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His first ‘Joint Venture’ stops operating and dragging thousands of layoffs

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For more than three decades, Microsoft has maintained a constant presence in China. Although the country represents only a fraction of its global incomeRedmond’s company opted to position himself there with products such as Windows and Officeand with a network of research centers aimed at collaborating with the local technological ecosystem. Today, in a scenario marked by geopolitical tension, that bet begins to be diluted: Microsoft has begun to undo agreements and to close facilities, in what seems to be part of a broader reorganization plan in the region. A Joint Venture Microsoft in China throws the closure. As reported South China Morning Post, Wicresoftthe first Joint Business Created by Microsoft in the country, it will cease its operations. Although the situation for American technological ones in China has been complicated over time, the announcement has caught by surprise. According to the Hongkonese newspaper, the employees were informed on Monday that their work linked to the software firm led by Satya Nadella “will come to an end.” Citing the Chinese medium Caijing, the measure will affect some 2,000 workers. Sudden notification. Wicresoft, based in Seattle and more than 10,000 workers worldwide, is dedicated to offering advice, technological solutions and operational support for large international brands. In China, its presence extended to 20 cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, where it managed projects of different scale for Microsoft. According to the aforementioned media, the news of the closure came unexpectedly: many employees received the notice by mail this Monday and, in several venues, they were asked to leave the place as soon as Tuesday, without margin to react. A question about the future of support. The closure of Wicresoft leaves in the air who will manage Microsoft’s after -sales support in China, a market where access to technical services remains key to many users and companies. The company was responsible for giving technical assistance to key products such as Windows 10, Windows 11 and Office, among others, adapting the service to the particularities of the local environment. According to Reutersthis change is aligned with the intention of Microsoft to centralize and reduce subcontracting in the country, although it has not been revealed who will take over or in what deadlines. Impulse for local alternatives. Microsoft’s progressive withdrawal in China leaves free space that other local firms have not taken advantage of. One of the big beneficiaries is Kingsooft Office, head of WPS Office, An office suite compatible with Microsoft formats that has already exceeded 100 million daily users in the country. Her experience in the local market and her functional resemblance with Office (at first glance seems like a clone) have made it an option increasingly adopted by public organizations, banks and telecommunications operators. Since 2022, Chinese state companies are obliged to submit quarterly reports on their progress in the replacement of foreign software for national alternatives. As the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal points outthis policy, promoted from Beijing in full technological and commercial war with the United States, has directly favored companies such as Kingsooft, which now have the implicit support of the state apparatus. The result: less licenses for Office and more WPS deployment in strategic sectors where Microsoft moves. SDE WICRESOFT step is not an isolated case. In the last two years, Microsoft has progressively reduced its presence in the Asian giant. In 2023, The company closed all its physical stores in China, offered relocations to hundreds of employees in the artificial intelligence area and applied template cuts. More recently, he has also hardened his internal security protocols, forcing its workers in China to use iPhones exclusively to access corporate platformsdue to the restrictions imposed by the lack of Google Play in the country. Shanghai’s laboratory is another example of that replication. Inaugurated in 2019 as the largest center of its type outside the United States, the IATI & AI Insider Lab was conceived to promote the development of strategic technologies in collaboration with local companies. He closed its doors in early 2024 after supporting more than 250 projects and training thousands of professionals. Its closure confirms a trend that, although not entirely unexpected, does show a deep change in Microsoft’s strategy in one of the countries where it has been operating longer and where they had made multiple bets. Withdrawal in full trade war. The Microsoft replication does not occur in a vacuum. It coincides with a new escalation in the tensions between Washington and Beijing that has reactivated the large -scale commercial war. Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional 50% tariffs if China does not withdraw its retaliation measureswhich arrived after the first waves of taxes driven by the White House after their return to power. In this climate, many quoted American companies are collapsing in the stock market, dragging with it to entire sectors and other markets in the world. Images | VD Photography | / Ricardo | Silvestre Rui In Xataka | Manufacturing the iPhone 16 Pro of 256 GB in China costs 550 dollars today. With tariffs it will cost $ 850

Thousands of Latin Americans have entered Europe with a formula that Italy has just suppressed: the great -grandparents

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A fact to place the measure taken by the Italian government in context. Only in 2024, the figure of new Italian citizens who registered through the consulates of Argentina and Brazil registered 30,000 and 20,000 cases respectively. The majority did it in the way that is being done for decades and that has allowed it to emigrate hundreds of thousands of people from South America to Europe: by the ancestry of blood. Italy just put the formula. Restrict citizens. The European nation has decided to considerably cut citizens by ancestry (Jus Sanguinis), limiting it exclusively to those who have Italian parents or grandparentsthus eliminating the possibility that for decades allowed distant descendants, even fourth or fifth generation, obtaining it if they could try an Italian ancestor alive after 1861. The decision, announced by the Giorgia Meloni government and Executed immediately Without prior notice, it seeks to stop the institutional collapse generated by the Application floodmostly from South America, where millions of people with Italian roots have tried to access a European passport. According to Antonio TajaniForeign Minister, the measure responds to “years of abuse”, since many applicants do not have real links with Italy and seek citizens only to facilitate international mobility. Prove to be bilingual. Apparently, the measure also forces applicants to demonstrate Italian language mastery through an official exam, having resided at least Three years in Italyand undergo a centralized process with face -to -face interviews, eliminating traditional management through consulates. Plus: They must comply with obligations such as voting, paying taxes and renewing documents so as not to lose nationality. In addition, the transmission of citizenship by marriage hardens, demanding two years of joint residence in Italy, while the application cost is has doubled at 600 euros. On the other hand, the Italians who reside outside and do not comply with these obligations run the risk of losing their citizenship, which even affects their descendants. Saturated system, millionaire business. Of course, there is much more behind the measure. As The New York Times saidthe problem is not only numerical: in the last decade, the number of Italians residing abroad grew by 40%, from 4.6 million in 2014 to 6.4 million in 2024mainly for the granting of new citizenships. In 2024 and as we advanced, only in Argentina 30,000 citizenships were granted, and in Brazil, another 20,000. No doubt, the avalanche has overflowed courts, civil records and consulates, where the Quotes at dawn To achieve a turn. In addition, a lucrative parallel business has been generated where companies and managers charge thousands of euros to applicants to track documents and submit requests, taking advantage of a law that, according to Tajani, “became an opportunity for simulated fraud and citizenship.” The ethical (and political) dilemma. The measure has generated debate even within the Italian right itself. While nationalist sectors support to restrict access to prevent citizenship from being seen only as a means of obtaining a passport, others criticize that, while nationality is granted to distant descendants, children of immigrants continue to be denied born and raised in Italywho can only aspire to it when they turn 18 and under strict conditions. Plus: Italy faces a problem that reproduces more and more nations. We talk about the serious demographic crisiswith low birth and population aging, but it has still chosen to restrict, instead of flexible, its citizenship policy. Legal changes and hardening. The reform is not isolated. Since October 2024, the Ministry of Interior had already begun to Limit applications After a stricter interpretation of the Supreme Court in which he cut the chain of citizenship transmission if an ancestor had naturalized in another country while their children were minors, leaving thousands of applicants without options after years of investment and procedures. The new decision has caused frustration among those who had been collecting documents for years and managing files, an anger that has been reflected In forums and social networks where testimonies abound about the great sums of money and time lost. They counted on CNN The case of many families traveling to Italy from South America to initiate the citizenship process and who are now without legal support after having sold properties and reorganized their lives following the previous regulations. If you want also, the reform thus deepens the distance between Italy that protects its symbolic bond with emigrants from past generations and the one that still does not fully integrate those who are already part of their current society. Image | Pexels In Xataka | Passports that open more doors worldwide, explained in a detailed graphic In Xataka | All the steps to request the “grandson law”: the process to obtain Spanish nationality if you are Argentine

Before being from Spain, Madrid was the unlikely capital of another kingdom located thousands of kilometers: Armenia

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TO Leon v History played a bad pass. And that, by Carambolas of Historyended up turning Madrid into the capital of a kingdom located more than 3,000 kilometers away, south of what is today Türkiye. Sounds crazy, but if something is the story of León V (1342-1393), the king without the kingdom, stripped of his crown just a few months after ascending to the throne of The little ArmenianIt is precisely that: strange. After all, in just a few years he went from monarch to reo, from reo to “Mayor” of Madrid and finally lord of a French castle. To know its history we must go back to the Middle Ages and travel to the Anatolia Peninsula. There, in the region of CILICIA The XI and XIV centuries extended Little Armenianor Armenia Cilicia, a kingdom formed by refugees who had fled from the Selyuk invasion of Armenia. It was not particularly large, but a prominent role as an ally of the Crusaders and Christian bastion was played. León V (the brief and insistent) Or so it was at least until the time of his last sovereign, Leon V of Armeniawho barely had time to accommodate on the throne. The unfortunate was crowned in SIS in September 1374but just a few months later, in 1375he saw how the Egyptian Mamlucos took the capital. For him it was the end of his days (few) of glory. From the amenities of the court he became a prisoner in Cairo. There León spent a year, two, three, four … and so up to seven long springs deprived of liberty, during which lost his wife and daughterwaiting for some sovereign of Christianity to get close to their bad luck and pay their rescue. Little served. It did not matter to appeal to the charity of other kings or the church. The fate of León V only changed thanks to the mediation of the Franciscan Juan Dardel, who knew how to press the right rope with the kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It is said that the situation of León v moved enough to Juan I of Castilla as if to decide to intermediate in favor of the former sovereign of the little Armenian. The truth is that in 1382after seven years of captivity, León V regained his freedom and abandoned Cairo. What could a King do without the kingdom? What would time dedicate a monarch to whom he had given time to savor the throne of the throne? León had no doubt. He wanted to recover his crown. And for this purpose he undertook an international campaign in search of support. That long journey ended up taking him to the Iberian Peninsula. More specifically to Badajoz, where he met the hospitality of Juan I. upon his arrival León V met with Honors and gifts Gold, silks and jewelry, but not what I was looking for: help to recover the throne of SIS. Instead, the Castilian monarch offered him a curious (and generous) entertainment: he granted to the sovereign of Cilicia the manors of Madrid, Andújar and Villareal (Ciudad Real) “with all his breasts and rights and income.” As if that were not enough, he added an annual income of 150,000 maravedíes. So and against every forecast León became a tenant of the Real Alcázar de Madridconferring on the villa a new (and unlikely) range: The informal capital of the small Armenian. After all, the heart of a kingdom was where its cut settled. There was even more than a century and a half so that, in 1561Felipe II set his in Madrid, turning her into the capital of her domains. One thing was, however, the good harmony that Juan I and León could have and another very different than the Madrid were funny to be under the government of a foreign man who did not know and that nothing knew about his land. We know it because the anger of the town soon inspired some scathing and sharp coplillas On the Armenian sovereign, like the one he cried: “If the town was Silva, the lion would keep it, more is Castilian land, we do not want such a lord.” “They say that a Lord comes from Armenia, guide us God of such real favor,” he proclaimed Another of the topics that were singing on the banks of Manzanares. It was little for León to try to win the favor of the people down or send Real Alcázar. Juan I soon made it clear that the assignment of the villas was a timely gesture limited to the ancient Armenian sovereign, so that the title would not pass to his heirs. After the arrival on the throne of Juan I’s son, Enrique IIIthat link between Castilla and the Armenian It would blur even more. The reality is that León’s main interest seemed to be far from Manzanares, Castilla or the Iberian Peninsula. Although a few years had passed since his departure from SIS and despite his years of captivity in Cairo, there was an idea that was still obsessing León V: recover his kingdom. That was his great goal. From Madrid I had it difficult, so Leon soon packaging his things and going first to Navarra and later to France, where he received a not very different response to that of Juan I of Castilla. Carlos VI dedicated Good wordsostentatious gifts that included the assignment of the castle of Saint-Ouen … but nothing that allowed him to head an offensive that returned it to the court of SIS. The sovereign ended up dying some time later, in 1393, with about 51 years, without having reached his dream. In Paris he died. And in Paris he was buried. Before, yes, he wrote one of the most curious chapters in the history of Madrid, a city that over the centuries left him a peculiar and fortuitous? Tribute: His memory is linked mainly to the old Alcazar, where León lived several months Between 1383 and 1384. Armenia are far … Read more

Elon Musk has fired thousands of US officials. China and Russia want to offer them a new job: spies

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Since Donald Trump put Elon Musk at the head of Doge, the officials have been at his point look. Instead of considering them as public employees who were hired to do a job in the administration, the millionaire first used a derogatory language towards them, for later dismiss them in bad ways. Now, China, Russia, North Korea and other enemies of the US seek to approach these officials dismissed to take advantage of their anger who has fired them to offer them a new job: informant. Fishing in a scrambled river. According to published CBS Newsaround 100,000 federal officials leave their jobs every year, either by retirement, search for new opportunities or changes in their professional career. However, the recent wave of layoffs, marked by indiscriminately dismissed more than 113,361 federal employees, has generated resentment and discontent with the government. Such and as he published CNN citing sources from the CIA, that can become a breeding ground for Russia, China, North Korea or other US adversary countries Take the opportunity to try to recruit to some of those federal employees that had access to sensitive information. “It does not need much imagination to see that these marginalized federal workers with a wealth of institutional knowledge represent amazingly attractive objectives for the intelligence services of our competitors and adversaries,” the American media told the US medium close to the government. LinkedIn: A job bag for spies. Intelligence sources told CNN that both Russia and China are focusing their efforts on those federal ex -employed who had access to confidential information, such as those of the Department of Energy, the Pentagon or the US trade office, whose information could weaken the security and strategies of the country. “This information is extremely valuable, and should not surprise that Russia, China and other organizations – as, for example, criminal organizations – are aggressively recruiting government employees,” said Theresa Payton, former information director of the White House during the presidency of George W. Bush to CBS News. As published CNNAt least two countries have already created recruitment websites and have begun to actively capture federal employees in LinkedIn, two sources indicated. John Schindler, former counterintelligence official, says it is currently very easy to locate these employees “enter LinkedIn, you see someone who ‘before was in the Department of Defense and is now looking for work’ and you think: ‘Bingo’,” said Schindler. Before, Soviet intelligence officers had to wait for a former resentful employee to contact them. Now they are announced on LinkedIn. False employment offers. As CBS News pointed out, one of the simplest ways to approach one of these ex -employed employees is to contact him through LinkedIn and offer them a job interview for false job. In the interview, the agent would discover if he had access to relevant information and could hire him as “consultants” of a cover company and receive a payment for his experience, without even knowing that he is providing information to an enemy. ANDS say, their new company could use them to obtain information discreetly without the former officials being aware of it. Fire with chainsaw. One of the problems of dismissing massively in certain strategic departments, is that they do not adopt mitigation measures. According to experts, the probability that an ex -employed angry will contact a foreign power increases as many federal employees are left without work. According to CNN sources, when an official leaves his job, he undergoes an exit interview designed to avoid the presence of moles or informantsand to remind outgoing employees their duty to preserve secrets and warn them of the security risks they face. However, Doge’s layoffs have not occurred in those terms. The spies are rubbing their hands. According to published The New York Timesthe accelerated rhythm that Elon Musk has imposed on Doge to achieve its cut goals, could have already left exposed to CIA agents and workers. In an effort to comply with the executive order of Donald Trump to reduce the template of officials, the CIA sent an email to the White House with the list of all the new employees who had been in the agency for two years or less, including CIA officers who were preparing to operate undercover, through an unqualified email server. Something that Senator Mark Warner for Virginia, a higher rank member in the Congress Intelligence Committee He described how“A disastrous event for national security.” In Xataka | Elon Musk fired hundreds of employees and now he has to hire them again: they were experts in nuclear weapons Image | Flickr (The White House. Νεα δημοκρατια)

An intriguing fashion is taking over the facial routine of thousands of women in Tiktok: LED masks

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Like everything in this life, LED’s infrared masks are present again In numerous videos. This viral phenomenon has been introduced as another gadget in the facial routine or in the Morning Sheds. The boom. These masks are being a trend in social networks, where many women are wearing and recommending. This device has joined as another step in the facial routine, but in many videos we can see how they are performing another task either They put it to sleep. In fact, there are numerous stars that have one, like Kourtney Kardashian, Victoria Beckham and Cillian Murphy. But do they really take effect? The product. The use of this Gadget It adds as another complement to facial routine. LED phototherapy, or photobiomodulation (PBM), uses soft low intensity light, within the visible spectrum (typically blue, red or almost infrared), to stimulate natural physiological processes. In fact, According to Vogue It was used by NASA to keep the skin of astronauts in good condition, since it helps improve blood circulation, collagen production and accelerates wound healing, in addition to reducing the signs of aging. But there are risks … As describe in Vogue magazinethe period of time to have this mask is a maximum of 10 minutes per session, once or twice a week. However, there are people who complement it within other routines, such as he Morning Shed. In other words, taking the mask more time from the indicated can cause an opposite effect as more wrinkles and aging. In addition, since it is an infrared light or thermal light it can cause redness, itching or even skin burns, as explained Dermatologist Keila Mitsunaga for eldiario.es. In fact, How they detail in Glamor magazinethe brands of this Gadget They indicate that neither pregnant ones nor people with skin or photosensitive problems can use it. For its part, some dermatologists They explain in National Geographic The importance of reviews and make a check before using this type of apparatus. In addition, they detail that it is important to opt for devices that emit at least 105 millivats per centimeter for red light, and a lower intensity for blue light. Finally, they warn about the products that offer “iris arches” of colored lights such as green, yellow or purple, since there is no evidence that they are effective for health. And are they very expensive? The price of masks varies greatly in terms of product specifications. The cheapest in the market are The Glo24K for € 186.47 and The genius light from Talika for € 345. From there it gigs a jump from € 345 to € 599 that can cost you The Currentbody mask. In this average price we find FAQ 201 for € 529 and The facelite for € 406.45. Finally, the most expensive in the market are The Mz Skin for € 855 and FAQ 202 for € 839. The phenomena of Tiktok. Like any other trend this has joined the obsession with extreme routines. However, as is the case with he FACE TAPING Night, excessive or inappropriate use of devices can be counterproductive. While LED masks offer benefits when used correctly, it is essential to follow the indications and consider their high cost. Therefore, before joining any fashion, it is key to inform yourself and ask yourself: do I really need it? Image | Tiktok and Instagram Xataka | A virtual hair advisor or a digital skin diagnosis: we tested L’Oreal’s latest innovations

Thousands of women are sleeping with a lot of masks and adhesive ribbons in the face: the boom of the "Morning Sheds"

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The earth revolves around the sun and people around Tiktok, and where there is a trend there will be thousands of people repeating it. For a couple of months he has become fashionable all night with a lot of masks, patches and silk caps, among many more things. This trend has a name: Morning Sheds. A simple premise. There is an presupposition that when you leave a mask for longer, more effect does. However, this is not true. Each product has a certain duration that is usually detailed in the container itself, as well as expiration. In fact, dermatologists Beauty routines supportbut alert about risks to cover excess skin and use products without control. Thus a new viral phenomenon is born. According to Vogue magazine, already There are more of 75 million publications about Morning Sheds, And keep increasing. The objective of these people – mostly women – is to add to their facial ritual of the most cosmetics and gadgets nights. In Xataka Mercadona rejuvenation patches hide something else: the culmination of a long biotechnological career How much more better … There are many videos to analyze one by one, but among which We have been able to observe The same steps are always repeated. First of all, The night masks and patches for eye contour. After, he FACE TAPING, Adhesive ribbons that act as neuromodulators to “tighten” the skin. Third, the Mouth Taping, A tape that sticks in the mouth to encourage nasal breathing. It follows the curls without heat, thanks to the bandans, curlers or silk caps. Finally, as a species of gap and wraps with Cleaning oil for abdomen. The logic, if there is, behind this whole trend is that, how much more in contact is with the skin, the more effect it will do. However, reality is another. The possible risks. The theme of all this is the exhibition of these products on the face, we are talking about a very long use, a whole night. Hydration is necessary, but not an abuse as is happening in these cases. In fact, Dramatologist Dr. Purvisha Patel has explained for Vogue that covering too much the skin can cause outbreaks or make active ingredients lose effectiveness. As for the subject of FACE TAPING Using adhesive tapes on the face can be a great inconvenience, such as detail for GQ The doctor Candy Hernández. The dermatologist has described that this is a risk to the skin because it prevents it from transpiring, putting the epidermis in prolonged contact with adhesives and other substances whose composition could be harmful. For its part, the use of Mouth Taping It is a trend that claims to improve nasal breathing and sleep quality. However, Dr. Rybel Wix has sustained for chain to be that there is no scientific evidence that supports it. On the contrary, it can hinder breathing and fragment sleep, affecting rest. Without effects. Videos on Tiktok show people using bands to redefine facial contour and girdles with castor oil to reduce measures. However, Dermatologist Dendy Engelman has clarified for Womenshealthmag that there is no evidence that these methods generate permanent changes in the facial or body structure. In the case of hair, it is important not to tighten too much to avoid traction fall. {“Videid”: “X81YBHL”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “Beware of beauty mode of some Chinese terminals”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “191”} Are we facing a passenger fashion? Beyond its effectiveness, this trend is a reflection of the extreme commodification of self -care. He Morning Sheds It is a sample of how far the obsession for aesthetic perfection can go. While some habits can provide benefits, excess products and gadgets does not guarantee better results and, in some cases, it can be harmful. Before joining any viral trend, it is important to go to professionals who can help you find the best routine. But if I can give a small advice, even if we are in winter, you never forget the sunscreen. Image | Tiktok Xataka | What really is after the “withdrawal” of a mouthwash by the AEMPS (and why it is less serious than it seems) (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Thousands of women are sleeping with a lot of masks and adhesive ribbons in the face: the boom of the “Morning Sheds” It was originally posted in Xataka by Alba Otero .

thousands and thousands of Chinese studying at universities

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According to a group of researchers from the Paulson Institute in Chicago (USA) 38% of experts in artificial intelligence (AI) that develop their professional career in the US It has formed at Chinese universities. In fact, this American institution has concluded that In the US there are more Chinese experts in AI than professionals with a strictly American origin. This, According to Nikkei Asiasome experts in the industry concern due to the possibility that China decides to repatriate their students and researchers from the US to reinforce their AI industry. Some of the best centers dedicated to the science and technology on the planet are in China. The Tsinghua University of Beijing, the Jiao Tong University of Shanghai, the Zhejiang University of Hangzhou, the University of Science and Technology of Hefei or the University of Technology of South China, in Canton, are just a few. All of them have something important in common: they are world reference centers in technology, innovation and applied science. And many of his students are working in the US. At the current situation It is understandable that some American experts are concerned about the possibility of losing these qualified personnel. China wants to “build a strong educational nation” The Chinese education system works. The Government led by Xi Jinping is very aware that the country’s competitiveness In full struggle with the US For world supremacy depends largely on its scientific capacity. If we stick to the development of AI, which is undoubtedly the pitch in which these two superpowers are playing their best cards, it is evident that China advances at an amazing speed. The success of Deepseek supports both the proper functioning of the Chinese education system and the high competitiveness that this country has achieved despite US sanctions and his allies. High-Flyer, the Deepseek matrix, consists of Chinese researchers trained in the best universities in the country In fact, High-Flyer, the Deepseek parent company, is essentially constituted by Chinese researchers who have formed in the best universities in the country. Many of them come from the institutions that I have mentioned a few lines above. The government knows that this asset cannot waste, which in January led him to implement A National Action Plan that pursues “build a strong educational nation.” In addition, this strategy must be consolidated in just a decade. In 2035. Nothing is bad as a purpose. However, this is not all. Several Chinese elite universities They have announced His intention to expand his curricula with the objective of prioritizing the strategic needs of the country. AI is one of them. As we have seen, China already has a lot of scientific talent, and presumably in the medium term it will have more. Maybe much more. And, curiously, Depseek has something to say in this strategy. In fact, some university centers are already using this AI to teach training courses expressly dedicated to this discipline, although this plan does not only affect university students; Primary and secondary schools will also begin to train their students in AI. Image | Usman Abdulrasheedgambo More information | Reuters In Xataka | We already know the secret of the extreme efficiency of Deepseek: it has dodged the Cuda de Nvidia standard

thousands of robots with a cat’s face

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Japan is turning its services with thousands of cat -looking robots that transport dishes and glasses in more than 2,000 restaurants. It is not something that we have not seen in certain Spanish restaurants, but In Japan it is being much more accentuated in capillarity and capabilities of these robots. It is a country’s response to a perfect demographic storm: its population is aged and is getting more and more, and has a serious shortage of labor. Why is it important. These robots do not replace humans completely, but work together with them, allowing older or foreign people – immigration is key to covering work scarcity – can do work that would otherwise be too demanding at physical or linguistic level. Skylark Holdings, the largest restaurant chain with Japan table service, has deployed about 3,000 robots-gate Equipped with 3D sensors, dozens of facial expressions and ability to transport heavy dishes. In figures. The service robot market in Japan will triple its value in the next five yearsreaching 400,000 million yen (2.7 billion dollars) in 2030. worldwide, the sector already moves 17.2 billion dollars annually. Japan has the lowest unemployment rate among OECD countries, 2.4%. By 2040 it will have a deficit of eleven million workers. Almost 40% of the Japanese population will be 65 years or older in 2065. In the hospitality sector, there are three vacancies for each job applicant. Between the lines. The robotic solution responds to a government strategy. The Japanese government is actively promoting the hiring of foreign workers and encouraging companies to retain employees over 65 years of age through subsidies. Skylark This transformation illustrates well: it uses more than 4,000 workers over 65 years (almost double that in 2020) and has increased its percentage of part -time part -time personnel up to 3.3% (compared to 2.6% in 2020). Yasuko Tagawa, 71, works twenty hours a week at a taste in Tokyo. “My work is no problem when I work with robots,” he explains while cleaning tables. Approximately half of their tasks are now performed with machine assistance. “At my age it becomes more difficult to move,” he acknowledges Bloomberg. Beyond the hospitality. The robotic revolution is not limited to restaurants. The careful care sector, which provides for a deficit of 570,000 caregivers by 2040, is quickly adopting these technologies. In the residence Flos Higashi-Kojiya de Tokyo, caregivers have been using automated devices for years To lift residents, monitor the behavior of people with dementia and facilitate communication. Sensors under mattresses record sleep, heart rate and breathing, showing real -time data that allow staff to supervise forty residents of a look. Yes, but. Despite their potential, service robots have limitations and initial investment can be prohibitive for some companies. They cannot completely replace human judgment or essential interpersonal skills in many works in the services sector. However, for Yasuko Tagawa, the future with his companions Robot-Gato is promising: “Perhaps they can also help in the kitchen,” he says while caressing one of the robots. “Thank you for your work. I will tell you.” In Xataka | Amira is the most disturbing MWC: an ultra -rear robot with synthetic skin that reacts to us Outstanding image | Gankilyuu

For thousands of years, Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens tried to mate insistently. Genetics had another idea

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In 1856, while they worked in A limestone quarry Near Düsseldorf, two Italian workers found a basin full of bones. They thought they were the remains of a bear and approached a teacher of a nearby city, known for being a bone collector. They had no idea what they were about to provoke. The antecedent. When he saw the bones, Johann C. Fuhlrott He realized that they were not from a bear, he took the bones to the University of Bonn and, next to Hermann Schaaffhausethey communicated the finding to the world. No one took them very seriously. It was said that it was a Russian cosaco with rickets that persecuted Napoleon for Europe. Until almost a decade later, the Irish geologist William King He reached a revolutionary conclusion: we had not always been alone. But why are we now? With the discovery of Homo Neanderthalensis They opened many unknownsbut there is one that has been chasing us for almost 200 years: why did they disappear? How is it possible that such an old, so robust species, that had survived so many things disappeared without more? Why were we left alone? To all these years, scientists have given numerous hypotheses and theories. From Prehistoric genocides to A slow and agonized eclipse. However, Ludovic Slimak, researcher at the Center for Anthropobiology and Genomic of Touluse and one of the greatest international experts in Neanderthals, You have another idea. The forms of love (and what is not love). For Slimak, if we apply the knowledge of cultural anthropology to what Paleogenetics is telling us, the image is quite different. And, as in all traditional societies in which strong identities coexist, it looks like the different human communities exchanged women. From our perspective, mere expression is already a savage. But from the perspective of anthropology, those “family crossing” processes were basic to ensure stable alliances between different communities. And that, if we take into account that we are loads of DNA Neanderthal, it seems to be what happened. However, As Slimak points outthat “fusion” of lineages never came to occur. The question is why. A story (genetically) impossible. We know that Neanderthals and Sapiens crossed and They had offspring. But we also know that a significant part of it were sterile people unable to reproduce. That is, although the communities tried to lock these relationships and alliances based on miscegenation, the thing did not work. Searching. It’s curious, Slimak said in An interview for Livesciencethat “when you are looking for old DNA (40,000 to 45,000 years ago) all these sapiens early have recent DNA, and That is why we have (DNA Neanderthal) today. But when you arrive and try to extract DNA from the last Neanderthals, contemporaries of these first sapienslet’s say between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago there is not a single Neanderthal with DNA sapiens“ Curious and very possibly one of the keys that explain because the most numerically and genetically diverse population of Sapiens won the departure to the Neanderthals. That is, why we were alone. Image | SUCHOSCH In Xataka | If the question is “when the Neanderthals and the Sapiens were crossed,” we now have the answer: about 47,000 years ago In Xataka | The “ghost species” with which our ancestors were settled and disappeared without (almost) leave a trace *An earlier version of this article was published in February 2024

The oceans of the Earth were green for thousands of years. More and more scientists believe they will be again

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On February 14, 1990, 6,000 million kilometers from Earth, the Voyager 1 He took a photo. There, sustained in space by the mysterious forces of. Space-time, our planet is nothing more than a light blue motor between the sunlight reflected by the camera. Four years later, Carl Sagan baptized that photo as “that pale blue point.” What we just discovered is that it was not always the case. 3,000 million years ago, that point would have been green. Wasn’t it blue? Actually, according to Taro Matsuo and his team from the University of Nagoya in Japan explain in Japanduring most of the history of the earth its surface would not have been blue. For about 3,000 million years and until 600 million years ago (just when complex life begins on the planet) the predominant color seems to have been green. (No) take iron from the matter … The first is that, at that time, the indications tell us that the oceans were full of iron hydroxide. This inorganic compound absorbs blue light. In addition, naturally, water absorbs red light. That means that taking into account that chemical composition, the only free light was the green color. The other reason is the cyanobacteria. It’s about One of the first photosynthetic beings of history and not only used chlorophyll to absorb sunlight, but used fuses to absorb red and green light. The sum of these two things caused the seas to have a characteristic green color. And they had it for billions of years. It is true that it was not a pure green color. After all, blue is “a consequence of dispersion Rayleight of sunlight in the atmosphere. “So the color would tend to blue, but without a doubt it would be something much greener than current. What is the use of all this research? First, to understand that when The MIT explained in 2019that the sea will return green in the mid -century, we are talking about something very plausible. It is not just that A follow -up study In 2023 he confirmed that more than half of the land surface had gained greenery in recent years. It is that, for a long time, it was so. On the other hand, it allows us to answer one of the great questions of astrobiology: “Does only the blue tone of a planet serve as an indicator of its potential to house life?“And the answer, of course, is no: not a ‘non -radical’ is true; but one that reminds us that there are more things out there that can still dream our biology. Image | Georgetan#5 In Xataka | UFOs are a distraction: how astrobiology is our best asset to find extraterrestrial life

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