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The best science comedian does not have any scientific training. And that’s the key to your success.

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Tom Gauld is one of the most accessible and yet peculiar cartoonists of today. His vignettes are a mixture of a wink for the initiated and simple, white humor.which often makes his cartoons a mix of “everyone can understand them” and “if you’re interested in science and literature, sure.” A real rarity in these times when you have to show up at franchise fan clubs with a very clear identification and resume. Because Gauld may talk about quantum physics, multiverses and the secrets of the cosmos, but he doesn’t leave anyone out either, all thanks to deceptively simple, but highly expressive graphics. Able to make an Escherian architectural nonsense believable or to perfectly portray the interior of an impossible dimension with just a couple of lines, Gauld reduces the complex to a couple of gentle strokes, and hence his popularity on the internet and in media of indisputable prestige such as ‘The Guardian’where he makes literary jokes, or ‘New Scientist‘, where it focuses more on science and technology. It is precisely a compilation of jokes of this last type, ‘Physics for cats’, which Salamandra is now publishing. Thanks to this brand new volume we have had the opportunity to speak with him and have him explain his creative processes and his career as a scientific comedian… who does not have much knowledge of science. We started, of course, by asking him how his collaboration with ‘New Scientist’ began and what impact it has had on the way he approaches scientific topics in his comics. It tells us that we have to go back very far in time. “My grandfather was a scientist, a marine biologist, and he always read the ‘New Scientist’. So when he went home, the magazine was always there, and when he finished reading the magazine, he would give it to my father, who was also interested in science. When I was little, I would look at the pictures and diagrams and, from time to time, I would read a little bit of the text.” And from there, a few years later and now a professional cartoonist, he began to collaborate with them. Gauld states that a magazine of this type is a splendid workplace for an illustrator: “Some concepts about reality or other universes cannot be photographed, so in These types of magazines have a good tradition of using illustrationsand in fact most of its covers are illustrations rather than photographs. Then, I don’t remember exactly why, I thought it was strange that they didn’t have a comic strip in the magazine.” He proposed it a decade ago and it was accepted, but, he says, “I got a little scared because I stopped studying science when I was about 16, so I’m not an expert at all.” How to draw science It is obvious that this approach to science from a non-scientist perspective will entail difficulties. But contrary to what it might seem, “the really difficult thing with vignettes is not getting the scientific details right.” His process is: “I read the magazine, I follow scientists on social media, I listen to podcasts and radio shows about science, and anything that I think could make a joke I write down in my notebook.” And his approach is clear: “I’m giving my own light-hearted, fun take on something that’s quite serious and thoughtful. I try to do it without being derogatory, like when you make fun of a friend you respect.” Which inevitably brings us to the next question: how do you balance scientific precision with the artistic freedom to create such abstract concepts? And in fact, here the lack of scientific training is revealed as an advantage: “When creating the strips, the fact that I have no scientific training, that I am an ordinary person, not a professional, perhaps helps me judge the level of knowledge at which the jokes should be.” And he adds: “I never want to make a cartoon that makes people feel stupid.which makes one think that a doctorate is needed to understand it”. What happens then when he stumbles upon concepts that even he can’t understand? “When some real science is mentioned in the cartoon, I like to get it right, so I do some research on the Internet or ask someone at New Scientist to check my formulas or whatever. Or I do it so badly that it’s obvious I’m not trying to get it right. In fact, last night an astrophysicist mentioned that one of the formulas in the background of one of my strips was correct and that he liked it, which I was very happy about.” When we ask him if there are any scientific ideas or theories related to physics that he finds especially inspiring, he tells us that two come to mind. “One that I think I keep coming back to in the cartoons is, and I guess this is more of a philosophical question than a physical one: What is reality? That and the idea of ​​many worlds. The other is quantum theory, which I still don’t understand. I’ve made some jokes about it and I’m proud of them, but I think they could be improved if I ever managed to understand all of quantum theory. Which may never happen, but I keep trying.” And here we enter into a personal question, but we couldn’t help but ask him: does Tom Gauld like Gary Larson’s humor? (Larson, for those who don’t know, is the creator of ‘The Far Side’, absolute master of comics with background geeka mix of surreal humor and deep knowledge of biology and science absolutely unmatched). “I’ve mentioned Gary Larson as an influence in almost every interview I’ve done today,” he confesses, “so I’m glad you brought it up.” Typical Gary Larson: “‘Hey! What is this, Higgins? Physics equations?… Do you like your job as a cartoonist, Higgins?” And he adds: “The cartoons from ‘The Far Side’ appeared in my local newspaper when I was a teenager and I have … Read more

Australia’s idea to survive its own solar success

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In Australia, solar energy has gone from being the promise of the future to a problem of the present. There is so much sun, and so many panels, that the electrical grid is reeling from excess production. During the middle of the day, millions of rooftops feed electricity back into the system, generating more energy than the grid can absorb without losing stability. At that time, wholesale prices fall to zero and even negative values. The solution that the Australian government has found is as simple as it is disruptive: giving away electricity for three hours a day. The challenge of excess. Australia has been experiencing its particular energy paradox for years: the transition towards renewables has advanced so quickly that the system is beginning to suffer its consequences. More than four million homes —one in three— have solar panels on their roofs. This distributed generation already produces more electricity than all the coal plants still active. According to Reutersthe program, dubbed “Solar Sharer”, will allow millions of homes to access three hours of free energy a day, even those who do not have solar panels. “People who can move their electricity consumption to the zero-cost period will benefit directly, whether or not they have solar panels and are homeowners or tenants,” explained Energy Minister Chris Bowen. Energy for everyone. The plan is not optional for electricity companies: the Australian Government will require them to offer three hours of free electricity each day during the midday solar peak. The measure will start in 2026 in New South Wales, South Australia and southeast Queensland, and will be extended to the rest of the country if it works as expected. To make it possible, the Executive will modify the Default Market Offer (BMD)the benchmark fee that limits what retailers can charge. From now on, that rate will include a daily slot of zero cost, just when the grid is saturated with solar energy. Participating households must have a smart meter and reorganize their consumption: run the washing machine, charge the car or turn on the air conditioning when the sun is at its highest. A double objective. On the one hand, it seeks to relieve pressure on the grid and reduce emissions. According to the Financial Timesthe plan seeks to utilize excess solar capacity and rebalance the electrical grid to reduce dependence on coal and gas. Tim Buckley, director of the Climate Energy Finance think tank, called it an “obvious” measure, as it will create a “demand pool” in the middle of the day, helping to stabilize the system. The Australian Government has been committed to accelerating the energy transition for some time. In 2022, Bowen set a goal for 82% of electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030, as detailed by Reuters. Initiatives like the Solar Sharer They are added to the subsidy for domestic batteries, which will allow part of that free energy to be stored for night use. Not everyone is happy. The Australian Energy Council (AEC), the consortium that brings together the main electricity companies, criticized the Government for not having consulted the sector before the announcement. Its executive director, Louise Kinnear, warned that “Lack of consultation risks damaging sector confidence and generating unintended consequences.” Additionally, some companies fear the plan will increase network costs and force smaller retailers out of the market. According to FTemployers fear that the measure will distort competition, although defenders of the plan assure that the real risk is not acting in the face of a saturated network. Despite this, large players such as AGL Energy and Ovo Energy have shown willingness to collaborate with the Government to define the technical details. From Australia to Spain. The Australian proposal has sparked interest in other sunny countries, especially in southern Europe, where solar energy has also grown explosively. From there the inevitable question arises: can we replicate it in Spain? Being one of the largest photovoltaic powers in Europe and with negative price episodes In the electricity market, it is logical to consider this possibility. However, the Spanish electrical system goes through a phase of instability: while the south of the peninsula produces more solar energy than it consumes, the north continues to depend on gas plants, the only ones capable of providing the “inertia” necessary to stabilize the network. Although the hourly tariff system and smart meters would allow the Australian measure to be technically replicated, the European framework prevents offering free electricity directly. The price is set in the wholesale market, managed by OMIE, and the State cannot intervene except through subsidies or discounts. In short: Spain has the sun and the technology, but not the regulatory flexibility. As noted by analyst Joaquín Coronado“we have the generation of the future, but we continue to use the crutches of the past.” The global experiment. Giving away electricity to avoid a collapse of the grid may seem contradictory, but it contains a lesson about the energy transition: the problem of the 21st century will not be producing energy, but managing it. While Europe debates how to lower the bill, Australia has chosen to share its excess. If the plan works, it could become a reference for other countries with strong solar penetration, such as Spain or Italy. In the words of Minister Chris Bowen“the more people take advantage of the offer and transfer their consumption, the greater the benefits will be for everyone.” Perhaps the future of energy is not just about paying less, but about using light when the sun gives it away. Image | Unsplash Xataka | 75% of the universe is made up of unknown matter. Australia has gone down to look for him in a mine

The luxury goods market is dying of success. The reason: there are too many rich people

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According to the latest report According to Intermon Oxfam, the 10 largest fortunes in the world have increased their assets by 698 billion so far in 2025. However, despite the fact that their fortunes are on the rise, the consumption of luxury goods aimed at this type of consumer has only decreased in the last year. Paradoxically, one of the causes of this decrease in sales would be the increase in the number of millionaires that have been created in recent years. The luxury market has hit the brakes. In 2024, the global luxury products market recorded a drop of 2% compared to the previous year, marking the first decline in fifteen years. Prices and sales of goods such as luxury watches, exclusive mansions, art and liquor have stopped growing and, in many cases, have stagnated or reduced. For example, the index Knight Frank’s luxury investment portfolio (KFLII), which takes into account the market value of these luxury consumer products, has increased by 72.6% in the last 10 years. But if we take the percentage of the last two years we see that in 2023 it fell by 6.6%, while in 2024 it fell by 3.3%. That is, to try to alleviate the drop in sales, luxury product brands have lowered their prices. This drop in sales of luxury products has been noticed in groups like LVMHwhich has been experiencing negative numbers in its wine and spirits division since 2023. Has all luxury gone down equally? However, as how they stand out in The Economistnot all luxury has decreased in the same proportion. A look at the Wealth Report 2025 from the consulting firm Knight Frank gives us a clear picture that only a certain type of luxury goods have fallen, while others, much more exclusive and inaccessible They have continued to grow at the same pace. For example, the high end cars have continued to increase their prices at a rate of 1.2%, as have leather bags from exclusive brands, such as those manufactured by Hermès, which have also maintained their upward trend at a rate of 2.8%. Even a market as bullish as real estate has been altered by the turbulence in the luxury market, reducing its growth rate to just 0.7%. Changes in the perception of luxury. If the data says that in 2025 not only have increased the number of millionaires but those that 1% of the population each time it’s richer Why have sales of luxury products decreased? The answer lies in Thorstein Veblen, an economist of the late 19th century, who in his book “The theory of the leisure class“has already defined that real luxury depends on its scarcity and exclusivity. This theory maintains that, if a luxury good is accessible for many peopleit is no longer perceived as exclusive and loses its value. Therefore, as the number of people who, for example, can pay 200 euros for a bottle of wine increases, it is no longer perceived as an exclusive luxury product and its price is devalued. It’s something similar is happening in the industry luxury fashionwhere “more affordable” brands such as Gucci, Burberry recorded drops in sales of between 15 and 30% while the most exclusive and inaccessiblesuch as Louis Vuitton or Christian Dior, suffered more contained falls of around 1.7%. Scarcity is the hand that rocks the luxury market. You can’t go to a Hermès store and buy the last Birkin without further adoin the same way as Ferrari makes you wait its millionaire clients more than two years to drive their car. This is not because of a production problem, but because tight control of the amount of product that is put on the market for it to exist a permanent shortage. This scarcity not only maintains the price in the store, but also keeps it above those that have already been sold, ensuring that their value not only does not go down, but that it increases because of this “exclusivity” caused by scarcity. If it is mainstreamit is no longer luxury. That concept is what is making some supercar manufacturers they are overturning in creating special editions and even editions One-off to take the concept of exclusivity a little further. Reason that explains that, for example, the invoices for some of these supercars double the price of the base car due to the customizations that are applied to them to make them even more exclusive. The new forms of luxury: exclusive experiences. Just as I pointed out a study of Bain & Company at the end of 2024, the luxury customer is moving away from those products that are no longer exclusive, and is now betting on something that does maintain that exclusivity: the luxury experiences. The Economist quote thatFor example, a night at the Le Bristol hotel in Paris costs twice as much today as it did four years ago. Likewise, tickets for the 2026 World Cup final to be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, they have doubled their price compared to previous finals, with prices ranging between $2,030 and $6,730, although on the resale market They can exceed $25,000. Something that is also common in top-level events such as the SuperBowl or the NBA finals. In Xataka | There is someone playing a gigantic game of Monopoly with real houses and in front of our eyes: Jeff Bezos Image | Unsplash (Jonathan Francisca)

The most watched film in history on television is not a Hollywood success, but a classic from the most carpet-loving Spain

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You will have heard on more than one occasion that every time ‘Pretty Woman’ is broadcast on television, audiences skyrocket. Nowadays it is no longer so true: Telecinco broadcast it a couple of days ago and the result It wasn’t spectacular.. In any case, not even the film by Richard Gere and Julia Roberts has come to live up to what is the greatest milestone in television cinema: the most viewed film in history in Spain has nothing Hollywood about it. Neither cathete nor cathete. On January 14, 1992 (that is, with the private ones already at full capacity, but still unable to stand up to depending on the customs of the Spanish viewer), the broadcast on La 1 of ‘Cateto a port’ had an average audience of 10,078,000 viewers and a stratospheric share 60.5% (for comparison, the final of the last Copa del Rey, the most watched in years, it didn’t reach 50%and the daily program that exceeds 15% is rare). Tremendous landism. ‘Cateto a port’ is a 1970 Spanish comedy starring Alfredo Landa. In it, a simple young man, after multiple attempts to avoid military service in order to take care of his little brother, ends up joining the Navy, having to face multiple difficulties due to his lack of experience. The film uses simple humor for all audiences, contrasting the naive protagonist (the recruit Cañete, whose name will soon become iconic) and the highly regulated environment of the Navy. All seasoned, of course, with its mild military propaganda, showing the modernity and friendliness of the institutions. Why do you like ‘Cateto a port’? His conciliatory tone, so typical of the last years of the Franco dictatorship, guaranteed him notable box office success, and above all, as with other stars of the time such as Paco Martínez Soria, the favor of the public. Its comedy of manners with a very friendly tone makes ‘Cateto a port’ very digestible by audiences of all ages, just what brought ten million people to the television screen. The most aggressive landismo was yet to come, full of plots with Spanish boys chasing Swedish women among images of medium intensity eroticism. It would be inaugurated, precisely, that same 1970 with a film by the same director, ‘You will not desire the neighbor on the fifth floor’. Relative milestone. Of course, we are talking about an absolute record… since there have been measurements, something that started in Spain in 1986. In 1992, audiences had already atomized due to private ones, so it is possible to think that in the seventies and eighties, when the population’s primary entertainment was television, the audiences for other films (or even this one) could have been much larger. Before measuring with audiometers, The audience was measured through the General Media Study (EGM) since 1968, which used interviews to estimate consumption. Other successes. There are only four feature films registered that have exceeded 9 million on average: the humorous western by Clint Eastwood and Shirley McLaine ‘Two Mules and a Woman’, with 9,598,000; the tremendous ‘The Priest’s Son’ by Fernando Esteso, with 9,287,000 spectators; We were talking about ‘Pretty Woman’ and there it is, with 9,223,000 viewers; and finally, ‘Dirty Dancing’ with 9,110,000 viewers. Be careful, because they are all broadcasts from 1992 (with the exception of ‘Pretty Woman’, from 1994), which suggests that, despite the arrival of private broadcasts, there was a general increase in people watching television in the early nineties.

‘Dungoons & Dragons’ lives an unprecedented success stage. And the reason is far from the origins of the game

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Many years ago that ‘Dungoons & Dragons’the legendary role of paper, pencil and dice (among other things) is not a marginal entertainment for rare people with little social life. Recall that in the eighties, the franchise already had an animation series, video games and supervantant books based on your Lore. But for a few years he has made a new leap of implantation in the mainstream. And it has been thanks to content creators and their overwhelming dissemination work of a hobby with millions of followers. A triumph that does not cease. ‘D & d’ has today More than 50 million players registered worldwide. Only in 202o, the sales of official products of ‘d & d’ grew 33% compared to the previous yearconsolidating seven consecutive years of double digit growth. In 2021, Wizards of the Coast entered more than one billion dollars, even when Hasbro, owner of the company, had spectacular losses that year. And that impact has set in a presence in more massive media than ever: one of Netflix’s greatest successes, ‘Stranger Things’, starts its mythology in the games, and its last season bases its argument around the game and “satanic panic“That in the eighties, it was partly linked to the role. One of the best -selling games of 2023 was’ Baldur’s Gate III ‘. And also in 2023, the first adaptation of the game in a long time to the big screen,’Honor between thieves‘, He resulted in a respectable box office of 208 million dollars. The usual success. To understand us, ‘D&D’ has always been a successful game: I remember how in the eighties there were already stores dedicated to role -playing games in Murcia. And believe me: If someone in Murcia considered in the eighties that it was worth dedicating a trade to the subject, there was a considerable potential audience. But the truth is that a unique rebirth has lived in recent times, and is not a product of a traditional marketing campaign: it is the result of a unique convergence between the natural evolution of the game, the massification of digital platforms and the appearance of content creators who have transformed private games into shared experiences. The turning point. Just at the same time that the first content of ‘D&D’ content appeared, in the edition of the game itself another revolution took place: the launch of the fifth edition in 2014 represented much more than a simple rules update. It was a strategic restart that laid the foundations for the digital phenomenon that was to come: an unprecedented redesign process that would last two years and that was revolutionary for its collaborative approach. An open “Playtest” process not only democratized development, but also established a crucial precedent: extending the idea of ​​the community as co-creator, which again settled the foundations for this new way of living the game that shaped the programs. In addition, the mechanics were drastically simplified: where the previous editions required to consult multiple complex tables and modifiers, the fifth edition adopted a unified system based on the 20 -sides dice that was consistently applied to everything that happened in the game. The fifth edition prioritized the narrative on the simulation: field paid for content creators where the basics is to tell a story, and the simplified rules thus expedite the videos. In addition, Wizard of the Coast launched the “Basic Rules” completely free: A free access PDF containing complete rules to start immediately to play. The first wave. The first of these content programs linked to real items (current play in the codes that classify these videos) was Critical role: In 2012, a group of American dubbing actors played ‘D&D’ on Twitch to have fun at home, and over time it has become a media empire with an animated series in Prime Video that already has three seasons, official books published by the same Wizards of the Coast that edit the role game, and a global audience of more than 10 million subscribers. But Critical Role is just the tip of the iceberg of a much broader and more diverse ecosystem. Soon others followed as The Adventure Zone (in podcast format) or Candela darkthat revealed how fun it is to invent stories with friends. A very studied timing. The launch of the fifth edition coincided with a point of effervescence of the streaming platforms: Twitch was acquired by Amazon just a month after the launch of the rules, YouTube improved its tools for creators and Discord would arrive very soon, in 2015. In addition, an open license was implemented and, later, a reference system of Dungeons & Dragons. These tools explicitly allowed content creators, application developers and media producers create derived content without fear of legal problems. The scene grows. Since then, they have not stopped being born channels that spread role games. There are those that have exceeded Critical Role, such as Dimension 20that already do live shows in the Madison Square Garden and that stand out for their absence of prejudices by introducing elements of genres and franchises that go beyond the classic ‘D&D’. And also in Spanish this type of content has grown a lot: Streamers such as Orslokx, Elrubius or Alexby11 introduced in their usual programs of D%D, those who have followed channels as Lynx’s such, The dragon mansion, Within says either Churros & Dragons among many others. It is ironic and significant that a completely analog game system has found its main fame springboard today through technology. If it demonstrates something, it is that ‘Dungoons & Dragons’ is one of the most universal and versatile games that exist. And that, without a doubt, we will continue to see it evolve. Header | Timothy Dykes in Unspash In Xataka | ‘Magic’ is reborn in popularity and there is a reason: franchises and multiverse have flooded the game

Spain has been a world reference in high speed. And the doubt is whether we are dying of success

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Saturation. That is, according to the Government, the reason why Spanish high speed does not stop accumulating delays and breakdowns. At least, that’s what is suggested. The increase in frequencies, new competitors and the same ways. Those are, for the government, the reason why Spanish trains have been forgetting a year. 289 trains. In the 90s, “6 trains a day, by direction, today through the Torrejón de Velasco point of the Madrid-Sevilla high speed, 289 trains circulated.” With these words Óscar Puente, Minister of Transportationof those who point out that in the 90s there were no problems of delays that today exist in the high railway speed of our country. “If there was an incidence in the infrastructure or the train, the impact was minimal. The time it took another to pass allowed to solve the problem. Today when there is an incidence you have 25 trains in both ways in a radius of one hour. Therefore the effects are greater. The controversy. The bridge response tweet comes to an interpellation in which a user indicated that In the 90s you could take a train without fear of delays. The answer also coincides with a new fault in the high -speed line of the Andalusian corridor where 261 passengers had to be evicted from a train because a car caught fire Last Saturday, August 30. This caused delays throughout the afternoon. However, the fire was not the only cause of delays. That same morninga breakdown in the infrastructure was also causing delays in the trains because it was showing a false obstacle sign on the road. Although before restoring the service it was already known that this obstacle did not exist, the machinists had to stop to comply with the protocol. A summer to forget in Andalusia. The events of September 30 have been the last of this summer but, much less, the only ones. In early July, A train was stopped 13 hours On the roads and their passengers they did not receive assistance from emergency services throughout the night. Days later, another problem with A catenary in Toledo It caused significant delays in the same high -speed line. He even had to stop passing through one of the tunnels of the Malaga line by leaks in one of the facilitieswhat had caused detachments. And Adif? The first of those incidents It seemed to come from an ouigo train which was disconnected from some security systems. This caused the chain stop of four other trains that circulated in the same area. One of those operated by Renfe, overloaded by the stop, ended up suffering a small fire of his systems, being completely arrested. The problem affected More than 16,000 passengers and From Adif they pointed to the French company as the cause of the problem. Ouigo, meanwhile, returned the accusation saying that Adif did not maintain the facilities correctly. A few days later (and after the adif notice that the critical points of the infrastructure was going to review) that Second problem in La Sagra (Toledo) who stopped the trains again. More traffic volume … The truth is that the volume of traffic in the high Spanish speed has shot in recent years. To give only one example, the day of the fault that left a train for 13 hours 30 trains between Madrid and Andalusia had to circulate. Yes it is true that 30 years ago, that volume of traffic was unthinkable. To the traffic of Renfe we ​​must add the entrance of Ouigo and Iryo into the Spanish railways which, without a doubt, has stressed the tracks. If there are more trains, there are more possibilities of suffering a delay but there are also more possibilities that such delay affects a greater number of trains. To get an idea, in 1992 (with the inauguration of the first high -speed line) 1.3 million passengers traveled between Madrid and Seville. In 2024, that figure was 5 million passengers. Another 5 million passengers were recorded in the corridor to Malaga. And throughout Spain almost 40 million passengers moved in this type of trains, According to CNMC data. … but an insufficient investment. In ELECONOMIST They point out that Adif’s investment in infrastructure is greater than ever. In 2025 just over 681 million euros will be allocated while in 2015 it was 465.5 million euros. However, they point out that taking into account their heritage, Adifs spends 16% less than a decade ago. Keep in mind that in that decade, in addition, the Spanish railways have gone from some 31 million passengers To touch the 40 million and the number of trains has multiplied with the entrance of Ouigo and Iroyo. Everything indicates that the investment in the facilities is insufficient and, above all, it is late if we take into account the increase in the number of travelers. In 2021 investments were guaranteed until 2025 worth 21,000 million euros in Adif But this game It is not dedicated entirely to maintenance of the tracks. That is, it seems that “emergency” maintenance is being carried out in too stressed lines for the expense that had been made in them. Photo | Tim Adams In Xataka | He vibrated so much that “the Water of the Váter came out.” Renfe has a problem in Catalonia and the AVE of Lleida is only the last example

Nvidia has become hostage of her own success. His record numbers know little when the world expects miracles

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Nvidia has presented her Results of the second fiscal quarter. Technically beat all forecasts: Adjusted benefits of $ 1.05 per share compared to the 1.01 expected. Revenues of 46,740 million dollars against the projected 46,230 million. The company has also projected income of 54,000 million for the current quarter, slightly above the consensus of 53.4 billion. Why is it important. These seemingly solid numbers have not been enough for a market that has turned Nvidia into the fire test definitive of boom of the AI. The action has fallen 3% in the operations after closing, a reaction that reveals to what extent the expectations about the most valuable company in the world – with 4.4 billion capitalization – have reached almost impossible levels of satisfying. China’s problem. The great shadow on the results has been the total absence of sales of the H20 chip To China during the quarter. Nvidia has not included any sales forecast to China in its guide for the third quarter, despite the fact that the financial director, Colette Kress, has mentioned that they have between 2,000 and 5,000 million dollars in ready -to -send orders to send if geopolitical issues are resolved. The company is waiting for the Trump administration to clarify the regulations on the 15% cut they want to impose to Chips sales to China. Jensen Huang has been unusually direct during the Call with analysts: “The Chinese market estimates that represents about 50,000 million dollars of opportunity for us this year.” He added that half of the world’s researchers are in China … And that it is “quite important” that American technology companies can access that market. Between the lines. Huang’s frustration with the geopolitical situation is palpable. His comment that “we just have to continue advocating” before the Trump administration makes us glimpse a more tense negotiation than the official statements say. The CEO has suggested that they are working in a modified version of their Blackwell chips for China, with reduced performance, indicating that Nvidia is willing to make weight concessions so as not to lose that market. Striking in a company Today as powerful as Nvidia. Data centers disappoint. The data centers segment, which represents 88% of total income, has generated 41,1 billion dollars, slightly below the expected 41,290 million. It is the second consecutive trimester that this important segment does not reach expectations, a worrying signal when large technological ones such as goal, Google and Microsoft are investing tens of billions each quarter in AI infrastructure. “Everything is sold”. Huang has said during the call that “everything is sold”, referring so much to the Hopper chips current as the new Blackwell. Has added that the production of Blackwell Ultra It is “progressing at full speed” and that demand is “extraordinary.” However, these statements contrast with the fact that the income growth of 56% year -on -year is the slowest in nine consecutive quarters of growth greater than 50%. Growing pressure. The market reaction tells an uncomfortable truth: Nvidia has become hostage of its own success. With a weight of 7.5% in the S&P 500 – 3% in December -, Any stumbling block has the potential to drag the entire market. An important Nvidia failure would be a detonation for half -world bags. The contrast. Huang has promised that AI infrastructure spending will reach between 3 and 4 billion dollars for the end of the decade, but the immediate reality is that NVIDIA cannot freely access the second largest computer market in the world. The repurchase of 60,000 million dollars in shares approved by the Council – one of the largest in American business history – seems more an attempt to sustain the price of the action than a real confidence signal in the future without regulatory mosquadillas. In Xataka | Deepseek has suggested that Nvidia chips no longer needs. We believe to know who is buying them Outstanding image | Nvidia

Will Smith’s last concert has resulted in enormous public success. Public made with ia

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Will Smith has been harshly criticized for publishing A promotional video of your tour in which the public, instead of being real, seems to have been generated or altered by artificial intelligence, showing details that are usually common in videos of this type. It is not the last controversy linked to AI, which seems to be impacting unexpected ways in the music industry. What Smith is, in fact, only one more than a gigantic phenomenon that is changing entertainment. False people. The video, shared on the official social networks of Will Smith (and that at the moment remains without withdrawing), promotes his tour ‘Based on a True Story’ and shows fans absolutely delivered in his performances. The visual anomalies were quickly detected by the commentators of the video: with blurred faces to the classic hands of six fingers, alien expressions or mutations of horror film. It is undoubtedly a curious decision at this point in Will Smith’s career, which delves into the authentic Public Relations Nightmare that the star is living. 27 Spotify tricks – Control your whole music like nobody! Since 2022 in free fall. Will Smith has been in an authentic image crisis that started when He glued a slap to chick rock at the Oscar ceremony. Since then, and despite some blockbuster such as ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’, his career is a real succession of ups and downs. After a decade without publishing music has edited an album that has gone unnoticed, despite his clear attempt that nostalgia for times where his image was impoluta plays in his favor. Such controversial decisions (and on the other hand, easily avoidable) as it prevents him from recovering control of the narrative of his career. The AI ​​in front of the music industry. A few weeks ago we talked about how, while real groups were from Spotify To show their disagreement with the investments of the CEO of the platform, they began to emerge false groups created by artificial intelligence. It is, again, a relevant detail in a sector of the entertainment industry that is increasingly influenced by the overwhelming presence of the IAS: It is estimated That by 2028, the music generated by AI could represent up to 60% of the income of the musical sector and 20% of the total reproductions on streaming platforms. AI in the composition. More and more, the tools managed by AI are part of the creative processes: Boomy and Jukebox allow to create music from text descriptions, but the processes are not exempt from controversy. In a recent interview, the young American rapper Babychiet recognized that composing chatgpt: introduce some initial clues on the platform about the song theme and then ask the AI ​​to develop from there. The controversy between those who defend that this process removes the human component to the songs and those who defend it as a legitimate tool is served. More false groups, more false albums. The group generated by AI that we commented above was The Velvet Slown, a folk band whose image and music was entirely created artificially, and adds millions of views. But this situation is acquiring new nuances: the British folk singer Emily Portman discovered in her official Spotify, Apple Music and other platforms profile A false album called ‘orca‘Composed of ten songs generated by artificial intelligence and that imitated his voice and musical style in a completely reliable way. Spotify has taken three weeks to eliminate the album from its profile, with the consequent criticism of real artists to the platform. It is another use of AI, not quite legitimate, to which we can get used to. Will Smith’s false public is easily identifiable, but … and when is it not? In Xataka | The problem is no longer that Spotify has been filled with artists AI: is that AI is “reviving” dead musicians

Flight 10 was a success and showed that the rocket can launch Starlink satellites

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After Three failed attempts And the occasional catastrophic explosion, Spacex can breathe calm. He Starship’s tenth test flight He has fulfilled all the objectives that until now had resisted. Short. He larger rocket in the world Not only did it take off and reached space. He also displayed his first payload, a engine in vacuum re -founded and survived an infernal reentry to merit in a controlled way in the Indian Ocean. Starship’s tenth test flight demonstrates that Spacex’s iterative design still works. And although the vision of a totally reusable ship to colonize Mars is still far, Starship can already start throwing Starlink satellites. A promising start. At the scheduled time, the 33 Raptor engines of the Super Heavy propeller came alive, promoting with a deafening rumble the mole of more than 120 meters high. Although one of the engines failed halfway, it did not affect the mission at all, demonstrating the redundancy of the system. As he burned his 4,900 tons of propellant, the huge Starship rocket exceeded the phase of greater aerodynamic stress and hot separation, lighting the motors from the upper stage before separating. The Super Heavy began its return, but this time it did not look for a soft landing, but to complete a series of risky maneuvers. A skyscraper floating in the air. Booster 16 successfully performed its air in the air to change trajectory. After planning for a few minutes with its aerodynamic grilles and approaching the Gulf of Mexico, intentionally deactivated one of its central engines to test if a backup engine could take over. The most incredible moment came just after, when the 70 -meter rocket used two engines to fly over the ocean in stationary flight before turning off and meriting. As A commentator said“A 20 -story building in the air has just floated.” A milestone that demonstrates to what extent Spacex has controlled the capture of the super heavy with the launch tower, although the reentry is hard. The dispenser fish in action. While the Super Heavy completed its mission, the Starship 37 ship continued on its way to space. Once in his suborbital trajectory, the time for two of the most anticipated tests of the day came. First, the opening of the load bay and the first deployment of a payload. Using a mechanism that Remember a caramel dispenser fishthe ship eject one by one eight Starlink satellite simulators. This test is essential, since Starship’s future as a heavy load vehicle depends on it. Everything ready to launch Starlinks. Spacex plans to launch up to 60 Starlink V3 satellites in future Starship missions, adding 60 tbps capacity to the constellation with each launch, A more than 20 times higher figure to which a Falcon 9 can carry with the current V2 Mini. The rocket is able to reach orbit, display load (yes, it takes a minute per satellite) and then exorbitant. Flight 10 has returned to demonstrate the redempted of a huster engine in a vacuum. This capacity is indispensable to stop the rocket in a controlled way or perform a translunar injection for NASA Artemis missions. Surviving hell to tell. After an hour of flight, Starship began his reentry in the Earth’s atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. This is the time when the previous missions had failed. On this flight, however, the ship showed a robustness that reminds of the first releases. Although the cameras on board showed visible damage (some parts of the ailerons burned and the engines bay suffered a small explosion), the crucial thing is that Starship maintained aerodynamic control throughout the descent. Guided by its spoilers, the incandescent plasma of the resentment with total stability furrowed. The flight culminated with gentle and controlled ameter In the Indian Ocean. Although the ship was quite chamuscada, the simple fact of having completed the reentry and frightening in this way after three consecutive failures is a gigantic victory for Spacex. It is the definitive proof that Starship can start with Starlink launches. Image | Spacex Em xataka | It was hired by Spacex at age 14. Now, with 16, the young genius has turned his back on Elon Musk to go to Wall Street

It seemed that GPT-5 was going to be a resounding success. Until too many people missed GPT-4o warmth

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GPT-5 has not fallen standing. Forbes He collects user testimonies with name and face that, as they count, they cried when they learned that GPT-4O was being removed from the chatgpt model selector. And friends who vomited. What has happened. OpenAI GPT-5 launched on Thursday And he eliminated the previous models, including 4th, with no option to go back. Another very popular model also died, the O3 reasoner. GPT-5 apply reasoning or not, and choose more or less advanced specific sub-models, depending on the consultation and whether the user pays a lot, little or nothing. The answer was immediate and 24 hours later Sam Altman himself had to calm the masses saying that They were valuing to return 4th to the subscribers plus. In X and Reddit came the threats of cancellation of the subscription. Why is it important. This reminds us of an awkward truth of AI: technical performance is not everything. Many users have developed emotional links with specific models. With his tone, his rhythm, his way of “thinking.” GPT-4O I was reputed to be warm, conversational, playful. Openai had scheduled it with an “excessively flattering” personality, as they admitted later. A butler. GPT-5, designed to be less “servile” and more as “a useful friend with doctoral intelligence,” has been cold and mechanical for some. Between bambalins. The launch had more problems. The automatic routing system-which decides if an answer needs more time to “think”-failed for hours, causing GPT-5 to seem “much more dumb,” Altman said. There are also the already famous cheat graphs: during the presentation, Openai used poorly made data visualizations, with higher bars for minor values. The contrast. Something striking: OpenAi presumed improvements in reasoning and programming by pulling Benchmarksbut many users regretted the loss of something intangible: the emotional connection. The one that many have developed with concrete models and therefore makes it difficult for them to fit their loss: Openai made GPT-4O write his own obituary during Thursday’s presentation, something that his enthusiasts did not like. A few days before, hundreds of people gathered in San Francisco To celebrate the funeral of Sonnet 3model retired by Anthropic a few days ago. And now what. Altman has promised to duplicate the limits of use for Plus users and improve transparency on which model each consultation responds. The CEO has acknowledged that “they underestimated how much people imported some things that they like in GPT-4O, although GPT-5 works better in most aspects.” Admission, but with recoven. The long-term availability of GPT-4O will depend on the real use that users give it. For now, Plus subscribers have the best of both worlds: GPT-5 for maximum capacity, GPT-4o for when they want a voice that is more familiar and pleasant. Openai has learned a lesson for the bad ones: a great technological can hardly change something with which millions of people interact daily without causing a rebellion. Especially when they develop a personal relationship with that technology. Outstanding image | Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio In Xataka | Good news, you don’t have to choose model using GPT-5. Bad news, it is GPT-5 who chooses it without notifying you

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