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We are sending cannabis samples to space. They will be key to knowing if we can colonize the moon or Mars

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Throughout our short space race we have sent the most diverse things to space: from golf balls up to 2,000 small jellyfish (that returned being 60,000), going through latea piece of the Wright brothers, an electric car, a gorilla costume and a pizza. Today to this peculiar list we have to add about 150 cannabis seeds. The reasons? Strictly scientific. Mayasat-1. That is the name they receive both the mission (Integrated within Mission Possible 2025) as the incubator on board which have traveled seeds, algae and human DNA, among other things. In total, 980 samples of 11 different customers. The incubator has been developed by the Genoplant Research Institute in Slovenia, but who has decided to send cannabis seeds to space has been Martian Grow. Transport-14 | Image: Genoplant Mayasat-1 | Image: Genoplant Three laps. Before addressing the why of cannabis, it is convenient to understand what the mission has consisted, whose duration has been three hours. Mayasat-1 took off on Monday 23 at 23:50 aboard a Falcon 9 from Spacex from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It reached a height of 520 kilometers (120 kilometers more than the International Space Station) and completed three laps around our planet. Specifically, through polar areas. Because? Because at the North and South poles exposure to radiation is very, much higher than that of Ecuador due to the magnetic field. The objectives. There are several, but they can be summarized as follows: Observe the survival of samples to radiation, microgravity and temperatures of space to have an idea of ​​its ability to resist extreme conditions. Investigate possible adaptations, such as genetic or structural changes, which may have occurred in response to the environmental stress factors. Study the possible implications for the cultivation of plants in space or advances in medicine. Serve as proof of concept for the realization of biological experiments in space. And now yes, cannabis. Božidar Radišič leads the initiative Martian Grow and works as a consultant at the Research Nature Institute in Slovenia. In statements collected by WiredRadišič believes that “sooner or later, we will have lunar bases and cannabis, with its versatility, it is the ideal plant to supply those projects.” In his own words, cannabis “can be a source of food, proteins, construction materials, textiles, hemp, plastic and medicines. I don’t think many other plants give us all these things.” But cannabis … Yes, it is associated with a very different recreational use, but its potential as a plant is tremendous. The Cannabis sativa l produces THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive compound) and CBD (Cannabidiol, has no psychoactive effects), but these are only two of the More than 550 chemical compounds found to date. And although we do not know what effects each and every one of them has, we do know that the plant is surprisingly resistant. Image | Crystalweed Cannabis Hold on what you throw. Cannabis sativa is a plant that resists ultraviolet rays and gamma radiation (in fact, it is used in its industrial production to decontaminate it). It is also extremely versatile, being able to grow both in Mexico and India, Nepal, Netherlands or Afghanistan despite the fact that its origin is in the Himalayas. Nor is it a plant that needs too much water and can be grown in different types of soils. Their ballots to be a successful space crop are, therefore, abundant on paper. And why send seeds to space? We know that radiation and genetic mutation is able to generate new varieties of species with different properties. “So far more than 3,400 new varieties of more than 210 species of plants using genetic variation induced by radiation and improvement by mutations, “they explain from the International Atomic Energy Agency. For Radišič, that is precisely the key: “It’s about finding out if cosmic conditions affect cannabis genetics, and how they do it, and we may only discover it after several generations.” Radiation exposure can cause mutations, not all negative, not all positive. The key is to detect those that can play in favor of humanity. The problem, of course, is that we need more information. Image | Genoplant Further. We have already cultivated lettuce at the International Space Station, Thalian Arabidopsis on lunar soil and Sent seeds to spacebut all radiation exposure has been in low orbit (up to 2,000 kilometers high). The responses to the radiation of a plant at the International Space Station may not be the same as those of a plant on the moon (at 38,400 kilometers away) or on Mars (54.6 million kilometers). One of the projects that seek to explore how plants cultivated on the moon respond is Leafa NASA mission that will travel to our satellite in the mission Artemis III In 2027. Next steps. When the capsule returns, the Božidar Radišič team and the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Ljubljana will study the seeds, their possible mutations and adaptations to obtain results and see which compounds have altered and how. “Whether there are changes as if not, both results will be important for the future, so that we know how to grow cannabis in the space environment,” says Radišič to Wired. An important job. Colonizing the moon or Mars is not only a technological challenge, but also logistics. It is not viable to transport food to keep the population of another planet, so it is capital to learn to cultivate in lunar and Martian soils, completely inhospitable and hostile. There have been advances and research with different proposals For many yearsbut there is still no solution that seems perfect. Images | Genoplant In Xataka | We have found a plant capable of producing 40 cannabinoids. A closer plant evolutionarily to lettuce that to hemp

530 million euros for sending users to China

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Tiktok It has been sanctioned with a fine of 530 million euros for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD). The social network, owned by Bytedance, allowed remote access from China to data from European users, without guaranteeing a level of protection equivalent to that of the European Union. In addition, in February 2025 it was discovered that part of that data had been stored in Chinese servants, contradicting what the company itself had declared during the investigation. The blow is not there. In addition to the economic sanction, the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) has given Tiktok a period of six months to adapt the data processing to the RGPD requirements. If you do not do it within that period, all data transfers to the Asian country will be suspended. What has happened exactly. The investigation has been led by the DPC, main authority by having Tiktok Technology Limited headquarters in Ireland. The final report concludes that Tiktok did not guarantee a level of protection equivalent to the European in data transfers, and did not properly evaluate the risk of access by the Chinese authorities. Graham Doyle, an attached commissioner of the DPC, summarized it as follows: “Tiktok did not carry out the necessary evaluations and did not address the risk of access to personal data by the Chinese authorities in accordance with anti -terrorist laws, counter -signs and other norms identified by the company itself as materially divergent of the EU standards.” Breakdown of the sanction. The fine imposed is broken down into two concepts that respond to two different articles of the RGPD: 485 million euros for violating the Article 46(1), by making data transfers between the European Economic Space (EEE) and China without adequate safeguards or guarantees of equivalent protection. 45 million euros for violating the Article 13(1) (F), by not informing properly in its October 2021 privacy policy about the data recipients of the data, including China. This infraction extends from July 29, 2020 to December 1, 2022, at which time Tiktok updated its policy. Background: A suspicion of 2021. Research dates back to 2021When doubts arose about whether engineers in China could access European user data. Then, the DPC opened a formal investigation to verify the legality of data transfers outside the EEE. At that time, Tiktok said he did not store European data in China, although he acknowledged that there could be remote access from the country. Version and contradiction changes. In April 2025, Tiktok notified the DPC that he had discoveredtwo months before, a case in which a limited amount of European user data had been stored on Chinese servers, contradicting their previous statements. The company indicated that these data have already been eliminated, but this finding has weighed in the regulator’s final decision. Why this is important. The RGPD establishes that personal data can only be transferred outside the EEE if the receiving country guarantees an essentially equivalent level of protection. In the absence of a “adaptation decision” by the European Commission (which China does not have), additional measures must be applied, such as standard contractual clauses and risk assessments. Tiktok did not meet these requirements. Tiktok defends himself. The company has announced that the decision will resort. According to BloombergTiktok states that he has never received a request for European user data from Chinese authorities, and that he has not provided any information. Ireland’s role in all this. Although the European Data Protection Committee (CEPD) includes about twenty authorities, the Irish DPC leads this case because it is the main Tiktok regulator in Europe. It is not the first time he does: in 2023, I fined the social network with 345 million euros for not properly protecting the privacy of minors. Images | Mourizal Zativa | Christian Lue In Xataka | Apple loses the war against Epic. Fortnite returns triumphant and Spotify already prepares its rematch

He is sending thousands of consoles from Vietnam to the US, according to Bloomberg

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The temporal truce in reciprocal tariffs, announced a few days ago by Donald Trumphas unleashed a counterreloj career among great technological to adjust their movements. Among them, Nintendo. The Japanese company decided to postpone the reservations of its expected Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States and did not hesitate to publicly attribute it to the context of commercial war. From China to Vietnam: the movement that Nintendo had already foreseen. Although much of its production was focused on China, Nintendo began in 2019 to move part of its manufacture to Vietnam. At that time, they assured that it was not a maneuver for tariff reasons, but a strategy to diversify its supply chain. Over time, the decision has made even more sense. Today, one third of the new units Nintendo Switch 2 They will leave factories in Vietnam. The manufacturer in charge, hosiden – the equivalent to Foxconn, who works with Apple, in the Nintendo ecosystem – is now under pressure to accelerate the production rate and make the most of the current tariff window. The weight of tariffs: 145%, 46% or 10%. If all production followed in China, shipments to the United States would be subjected to a 145%tariff, a devastating blow for the company. Vietnam, on the other hand, faced a 46% taxwhich has been temporarily reduced to 10% due to the temporary suspension announced by Washington. According to BloombergNintendo is rushing to introduce as many consoles as possible in US territory while this reduced tariff is in force. In February alone, Hosiden sent more units from Vietnam than in the previous six months. The logic is simple: filling the stores now costs much less than paying higher rates. A clock run and many pending negotiations. The suspension of the tariffs was established in 90 days. It is the margin that the United States and Vietnam have to negotiate, although Washington is also in conversations with many other countries. In parallel, Vietnam and the United States They have already opened a channel to explore a “reciprocal” commercial agreement. Meanwhile, 10% remains in force. And if there are no advances, the risk of returning to 46% is on the table. According to Bernstein firm, Nintendo could assume that 10% without raising the price in the United States, keeping it in the 450 dollars announced. But if the scale tariff, the impact would be transferred to the consumer: the price could rise between 50 and 100 dollars. Pause reservations, shipments without changes. The reserves, initially scheduled for April 9, are still in the air. Nintendo has not communicated a new date for the United States. What has not changed – at least for the moment – is the delivery day: June 5. Apple, meanwhile, also reacts. Apple is also moving fast. The company has chosen to send 1.5 million iPhone from India to the United States in cargo aircraftaccording to Reuters. India, like Vietnam, benefits from the 10% reduced tariff during this 90 -day pause. Images | CLAUDIO LUIZ CASTRO | Brandon Day In Xataka | Nintendo Switch 2 will break another psychological border for video games: about 100 euros per title

How to repair your chromecast if you were affected by the error that prevented you from sending content

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Let’s explain How to return your chromecast to life If he had been affected by the error that made him not work. It’s about a problem that for a few days I was making the oldest versions of these devices simply could not be used, and gave error if you tried. Now, Google has launched an update with which this problem solves, and we will briefly explain how to use it. Thus, even if you do not have many technological knowledge you will know the steps you must follow. How to return your chromecast to life To solve the problem of chromecast that have stopped working, Google has launched a firmware update which will begin to reach all devices. Recall that this problem affects second generation chromect and chromecast audio. These updates are usually automatic. This means that the only thing you need is that your chromecast is connected to the house Wi -Fi network and is connected to the current. Even if you could not send content, your Chromecast had not ceased to be connected to the network, so there will be no problem to receive the update. Of course, it is important that you know that when the chromecast did not work You should not have restored it. If you restore it you will have a problem to connect and configure it again that it has not yet been solved. Meanwhile, if you had not touched your chromect, I should return to life in a matter of hours. In Xataka Basics | Seven unusual things for which you can use your chromecast with Google TV

Sending the ID to a stranger is dangerous. This new app has a free solution: put water brand

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The DNI is a document as important as dangerous is to share it with third parties without taking concerns. Surely we have all ever faced someone, whether a person or establishment, who asks us for a copy of the ID to, for example, complete a reservation or a purchase. It is an extended practicebut not sure. The consequences can be disastrous, so it is recommended edit the document Before sending it. There are several optionsbut This tool It promises more security and put it more difficult for the IAS for the modest price of zero euros. The most interesting thing is that, although it works through the browser, there is no cloud in between. Everything works at home. His name: Saferlayer. “Hey, the copy of the ID …”. A scammer can use our ID to commit crimes (such as impersonation of identity), access to an betting house or ask for a loan in our name. Nothing good, of course. Therefore, it is important that if we are forced to share a photocopy of the DNI we do it prior edition. This type of DNI -related scams They are relatively known on the purchase and rental platforms. The lack of supply, the enormous demand and despair to find a floor can make, with the rush, let’s forget to take the necessary precautions and we will find two negative things: that the announced floor did not exist and that a total unknown has Our ID. The general recommendation is never to send a copy of the DNI or passport without editing What is the problem? Not everyone knows, wants or can use dedicated tools like Photoshop. Pixelar an image or a piece of an image It is very simple (and not as sure as it seems). Also add text or a watermark, but you have to know. Not only that, but these water marks can be edited and removed afterwards and leave the image as if nothing had happened. The solution: a dedicated tool. Carlos Sánchez, Head of Product in Real Madrid, and his “Compi de Side Projects“Guido Fioravantti, got to work after Carlos had to send a copy of his email documentation. In telephone conversation with Xataka, Carlos Sánchez explains that” you take any traditional water brand and pass it through some tools for some tools Specialized artificial intelligence, you’ll see that they take it off in seconds. What we wanted was to avoid that. “ After several tests and iterations, they found a “water mark that covers the entire document, which deceives the AI; makes it difficult to differentiate the water mark from the background image, so when you try to remove it, load it is loaded part of the document and is proof that it has been manipulated in some way. “ Copy of the original ID (above) and edited with Saferlayer (below) | Image: Saferlayer The water brand. It consists of a wave pattern with a degraded one that goes from fuchsia to green. “This has been a very proof and error process,” explains Carlos. “In that process we detected that this undemed undulating pattern, that flag effect waving, made it difficult for the AI. These color changes throughout the pattern also complicate it. In the end, we had to find the balance between whatever Very difficult to remove for AI, but also that it was readable, “he says. For Carlos, it was important that it was “evident to the person generated by the document and for whom he receives that there is a watermark that can be read, especially so that the person who receives it does not have incentives to use it for purposes Fraudulent “. This is the document edited with Saferlayer when we pass it through one of the many existing tools to eliminate the water mark | Image: Saferlayer, Xataka Everything at home. One of Saferlayer’s keys is that It works at homenothing leaves the browser. The image we are going to edit does not climb any server. This can be easily verified with the inspector of the browser itself or, simply, adding the Webapp to the home screen and putting the mobile in plane mode. We will verify that it continues to work without problem. When you upload an image, we simply have to specify the use that the copy has, for example, “Valid copy only to confirm the ABCDE hotel reservation.” Once this is done, the tool is responsible for adding the watermark. It is practically instantaneous. The tool works with all types of documents in image format (JPEG and PNG), but not with PDFs. Water brand detail | Image: Xataka A success. The tool was launched on Sunday afternoon and spread mainly Through x. It soon went viral and that can be seen in the figures. As Sánchez confirms us, “right now we are doing a water mark every nine seconds.” To the elderly, the idea of ​​the creators, their vision, is to develop a tool that allows the “total traceability of the document. That allows the individual to protect their document add a water mark, but we also have the idea of ​​covering the other part , to the company that receives the document and wants to make sure whether it is legitimate or not. ” In Carlos’s words, “we would like to evolve this to verify that the documents that have Saferlayer water mark have been manipulated in some way, or if it is the water mark as it has been generated by the tool.” “Right now we are doing a water mark every nine seconds” In that sense, Carlos tells us that a hotel in the center of Madrid has contacted them because he was “very interested in exploring tools that facilitate these processes (in reference to the new lodging record) since it generates a brutal administrative burden and makes Check-in the process more uncomfortable for customers. “According to Carlos, the hotel wanted to talk to them to see if Saferlayer could” potentially help them. “ … Read more

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