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Google’s new AI generates interactive worlds from a prompt. Deepmind believes it is a step to get the AGI

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The Google Deepmind team has announced its new AI model to generate interactive worlds. At the end of last year We were surprised with what Genie could do 2 And the new version is an important leap, one that for Google is an advance in the creation of the General Artificial Intelligence or AGIthat which can match the abilities of the best human. Genie 3. It is the new World Model o Deepmind world model. Allows to create interactive worlds for which we can explore, all from a Prompt of text. The previous model was very limited and could only be used for a few seconds, but with Genie 3 Deepmind promises that it can be explored for “several minutes.” In addition, the resolution has improved at 720p to 24FPS. The model is based on Genie 2 and I see 3. It has memory. It is the most important improvement of the new model. The world is generated through ia as we explore it, but if we turn around and look at something we had already seen, it remains the same. We can also change something, such as painting on a wall, and that is kept as we leave it all the time. This did not happen in previous versions and its creators say they did not explicitly schedule it to do that. As explained in an article in TechcrunchGenie 3 is able to remember what he has already generated to train himself, in this way he learns how the world and his physical works. Interactive. It also emphasizes that events can be added with Prompts additional In his article, Deepmind puts several interactive examples such as a meadow in which we can choose if a tractor, a bear, a horse or hot air balloons will appear. They call it “promptable World Events” and also allows you to change aspects such as weather. Why is it important. Worlds models are useful in different scenarios such as the creation of scenarios for real -time games, in education or in the training of AI agents. Google points to it in its blog as a key step to reach the AGI, that upper artificial intelligence that so many companies are trying to get as soon as possible. These worlds can be used as a training field for other AI, also including robots, cases in which simulating real scenarios is a challenge. In the presentation, the Deepmind team explained how they put an agent in a stage that simulated a warehouse and asked him to approach certain elements, such as a green garbage cube. In all the tests he achieved, according to the Deepmind team “the fact that (the agent) is able to achieve this is because Genie 3 remains coherent.” The competition. The largest IA competition, at least at the level of products for the end user, we see it in the chatbots and, to a lesser extent, in video or audio generators. The world models are less popular among the public and there is not a great competition. Nvidia presented cosmos at the beginning of the year And there are some companies like World Labs They offer similar proposals. We would like to finish this text with a link so you can try it, but Genie 3 is only available in Beta for a very limited group of academics. Image | Deepmind In Xataka | Some researchers created a company where all employees were AI agents. They did not make a quarter of the work

It is a first step to understand why we exist

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The most elementary question that human beings ask ourselves since we are here is simply: why do we exist? According to the best theories about the origin of the universe, We should not be here. The Big Bang should have created identical amounts of matter and antimatter, which would have annihilated each other in an energy flash, leaving an empty cosmos. And yet, here we are, in a universe made of matter. Short. The key to our existence lies in a subtle asymmetry, a small trap in the laws of physics that favored matter over antimatter. Now, the CERN LHCB team has announced the first observation of this asymmetry in the bariones, the particles that make up everything we see: stars, planets and ourselves. It is a milestone that we had been waiting for decades, and that after its Publication in Nature magazine Open a new and fascinating way to solve the mystery of our own existence. The enigma of the material universe. The Soviet physicist Andréi Sájarov saw it clear in 1967. For the matter to prevail above the antimatter after the Big Bang (so that a universe like ours was born, in short) three conditions should be met, including the violation of the load-partner symmetry. Load symmetry (c) means that if you change a particle for its antiparticle (for example, an electron for a positron), physical laws should not change. Parity symmetry (P) is like looking at the process in a real mirror, investing space coordinates. Combined symmetry load-partity (CP) implies that a physical process is indistinguishable from its “antimatter version” in the mirror. If the CP symmetry were perfect, the balance between matter and antimatter would never have inclined. CP symmetry violation means that the cosmic mirror is slightly broken. Subject and antimatter do not behave exactly as specular reflexes. The fundamental piece that was missing. This phenomenon had already been observed for the first time in 1964 in particles called inns, formed by a quark and an antiquark. But there was a key piece of puzzle: it had never been detected in the bariones, formed by three quarks. It was a key piece because ourselves are barionic matter: the protons and neutrons that constitute us are bariones. An imperfect reflex. The CERN LHCB team, one of the great detectors of the great Hadron collider, specializes in studying particles that contain a type of heavy quark called “Beauty” or “Bottom”, in which the effects of the CP violation are expected to be more pronounced. For this investigation, physicists focused on a specific particle: the Lambda B zero (λb0) barion, a kind of heavy cousin of the proton. Scientists analyzed billions of collisions In data from 2011 to 2018observing how this particle disintegrated in four lighter: a proton, a kaon and two pions (λb0 → pk –π+π−). The key to the experiment was to compare the rate of this disintegration with that of its antimatter twin, the disintegration of the anti-barion lambda b zero (λˉb0 → pˉ k+π-π+). If the CP symmetry were perfect, both disintegrations would occur with the same frequency. But it is not so. The LHCB team measured a clear and statistically robust difference. Are we facing new physics? The results have a statistical significance of 5.2 sigmas. In particle physics, an observation with more than 5 sigmas is considered a full -fledged discovery. It is the first time that a barion and its antibarion are observed do not behave identically. The mirror is broken, also for particles that form the tangible world. This discovery is, in the first place, a spectacular confirmation of the standard particle physics model. This model, our most complete theory on the subject, predicts that CP violation must occur in both inns and bariones. The fact that it is finally seen in barions reinforces our current understanding of physics. However, and here comes the most exciting, it is also the beginning of a new chapter. The observed violation is insufficient to explain the enormous mastery of the matter we see in the cosmos. There must be Another source of asymmetrysomething that the standard model does not contemplate. Physicists have confirmed that the universe does not deal equal to matter and barionic antimatter, but hunt continues. Image | Cern In Xataka | You can now download the 800 TB of information that the CERN has just released. They are a treasure of particle physics

In full European rearme, Belgium has just expanded his f-35 fighter request. The next step is much more ambitious

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In full European rearme, not exempt from obstaclesBelgium will expand your request for F-35 With eleven new units. Thus adds to other allies such as the United Kingdom, who continue to bet on the American hunting Despite the problems that its deployment has raised. The current geopolitical context has once again placed aerial superiority in the center of the strategic board. Belgium had already commissioned 34 F-35 in 2018 With a clear objective: replace its aging F-16 fleet, a hunt that has been in service decades. At that time, the Belgian government opted for the American model against other proposals such as the Eurofighteralleging interoperability reasons, costs throughout the life cycle and compatibility with NATO nuclear weapons. Why the F-35 is the option that Belgium continues to see how more solid To date, eight units have been delivered, All in US baseswhere they serve as a training platform for the first Belgian pilots. The new order will raise the total figure to 45, in a decision framed in the reinforcement of the military budget agreed by the current government, that has committed to achieve 2% of GDP in defense in 2025 and climb up to 2.5% in the following decade. The investment planned for this extension amounts to about 1.6 billion euros, According to the strategic vision document. Although the F-16 have been updated over the years-and remain operational in several countries-it is a fourth generation platform, without furtive abilities and with less integrated sensors. They are versatile, reliable and relatively economic fighters, but belong to another era. In some scenarios, the technological difference with F-35 is abysmal. The new Lockheed Martin hunt offers a poaching, fusion of real -time sensors, advanced electronic warfacities and, above all, It is certified to carry American nuclear armament. Beyond conventional combat, this renewal of the fleet has deep strategic implications. Belgium is one of the European countries that actively participates in the strategy of NATO nuclear deterrence. To fulfill that paper, you need compatible aircraft with nuclear pumps that it is believed that they are stored in the base of Kleine Brogel. The current F-16 are certified for that mission, and the F-35 not only inherits that function, but reinforces it with more stealthy and precise technology. The delivery calendar also imposes its own limits. According to VRTthe Lockheed Martin production line is practically saturated, and the first additional fighters will not arrive until after 2033. The decision to expand the fleet, in that sense, is also a long -term commitment: future governments may resume the issue and add more units if the budgetary conditions allow it. Apart from F-35, Belgium seeks to gain weight in the air defense of the continent. In parallel to this acquisition, he has reserved 300 million euros to fully integrate into the second phase of the FCAS, The New Generation European Hunting Program. The objective is to be at the table where the technological standards of the next decades are defined, without renouncing the US fleet. On the horizon, a future coexistence is even contemplated between the F-35 and the plane that emerges from the FCAS after 2040, if the staff and the budget allow it. Images | US Air Force (1, 2, 3) In Xataka | China will need 9,000 new airplanes in the coming years. And a manufacturer takes the lead to Boeing: Airbus

The ‘in vitro’ fertilization has taken a surprising step using mitochondrial DNA

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A child, three parents. It might seem science fiction, but it is already a reality. It is a reality that It started a decade agowith the approval in the United Kingdom of a novel technique that allowed Enter genetic information of a third person in a fertilization process In vitro Eight births. The British team to launch this technique has published the results Obtained from monitoring nine babies born after a fertilization process In vitro. A process with an important peculiarity: the introduction of mitochondrial DNA from a donor. Mitochondrial diseases. To understand the scope of the new procedure, we have to understand the reason that led to the development of this technique, avoid the transmission of mitochondrial DNA diseases. A problem that is estimated affects about 5,000 births per year. The mitochondria is a part of the cell responsible for producing energy but also has a DNA segment which is inherited matrilinearly. This matrilinear transmission can only be inherited by the mother, although they can affect people of any sex. This DNA can present harmful mutations that usually affect the proper functioning of this intracellular “energy” central “, which derives in diseases that manifest especially in those tissues that require the most energy, such as those of the heart or the brain. We do not have a cure for these diseases, but now we have a way to cut its transmission. Pronuclear transfer. The technique It is called pronuclear transfer And, according to the team that has launched it, it is done after the fertilization of the ovule, and consists in transplanting the nuclear genome of the ovule with the mutation to a new donor ovule, this with the desired mitochondrial DNA. The resulting cell has the parents’ nuclear DNA but the mitochondrial DNA of the donor parent. Studying the technique. The details of the study were described through two articles published in the magazine New England Journal of Medicine. The first of them He focused on studying the success of the technique itself. The technique did not eliminate the entire original mitochondrial DNA since in the core extraction process, part of this DNA was also captured and introduced into the new cell. According to the team, its presence in the neonate blood ranged between undetectable levels up to 16%. “The findings give rise to optimism. However, research to better understand the limitations of mitochondrial donation technologies will be essential to improve treatment results,” explained in a press release Mary Herbert, who led this part of the study. Healthy babies. He Second study He focused on clinical results, both on mothers and babies. During pregnancies only a complication was detected in one of them (hyperlipidemiaan excess of blood lipids), which responded to the prescribed treatment. The eight babies were born healthy and their development was normal during the study period, with most babies without health problems and the rest with mild problems that the team considers not related to the donation process. Regarding the success of the process, the team did not detect mitocondrial DNA in five of the eight babies, and the mutations that detected in the remaining three were maintained below 20%, which is far from the limit of 80% from which problems could begin to occur. The monitoring of these cases is still necessary to better know the evolution of each case. Ethical considerations. This monitoring will be necessary to clear doubts about the possible long -term impacts of this technique, a key consideration in the ethical discussion around the procedure. The United Kingdom approved this technique in 2015, but there are still many countries that have not legislated in this direction. “The study also raises ethical and scientific questions. The combination of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA of different people could have long -term effects still unknown,” indicated a Science Media Center (SMC) Rocío Núñez Calonge, scientific director of the International UR Group and coordinator of the Ethics Group of the Spanish Fertility Society. And in Spain? Spain would remain in a legal limbo, without clear legislation in this regard, experts explain. “In Spain, our (…) (Law) on assisted human reproduction techniques, does not explicitly refer to this technique (which did not exist when this legislation was approved) by what Sensu stricto The procedure would not be expressly prohibited or explicitly authorized in our country. Essentially it is not regulated. The legal and ethical doubts that subsist have prevented, so far, that the technique of the three parents is applied in Spain ”, explained to SMC Lluís Montoliu, researcher at the National Biotechnology Center (CNB-CSIC) and Ciberer -iscii. In Xataka | 50 years ago we discovered people whose blood did not fit into conventional types. We have just discovered why Image | Newcastle University / Nathan Dumlao

The artificial skin that feels heat and cuts is already real. It is the first big step for robots to look more like us

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Can a robotic hand like that of Optimus or that of 1x get to feel like ours? Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University College London believe they have taken an important step in that direction. They have developed one Artificial skin Composed of a single flexible material, capable of detecting temperature, pressure, cuts and multiple simultaneous touches. All without rigid layers or sensors distributed inside. And the most promising, according to its creators, is that it can adapt to complex forms and promises a relatively simple manufacturing process: it is enough to melt it, pour it into a silicone mold, remove the internal positive and place it as a glove on a robotic structure, as shown in This demonstrative video. The nucleus of this technology is a driver hydrogel that, when combined with electric impedance (EIT) tomography, allows you to continuously register what happens on its surface. When a stimulus occurs – contract, heat or pressure – the fields are altered. The system detects not only the type of stimulus, but also its location and environmental conditions. All this is interpreted through automatic learning, with latencies that depend on the number of active channels, explain in the article published in Science Robotics. A soft membrane, millions of data The best example of the system is a robotic hand of real size, hollow inside, fully covered with this artificial skin. Instead of distributed sensors, use exclusively 32 electrodes placed on the wrist. This configuration was sufficient to extract more than 1.7 million information channels, derived from 863,040 different combinations. During the tests, the hand was exposed to different stimuli: a human finger, a thermal probe, the impact of a scalpel. In all cases it was able to distinguish the type of interaction and locate it with an average precision of about 25 millimeters above its entire surface. The interesting thing is that a sensor is not necessary for each type of stimulus. The membrane itself reacts differently depending on the intensity or nature of the contact, and it is the model of the one that identifies the most relevant signal between hundreds of thousands of possibilities. In addition to touch, this skin is able to monitor the environment. During a 100 -hour test, the system registered variations between 19 and 25 ° C and between 38 and 72% relative humidity, as details The official note of the University of Cambridge. All this with a design without rigid components, which facilitates its integration into Prosthesis, technical clothing, control surfaces or collaborative robots. Applications ranging from rehabilitation and remote exploration to the automobile sector. Of course, this development does not start from zero. In recent years we have seen other proposals that seek to endow robot sensitivity, such as This synthetic skin capable of replicating pain, This other that presumes to approach human skin as never beforeeither A capable of self -backing and recycling. What distinguishes the work of Cambridge and UCL is its radically simplified approach: a single flexible layer, without mechanical components, which centralizes all sensitivity and interprets it by software. Challenges remain in front: improve the resolution in areas far from the electrodes, reinforce the resistance of the long -term hydrogel. But paradigm shift seems to be underway. Everything indicates that it is a matter of time until we see robots not only more advanced in mobility and interaction, but also closer to us in appearance and physical sensitivity. An artificial skin like this opens the door to a new generation of machines that not only execute tasks, but also “feel” the surrounding environment. Even so, we are far from reaching the level of realism that proposes’Detroit: Become Human‘. Images | Cambridge University (1, 2, 3) | Quantic Dream In Xataka | Figure 02 has worked only for an hour. The shocking thing is that your brain already remembers and your hands “feel”

We have found the first narcosubmarino with Starlink. It is a new step in drug logistics

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The drug trafficking industry It has an important challenge that does not go through producing the drug, but to distribute it. Of conventional networks infiltrating the product in commercial vehicles or using ‘mules‘, the drug traffickers have controlled huge fleets of submarines. These craft vehicles baptized as ‘Narcosubmarino’ have experienced a boom In recent years, and the striking thing is that they are updating in terms of technology. So much that a narcosubmarino without a crew that is controlled at a distance, thanks to StarlinkElon Musk’s satellite Internet network. And, obviously, it is a new headache for Maritime authorities. Short. It was a few days ago when Colombia’s Navy reported On a strange finding that made the first week of April: a narcosubmarino ‘stuck’ to a boat that had the capacity to transport ton and average drug. Neither by size nor by capacity was a ship that caught attention, since in recent years the capacity of this type of boats has increased to transport more drugs. What was striking was the antenna in the front. In that area He was A Starlink antenna, Elon Musk’s Internet service for which every time More satellites are displayed To increase global coverage, and we can imagine the usefulness of such a system in the operations that a narcosubmarino can perform. Advanced remote control. No crew was found, so it is speculated that this connection with Starlink would allow new generation drug traffickers operate semi -autonomous. That is, someone on land would perform the functions of remote controller, assuming a huge advantage if the authorities intercept the ship because they would be carried out with the cargo, yes, but not with human operators. Now, apart from logistics advantage and facilities when navigating any type of water thanks to that global satellite connection, the authorities estimate that this technology represents a major challenge for anti -drug forces because it will make them more difficult to track. Narcosubmarine are not real submarines in many cases, but semi -submersible that can escape the ‘vision’ of radars, and without humans inside, they can also go more unnoticed to tracking systems. In addition to the Starlink system, the ship has two cameras, an internal to monitor both the transmission and the engine and an external one for the vision of the trajectory and that the operator can avoid obstacles. Of all sizes. Having caught a narcosubmarino for remote control thanks to Starlink supposes One more step in the drug trafficking network and demonstrates how their vehicles are adapting thanks to the latest technology in order to be more efficient. Because the one seized by the Colombian Navy was empty and estimate that it was a proof unit, but that there is already something like that, surely, it implies that there is more on their way. Because if something is clear, they are investing in the construction of these ships. It is estimated that, in 2009 there were about eight vehicles of this style, a figure that reached the 180 estimated in 2020. Obviously, there are many gray in all this because they are estimates. World Network. Many of those narcosubmarinos are usually precarious ships with a short useful life, but also There are more sophisticated And in recent years we have seen semi -submersible Greater and sophisticatedsome reaching 30 meters long with designs very, very similar to the submarines used by world armies. In fact, a few months ago Colombia’s Navy intercepted A ship that had the Australian or Neozelands coasts as an objective, implying that there is no country that escapes Colombian drug trafficking networks, consolidated as the heart of cocaine world imposing increase in production These last years. As much as it may be, and although it has only been a test, that a narcosubmarino has already caught with Starlink assumes that the drug traffickers are already ‘Armando’ with vehicles capable of operating remotely, even in areas to which the traditional coverage does not reach, with all that it implies. And compared to the first vehicles in the early 90s, It is a huge step and a great challenge for the authorities. Image | Wikideas1 In Xataka | The cartels have a vehicle that seems taken from Mad Max: it is called “Narcotanque” and is a nightmare in Mexico

Lyft, closer to landing in Europe. The platform has taken a key step to buy Freeow from BMW and Mercedes

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Lyft wants to enter Europe and has begun to move. The company has notified the National Commission of Markets and the Competition the purchase of Freeow, the taxi app that until now shared BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The operation, valued at 175 million euros It represents a key movement: if completed, it will allow Lyft to deploy in more than 150 European cities, including Madrid, Berlin and London. Instead of building a network in Europe, it is committed to acquiring a platform that already operates in some of the most important markets on the continent. Freeow not only has a consolidated presence in key cities: it also has local agreements, active fleets and an approach that fits the European ecosystem, more regulated than the American. The operation would allow Lyft to enter with a base already made. The operation is not closed. On July 9, Lyft officially notified the purchase from the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC). With that step the initial phase of the regulatory process in Spain is activated: the agency now has a month to pronounce. If you consider that the operation needs a more detailed analysis, a second phase will be opened that could be lengthened between three and four months, As Europa Press collects. Only after overcoming this process the transaction could be completed. For users, nothing changes for now. But there are clear promises. Both Lyft and Freeow have confirmed that, for the moment, there will be no changes in the experience of use. The app will continue to function as until now. However, in the medium term, improvements such as more consistent prices, faster vehicles and new functions are expected. They are future objectives, even without a concrete date, but that are already in the road map of both companies. The Integration of Freeow would allow him to significantly expand his scope, both in number of cities and in potential volume of users. According to its internal estimates, the total market to which it aspires would reach more than 300,000 million annual journeys, with an expected increase in gross reserves of 1,000 million euros. Freeow does not disappear: he maintains his team, his brand and his local DNA. The agreement contemplates that Freeow retains its current structure. There will be no mergers or rebranding: the brand will remain active and directed by the same team. That continuity is part of the strategic value of the operation, since it allows Lyft to access a consolidated network without altering its internal operation. An agreement that meets two different, but complementary cultures. Lyft arrives with an experience focused on digital platforms and large volume management. Freeow brings the knowledge of the land: relations with fleets, authorities and operators in each city. Both companies assure that it is not an absorption, but a collaboration that aspires to climb what already works, without losing local identity. Images | Lyft/Freeow In Xataka | Europe has denied 1,100 million euros to Spain with a single goal: that we pay more for diesel

Xiaomi has a plan to conquer all the homes of Spain. And his first step begins today with the air conditioning

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When Xiaomi He celebrated its fiftyth anniversary two months ago, Lei Jun, CEO of the Company, presented to the world the products with which the company I would conquer the future of consumer technology. During that event there was talk of refrigerators, washing machines, of chipsof electric cars and even smart taps. However, the most striking was what No There was talk: mobile phones. In his fifteen years of history, Xiaomi has been inserted in the popular imaginary as a company of functional mobile phones and good price. The figures are witness: Xiaomi It has grown year after year in Spain until it becomes the indisputable leader in sales, and the perspective in the medium term It remains of growth. It was the company that broke the taboo over Chinese technology and the one that opened the door so that others, later access the western market. That is the past. Xiaomi’s future does not only go through mobile phones. May events and Junewhere they also presented The glasses and The Yu7they symbolize a change that the company has been undertaking for years. The future of consumer technology no longer resides on phones (although they are still very important, such as THE MIX FLIP 2 reveals) but in everything that We can connectwhat today translates into all applications of our daily life: from The appliances even watches, through voice attendees, televisions and, of course, The electric car. Xiaomi aspires to unify all the technologies of a life and shelter them under their brand. And that aspiration is ambitious: FEVER FOR SU7 In China, it shows that there is an appetite of “Xiaomi products” beyond mobile phones even in the most unsuspected places. The one that arrives in Spain today is a wide tour in our country, every year more if we think In the demanding heat waves that all summers attain us: the air-conditioning. The model that Xiaomi launches in Spain (the MIJIA AIR CONDITIONER PRO ECO In two powers, 2.6 kW and 3.5 kW) It is the spearhead of a much more ambitious expansion. In China, Xiaomi has been selling all kinds of household appliances and domestic technologies for years. Spain is its gateway to the western market. And to understand its strategy, to decipher what is the future path of Xiaomi globally and in our country, we have sat down to talk to Borja Gómez CarrilloCountry Manager of Xiaomi Iberia. This is how Xiaomi money earns – they attract you and catch you The air conditioning and Xiaomi plans In your last events you have accent on appliances: washing machine, fridge and even an intelligent tap. What is Xiaomi’s strategy at home? We are a company that is known by smartphones. It is very recognized in that area, our flagship, but more and more the part of the ecosystem has more relevance. We call “ecosystem” to products that are neither tablets or smartphones: the scooter, the security camera, the televisions and, of course, the appliances. Now we bring the air conditioning already the end of the year the refrigerators and washing machines. Why do we do this? Because we want to offer the consumer more and more products. We know that the smartphones market is very saturated, in penetration rates of more than 110%. Competing there is complicated. And that we are growing and we will continue to do so. But we want to expand the range of options for the consumer to have more capacity to buy our products. Who can do this right now? I think we are the only manufacturer that can offer that variety. How do we want to do it? Through “Human Car Home”. That the connectivity between devices is easy, that you can leave the office, with the smartphone, reach the car and you can connect; that you can see the security cameras of your home; that you may have left something prepared in the kitchen and program. Borja Gómez, Country Manager of Xiaomi Iberia, during the interview at the Xiaomi offices in Spain. It is striking that in that proposal the first thing you bring is an air conditioning because, as a consumer, I would not associate it so intuitively to the connected home. Why have you decided to start in Spain around? We can decide because, as you know, there are a lot of products in China, more than 2,500, and depending on the needs of the final consumer and the possibilities of selling it in the market we are bringing it. With the air conditioning we had to take advantage of: if we did not sell it in summer, later we were not going to be able to sell it. So the moment was now. We also believe it is a device that can be connected very easily. And in Spain, for the temperatures and for the market we have studied, we believe that it can give us good penetration. Is the decision to bring it to Spain very specific? Yes because not all Europe will have the air conditioning, and it is not going to be sold in all areas. In northern Spain the market is smaller than in the south. In Spain and Portugal, in the Peninsula in general, it can be brought by its climatic characteristics. You have mentioned the times and the decision to bring it right now, on July 4. Are you afraid of something late to the air conditioning campaign? We arrive something fair, but we have preferred to launch it now so that consumers can see the entire ecosystem we offer them. The truth is that it is at the limit. Generally the campaigns close in advance, but we do not bring a complicated units of selling. We have the right thing to have coverage throughout this year. I said it also thinking about everything that entails an air conditioning. Maintenance, post-sale service, installation. How are you going to land all this process in Spain for the client? We bring two references … Read more

The European Parliament has taken a step to shield free hand luggage on flights. It is not the plan that supports the 27

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The European Parliament wants hand luggage to be what was once: part of the ticket, not an extra. This week has taken a key step So that each passenger can climb on board with a bag and a small suitcase without paying one more penny. On paper sounds good. But the road is long, the text is not yet definitive and some airlines, which have been charging for almost everything for years, They already warned in their day: If they are forced to include it for free, they will compensate it on the other hand. What includes the proposal. The reform raised by Brussels does not remain alone in the luggage. But start there. The approved text In a meeting of the Transportation Commission It establishes that passengers should have the right to embark with a bag or backpack (up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm) and a small piece of hand luggage (up to 100 cm in total and 7 kg of weight), all without surcharge. The resolution also states that children under 12 have insured a seat adjacent to their companion without paying for the selection, and that people with reduced mobility have more guarantees. Among them, to be able to travel with an assistant without paying tickets when necessary, and being compensated if your help equipment is damaged or your assistance animal is injured. And prepare more changes. One of the most delicate points of the reform has to do with multimodal paths: those in which the trip combines train, bus and plane, for example. Today, if a connection is lost in that type of itineraries, the passenger can be unprotected. Transport Eurodiputados want to change that. The proposal seeks that if the whole journey has been hired with a single company or platform, the passenger is entitled to assistance (food, accommodation) and, if the seller did not indicate the type of ticket, to the full refund plus 75% compensation. All that, provided that the lost connection implies a delay of at least 60 minutes. The air sector, uncomfortable. The Association of Airlines (Wing) He has lamented That the European Parliament is “limiting the freedom” of passengers to choose the services they need. Criticize that the proposal generates confusion and moves away of the line agreed a few weeks ago by the Member States in the EU Council. What comes now. It should be noted that the reform is not yet closed. The text approved by the Transportation Commission – by 38 votes in favor, 2 against and 2 abstentions – must go through the Plenary of Parliament in July, and then begin the negotiation process with the Member States. That’s where many of the initial proposals usually soften. In parallel, airlines press so that the final text does not impose obligations that affect their tariff structure. The great unknown is whether the free of hand luggage will end up armored or if it will remain, once again, subject to interpretation. Until then, everything remains the same: each airline maintains its luggage policy. Images | Cameron Cox | Michał Parzuchowski In Xataka | Vigo airport has released a novel and digital control tower. There is only one problem: complaints about security

What do you need and step by step for bonds of up to 90% by train and bus

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Let’s tell you How to request your discount to travel of the program Young summer 2025allocated to people between 18 and 30 years. The page you can request your code to obtain discounts of up to 90% on your train or bus trips has opened today, and we will tell you how. Information about detail discounts You have it in this article. Here, you should know that the sales apply to both simple and round trips in trains and state -owned buses, as well as interrail. These discounts are for travel tickets Between July 1 and September 30 of 2025, therefore, only for the summer. Other requirements to make this request are to have Spanish nationality and have born between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 2007both inclusive. Foreigners of this age can also access legal residence in Spain. In addition, you have to have registered at least 24 hours before making your first purchase to verify that you meet the requirements. How to request a young summer 2025ç discount The first thing you have to do is enter the website of this program, in the address summerjoven.transportes.gob.es. Once inside, You have to identify. For this you have two methods, you can use the CL@VE System or fill in a form with your data. The first of the methods allows you to identify with a Digital certificate like him FNMT certificate either DNIEthe PIN key or mobile key, or you Permanent key. Meanwhile, if you have to write your data by hand you will go to a three -step form where to write them. In the end, you choose the method that you choose, you will be the same process for the application, only that using an identification method there will already be self -fulfilled data in the first step. In the second, You will have to write your contact information Like mail and telephone, and then you will have to confirm the application. And that’s it, now you will only have to wait for your data to be verified, and when you complete it you will receive an email or SMS telling you if you have been accepted or accepted, and where you are told the personal code to be used. Cover image | Chatgpt In Xataka Basics | How to use Trainline to get the best and most train tickets in Spain

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