts by Mariano Rajoy’s government in 2012-2013, which They reduced spending on culture by 30%. Santiago Muñoz Machado dedicated his early years to economic recovery seeking private patronage, a task that earned him recognition but also fueled later criticism of his business profile. Cultural battles. Beyond the budget, the RAE has been at the center of recurring cultural battles. The inclusive language made it a target for progressive sectors, who interpret its technical position (the generic masculine is grammatically inclusive) as resistance to social change. Other controversies were more specialized but equally divisive: removing the accent of “only” and “script” caused rejection even among academics. The admission of foreign words in the face of the defense of purism … Read more

We send fewer and fewer paper letters. So Denmark Post has said goodbye to the service after 400 years

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“Denmark is the canary in the mine.” The comment is by Marvin Ryder, researcher at the McMaster University (Canada), and what he talks about is not about markets, finances or geopolitics, but about something that has been part of the daily lives of a large part of the world’s population for centuries: the mail. The postal operator PostNord has decided that on Tuesday, December 30 will send his last letter in Denmark. In fact, it has been removing its characteristic red mailboxes from the streets for months and Monday the 29th will be the last day it accepts certified envelopes. From now on he wants to focus on sending packages, something that makes a lot of sense in view of his results. The question, how Ryder slidesis whether the end of postal mail will be limited to Denmark or will reach more countries. Goodbye letters, goodbye mailboxes. End of cycle in Denmark. The once powerful Danish postal service has decided to adapt to the times and say goodbye to postal mail. It’s not exactly new (the announcement did it months ago), but the effects of the measure will begin to be felt now, with the turn of the year: in 2026 the operator PostNord will stop collecting and delivering letters in Denmark. In fact the company takes time preparing the ground for change: in June it began to withdraw its 1,500 mailboxes from the streets, on the 18th it stopped accepting letters and on the 29th it will collect the last certified envelopes with acknowledgment of receipt. One day later, New Year’s Eve, PostNord will deliver its last envelopes. Chart on letter sending (in millions) from PostNord Danmark. A key figure: 90%. PostNord, a Nordic operator founded in 2009 from the merger of Denmark’s Post Danmarck and Sweden’s Posten AB, has been very clear about its motives. Stop sending letters in Denmark because its users have stopped doing so. Only in the last 25 years has its flow been reduced more than 90% without the demand showing signs of having hit rock bottom. If in 2000 they were distributed more than 1.4 billion of letters, in 2024 they did not reach 200 million. This collapse has coincided with the increase in online commercewhich is precisely where the operator has decided to focus its efforts. From now on in Denmark it will focus exclusively on the parcel service. “We are forced to adapt to the new situation and take the next step to build a strong PosNord for the future,” claims. It makes sense considering that the MitID system already allows Danes to receive all their official notifications digitally, the option chosen by the vast majority of the population. Only 5% of adults has renounced that possibility. Will there be no more letters? Yes. And no. PostNord has decided to turn the page 400 years of postal history (the service operates from the 17th centuryin times of Christian IV), but that does not mean that paper envelopes will no longer be sent. Danes will be able to continue sending letters to each other through Daoa courier firm that is already operational and is now preparing for a considerable increase in activity: if its estimates do not fail, it will go from 30 million letters in 2025 to 80 million in 2026. Of course, the service will be somewhat different for citizens: whoever wants to send a letter will have to go to one of their locations to deliver it or pay extra if they want it to be picked up at home. Question of obligations. In the statement in which it advanced its plans PostNord made it clear that its decision comes preceded by a change at a legal level that, in practice, frees its hands. “Our responsibility for the universal postal service in Denmark was extinguished with the Postal Law which came into force on January 1, 2024, except for mail for the visually impaired, small islands and international mail during a transition period,” clarify. Things will be different in Sweden, where PostNord will continue to operate a mail system “self-financed and profitable” and assuming the postal service. “Difficult decision”. Breaking a tradition that dates back to the 17th century is not easy. And this has been recognized by PostNord, which talks about “a difficult decision” and an “important step” designed to be strengthened in the future. For now, his goodbye has served to unleash collecting fever for his mailboxes: the operator put 1,000 units on sale for between 270 and 200 euros (depending on their state of conservation) and sold out of stock. in just a few hours. It is estimated that its network is made up of about 1,500 mailboxes and in January they will be auctioned another 200. Beyond Denmark. Where PostNord’s movements are probably also followed with interest is in the Post Offices. Although there are signs which suggest that Generation Z is reconnecting with the pleasure of sending written letters, the truth is that postal mail is also going through slow times in Spain. The National Markets Commission calculate that in ten years the exchange of letters has plummeted by 64%, which has forced Correos to try new (and multiple) avenues of business. Parcel shipping is increasing, moving at “record levels”, but precisely for this reason it is a sector with fierce competition in which it is not easy to gain a foothold. In Denmark, the readjustment of the postal service will be accompanied by a snip of staff, with the loss of 1,500 jobs. Images | News Ãresund – Johan Wessman (Flickr) and PostNord In Xataka | Correos wants to be a bank in 2025. It is an eye-catching plan in the face of the continuous closure of bank branches

How to create original Christmas 2025 greetings to send via WhatsApp

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Let’s tell you how to create christmas greetings for WhatsAppso you can surprise family and friends with something original. This way, you will be able to send more original and personalized images, something that shows that there is a little more to it than forwarding that trite thing that you find in hundreds of groups. In this article we are going to focus on two ways to do it. First, we are going to tell you how to create your own congratulations with different tools to do it. Then, we will go on to tell you a list of specific congratulations that you can find online, whether formal, fun, or aimed at specific types of people. Once you have the greeting created, you will be able to download it to your mobile and all you have to do is send it to whoever you think is appropriate. In addition, they are congratulations that you can use to send in any other application. How to create Christmas greetings We are going to start by telling you several methods to create a Christmas greeting on your own, and thus ensure that you can make it as personalized as possible. Here, we will use tools ranging from artificial intelligence even other classics like canva or Microsoft Designer. With Canva If you want to use Canva, you have several options available. First you have to enter canva.comand in its index you can use several methods. You can use your designs, use Canva’s many templates, or use Canva AI to describe what you want and have it generated for you. You can also do it from scratch, but this will take more time. In our tests, Canva’s AI was not able to generate a Christmas card. Therefore the best is use templates. Here, you will see that there are designs with text and images and others with photos. You will be able to personalize both the texts and the photos to add your own terms and expressions, or a photograph that gives it extra personalization. With artificial intelligence There are two ways to make congratulations with artificial intelligence. You can make it with an AI-generated image and text, or you can also make a greeting with a photo. This is the best method to do something unique and different beyond templates and images from the Internet. If you want to make a greeting with an image and text, even if the image is based on a photo, you can use ChatGPT, Gemini either Copilotanyone works for you. But if you want to use a real photo and modify it then the best option is Gemini, since at the moment it is the most reliable when it comes to handling them. Here, what you have to do is tell you that you want a Christmas greeting and include the text and description of the image that you want to use. For example, you can say the following: I want you to draw a Christmas card. Santa Claus must appear on his sleigh with gifts. The text “Merry Christmas” should appear above If you are going to use a photograph, you have to describe what you want specifying that I use the photo or the person in the photo that you have attached. If you use the person’s face, you can change their expressions to adapt them to the image you want to generate. You can make a prompt like this: Create a Christmas greeting using the photo I uploaded. You have to dress this person as Santa Claus, and below him include the text “Merry Christmas.” But here, the best thing is that experiment and test with the descriptions. Giving a good congratulation is not choosing the first one that comes out, the best thing is specify as much as possible what elements you want to appear and how you want them to do so. With Designer If you want to use Microsoft Designer, you also have several options. You will be able create from scratch by hand or with artificial intelligence the congratulations you want, but also edit templates or images with AI. There are no longer pre-generated templates, instead Designer invites you to create greetings with an AI. When you create a design with AI, you will be able to edit it. Here the best is create the image first and then edit it to add textsince if you add it with text you will not be able to change it. With free apps Lastly, you can also resort to some free applications to make congratulations on your mobile phone. Most likely, you don’t need these apps today, because with AI you can do everything, but we are still going to mention some: canva: Canva also has a mobile app adapted to your device, and you will be able to do everything we mentioned above. This on Google Play for Android and the App Store of the iPhone. Fotor: Another important and well-known application for editing photos, in which you will also find Christmas templates, effects and various design tools. This on Google Play for Android and the App Store of the iPhone. PicCollage: A fairly veteran app with which to create Christmas cards using photo collages. You have several templates, backgrounds, stickers and fonts to be able to customize them to the maximum. This on Google Play for Android and the App Store of the iPhone. Greetings Island: A simple application with a wide variety of Christmas card templates, and you will be able to customize them with photos, texts and stickers. This on Google Play for Android and the App Store of the iPhone. ElfYourself: A small application, in which you simply take a photo and with it an animated video is made showing you an elf video. This on Google Play for Android and the App Store of the iPhone. Christmas greetings to send on Whatsapp Although using templates to congratulate Christmas is a bit out of fashion in the … Read more

NASA invites you to send your name to the Moon for free. Behind it there is something more than a simple symbolic gesture

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That your name travels around the Moon no longer belongs to the realm of fantasy. NASA has once again opened a door so that anyone can register it and watch it travel aboard Artemis IIthe first manned mission of the Artemis program. It will be stored on a memory card inside the Orion spacecraft, which will circle our satellite and return to Earth. But what is relevant is not just the gesture. The agency has been inviting the public to be part of its missions for years. Now, with Artemis, he is renewing that pact between exploration and participation. NASA does not ask you to register or create an account. Simply enter three basic details on an official website and the system automatically generates a personalized digital pass associated with Artemis II, with the participant’s name. The PIN is the only way to access that pass, and the agency warns that you cannot recover it if it is lost. According to the information available, all the names will be compiled on a digital medium that will travel on the Orion spacecraft during the mission. It has not been confirmed if these names will be consulted or reviewed at some point, but they will be part of the lunar journey in a symbolic way. A tradition that began with a golden record and is still alive in Artemis NASA has been looking for ways to leave a human mark on your missions. One of the best known examples is the Voyager Golden Recorddesigned in 1977 under the scientific direction of Carl Sagan. It was a metal disc covered in gold with sounds, greetings and images that represented life on Earth. Years later, with Cassini, transferred to a CD-ROM with scanned signatures, and in Stardust and OSIRIS-REx microchips with names sent from all over the world were used. Artemis II takes another step: a digital memory card, much more similar to the ones we use today in any device. These initiatives are not understood only as gestures of participation. NASA operates with public funds and needs to justify, year after year, that programs like Artemis make sense beyond scientific interest. Connecting with citizens is a way to keep that support current, especially in missions that take place over decades and require budget continuity. When numerous educational centers, families and fans share their symbolic boarding passes, what they actually do is make visible that space exploration continues to have social, cultural and political relevance. While Apollo was an unprecedented milestone, it also left a lesson for the future of exploration. After the global impact of the first moon landing, public attention began to fallr, and with it, political and budgetary support. The book “Moonport”, published by NASAdescribes how enthusiasm became routine, and how subsequent missions stopped generating interest outside the scientific field. In the early 1970s, Congress reduced funding and thousands of employees were laid off. The program had won the space race, but it lost something just as important: the sustained attention of society. Artemis advances in a very different context than Apollo, but with a clear lesson: space exploration needs both political continuity and social legitimacy. Today the challenges are no longer only technological, but also strategic. The program is accumulating technical delays and Artemis II is now scheduled for launch between February and April 2026. At the same time, China has accelerated its plans and is developing its own manned program with the aim of sending astronauts to the Moon. Everything seems to indicate that we are facing a new competition, this time more open and prolonged, where public support is once again a decisive element. As we can see, signing up does not change the course of a mission, but it is part of something broader. It’s not about seeing your name circle the Moon, but about knowing that space exploration continues to involve society and not only to the control centers. Artemis does not only seek to return to our satellite, but rather to build a shared story about why to go, what to go for, and who is invited to take part. It is a way of remembering that this trip also needed an audience, and that perhaps awakens enthusiasm in those who, from a young age, begin to look upward. Images | POT | THAT | Screenshot In Xataka | The biggest mystery in science today is dark matter. And a Japanese scientist believes he has detected it

How to send files from your Android to an iPhone using Quick Share with AirDrop

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Let’s explain to you how to send files and other elements from your Android mobile to an iPhone wearing Quick Sharethat now has started to be compatible with AirDroid. At the moment this is a function that Initially it is exclusive to Google Pixel 10 phonesalthough Google is already working on bringing it to other Android devices as well. Quick Share is Android’s feature for sharing files between Android or Windows devices, and AirDrop is Apple’s alternative for sharing items between your devices. Until now these were two separate standards, but Google has started to merge them. It’s two-way compatibility, so you can send things from Android to iOS, but also from iOS to Android. As we have told you, this innovation has first reached the Pixel 10, the flagship of Google phones, but the idea is to also bring it to other Android phones. Send files from Android to iPhone To send files to an iPhone using Quick Share, you will currently need to have a Pixel 10, and that it is updated to its latest version. Google has released the function with an update for Google Play System. This update will arrive progressively to all users, so if you don’t have it yet, you should have it soon. Once you have the function activated, what you have to do is enter the Android quick settings and choose the Quick Share function, then choosing the file you want to share. You will also have the Quick Share option in the share menu of your Android. Once you are on the screen to share elements with Quick Share, a list of nearby devices to send the file to will appear below, and in it Now nearby iPhones will appear. Then, choose the iPhone and its owner will receive your file as if it were from another iPhone through AirDroid. One thing you should keep in mind is that, to receive files from Quick Share, iPhones must have a setting activated. Specifically, you will have to go to the settings and configure AirDrop to receive files from “Everyone for 10 minutes.” Therefore, you can’t just send the file, the iPhone owner must know that you are going to send it to them and change this. In Xataka Basics | Share files between devices: mega-guide with all the methods to do it between mobile phones and computers Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Linux

High speed in Madrid is at risk of collapsing. And that’s why Adif wants to send her to Parla

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Parla has 134,833 inhabitants, 24.43 km² in area and one goal: to become the nerve center of high speed in the south of Madrid. The idea was presented yesterday by Óscar Puente, Minister of Transport, and is part of the profound renovation that the Government wants to carry out on the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona. The plans. Announced yesterday by Puente: a Madrid-Barcelona in less than two hours. That is the goal and the big headline. At the moment what we know is that two feasibility studies have been requested. They will study the possibility of introducing improvements in the infrastructure so that trains can reach 350 km/h top speed and both cities can join in less than 120 minutes. The investment should be reflected in “more services, less time, more users, more territorial structure and flexibility of exploitation, according to Puente’s own words. For this, the construction of two new stations will be key, which will also be the key to introducing two new variants at the entrance to both cities. Parla. It would become the reference for the municipalities in the south of Madrid. And the construction of a large caliber station in the southern zone would not only impact the more than 130,000 residents of the municipality. The key is in everything that is nearby: Getafe, Leganés, Fuenlabrada or Pinto. Alcorcón and Móstoles are further away but there are connections with Cercanías. From Transport they say that Parla has “an area of ​​influence of more than 1.26 million inhabitants and in which, within a range of 15 minutes, 4.7 million people would have access and in less than 1 hour, about 6 million potential users.” In these moments, and if no delays or breakdowns occurthe connection between the Parla and Atocha Cercanías stations is covered in 29 minutes. And it takes 33 minutes to get to Sol station, in the heart of Madrid. Decongest. It is the last objective of the new station. If built, the idea is to offer an alternative to intern services. That is, those who travel from Barcelona to Seville directly. These trains would need less time to travel the distance since they would travel fewer kilometers and could travel faster as they would not have to deal with speed reductions at the entrance to the city and passing through Atocha. Besides, Puente pointed out in his speech that with this new station the station can be used as an intermediate stop on the Madrid-Seville and Madrid-Levante services (its neighbors would not have to go to the center of the capital to return back having boarded the high-speed train) and it can serve as an alternative station in case of incidents. Right now, Transport assures, 250 trains circulate through Madrid or its surroundings. With this variant an alternative would be created to the high-speed route already existing between Madrid and Andalusia or Levante. In addition, it would improve the service for the increase in traffic expected with the improvements in the Extremadura corridor. Parla, you are not alone. Parla’s action, as we said, is not the only one that Transport plans to reduce the time between Madrid and Barcelona. With the same arguments, the idea is to create a new station near Barcelonaspecifically in El Prat de Llobregat. The idea is that this new station would allow the Madrid-Barcelona-French border high-speed train to connect with the Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport. Regional trains would also stop at this station through the corresponding adaptation of the lines. The other action in Catalonia involves linking the Lleida-Pirineus station with Barcelona with a new line that would enter the city through La Sagrera, north of Barcelona. In this way, trains would not necessarily have to pass through Camp de Tarragona, freeing up part of the traffic that already circulates there and, therefore, offering a new variant to Barcelona very similar to that of Parla in Madrid. Many trains, little investment. Although the study of these actions has raised some controversy when it is understood that other Spanish roads still need significant improvement to lighten travel times, the truth is that investment in Adif’s infrastructure has been requested for a long time. It must be taken into account that both alternatives in large cities, and especially south of Madrid, represent a good escape route to decentralize the network. The arrival of Ouigo and Iryo has exponentially increased the number of trains on the tracks but they face the problem of Adif has not invested enough money to absorb traffic. own Puente assured last August that “6 trains circulated per day on the Madrid-Seville line, in each direction. Today, 289 trains circulated at the Torrejón de Velasco point on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line (…) When there is an incident you have 25 trains in both directions within a radius of one hour.” Photo | Smiley.toerist and Google Maps In Xataka | A Spain literally at two speeds: while the Madrid-Barcelona AVE goes at 350 km/h, the rest of the network languishes

send an army in front of Russia with its most advanced tanks

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Since 1945, Germany has lived cautiously everything related to the use of force beyond its borders. Even when he participated in international missions in the Balkans, Afghanistan or Mali, he always did so in a rotating, temporary format and under strict frameworks, avoiding establishing a permanent presence. The memory of the Second World Warthe initial demilitarization and the subsequent political reconstruction left a doctrine where stable deployment abroad was, more than a red line, a taboo. And then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The German deployment. Germany’s decision to establish its first brigade permanently deployed abroad since 1945 marks a historic turn in its defense policy and European military architecture. The creation of the 45th Armored Brigade in Lithuania, with 4,800 soldiers and civilian support personnel, responds to an increasingly clear reading of the Russian threat and the recognition that the defense of NATO’s eastern flank is, in reality, the defense of Alemani herselfto. The Chancellery in Berlin not only assumes this presence as a symbolic gesture, but as a structural pillar of a new military era, in which Europe must assume greater responsibilities strategic, reduce absolute dependence on the American umbrella and rebuild capabilities what were deliberately dismantled after the end of the Cold War. The brigade is, therefore, both a message to Moscow as an internal message: Germany is abandoning its former military prudence to occupy the role that its economic weight demands, and that its partners (and adversaries) take for granted. Kamikazes, software and more. He German rearmament It is not limited to heavy armor or territorial presence: it extends to the domain of war through saturation and accelerated adaptation, where kamikaze drones have become one of the most decisive tools of contemporary combats. The plan for acquire 12,000 drones suicide bombers, with contracts of around 300 million euros for each manufacturer, reveals a clear doctrinal change: the armed forces should no longer accumulate equipment in static arsenals, but rather maintain them in permanent update cycles, with the bulk of the arsenal under the custody of the industry itself to be modified almost in real time. The war in the background. The reference is direct: in Ukraine, innovation cycles are measured in weeksnot years. Every change in software or payload redefines the tactical value of the dronewhile traditional systems become obsolete due to the frenetic pace of electronic countermeasures. This massive purchase points to a military on the edge facing Russia that understands that the battlefield of the immediate future will be hybrid, digitalized and deeply dependent on agility to adapt to an enemy that learns as quickly as it attacks. Leopard 2A8. The deployment of the 45th Armored Brigade cannot be conceived without it Leopard 2A8the most advanced version of the German battle tank, updated based on the lessons learned from the systematic destruction of armored vehicles in Ukraine. Far from abandoning tanks, Germany has concluded that They are still essential for combined operations, but only if they adapt to an environment where the priority threat is no longer anti-tank missiles guided from hills, but cheap drones capable of descending on vulnerable domes. A tank to anticipate. Hence the integration of Trophy system active protection, early warning sensors, modular armor and electronic packages prepared to counter swarms or loitering munitions. The brigade is thus deployed not as a symbol of the European industrial past, but as a platform that attempts anticipate war to come: coordinated mobility, continuous real-time intelligence support, layered anti-drone defense, and a distributed weapons network that prevents excessive concentration of risk. The presence of the Leopard 2A8 is less a reaffirmation of the tank as an icon and more a doctrinal statement: the ground battle is still valid, but only if it is handled with precision, integration and constant adaptation. Rearm to last. On the whole, these movements They express a conclusion that is already beginning to be accepted unambiguously among European capitals: the peace of the last thirty years was a historical exception, not the norm. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to rebuild military industryreactivate strategic reserves, reinforce borders and recover the idea of an integrated defensesustained and modernized. Germany, which for decades was considered the “weak link” in European defense, is reconfiguring itself as the core potential continental rearmament operation. The 45th Armored Brigade in Lithuania, the 12,000 kamikaze drones and the Leopard 2A8 are not isolated pieces, but pieces of a same transition: preparation for a scenario where deterrence no longer depends solely on political will, but on technological capacity, speed of adaptation and territorial firmness. If you also want, the sign to Moscow is direct: the baltic border It is not a negotiable void, but a very clear line on which the greatest economic power in Europe now stands, permanently. And this time, with armored vehicles, drones, reactivated industry and a strategic mandate that looks decades forward. Image | nara, Boevaya mashina, 7th Army Training Command In Xataka | The most pacifist city in Germany lived off its legendary train factory. Now they will make it from a gigantic tank factory In Xataka | The “rearmament” of Europe has begun at a Volkswagen factory in Germany: instead of cars they will produce tanks

How to scan documents with WhatsApp to send them as PDF

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Let’s explain How to scan documents with WhatsApp To be able to send them as a message. It is a function within the messaging application, which allows you to take a picture of a document, and Send it in PDF format choosing what you want to keep from him. The document scan function is available for Android and iOS, although it is a bit hidden. However, once you find it you will see that it is quite complete. We are going to tell you step by step how to use it. Scan documents and send them by WhatsApp The first thing you have to do is enter the chat where you want to send the document. So, click on the File button of the chat. When options are opened, click where it puts Document To tell you what this is what you want to send. A menu will open in which you will be told from where you want to add or select the document to be sent. In this menu, click on the option of Scan document That will appear below. This will open the screen of your mobile, where two things can happen. First, you will see that WhatsApp himself marks the object to be scanned, and when you leave the mobile quiet will take a capture automatically. You also have a button to get them manually. Simply, make a document capture That you want to send. This will show you a capture of the text, and in it you can do several things. For example, you can select the text itself to copy it, but below you have a button Adjust for select what you want to capture inside the photo That you have taken. Come on, if many things go out you can adjust so that only the fragment you want comes out. You also have filters and the option to turn. When you have it to your liking, click on the button Ok. Once you accept the document after editing it, you will go to the preview before sending it as a message. Below you can add a comment, write something next to the attached file in PDF that you are going to send. Here, when you have it click to send. And that’s it. With this you will send the document you have scanned with the camera and whatsapp, and will be sent in PDF format to be read by the other person. In Xataka Basics | Stop of stealing your WhatsApp by video call and ask for bizums to your contacts: what is and how to avoid it

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