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Finding the cheapest gas station in your area is very simple thanks to this very powerful tool

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We have been very attentive to fuel prices for a few days. It is no wonder, since since the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has exploded to the point of leaving the Strait of Hormuz in a compromised situation, oil has ended up skyrocketing and gas stations have already begun to notice the impact on their shelters. While the Government study what measures you can applyMany drivers go to those gas stations that have the cheapest fuel. And for this there are tools that the State itself offers. The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge made it available to any citizen quite some time ago, the Geoportal from Gas Stations, a free tool that allows you to know the price of fuel at all service stations in the country, so you can filter by the cheapest one in your area. It also has another very useful function: knowing how much has the price changed at every gas station. We tell you all the details below. What is the Geoportal and why is it worth it? The Gas Station Geoportal is a web application of the Ministry that collects the prices of all service stations in Spainupdated every five minutes. What you see on the screen is practically the real price of the moment. The tool has been available for years, but in situations like the current one, or like the one that happened with the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, its use makes special sense. Currently there are gas stations in large cities and in the main corridors that They already exceed 1.70 euros/liter in gasoline or 1.80 in diesel, while others remain below average. With a 50 liter tank, choose carefully where to refuel can mean quite significant savings. How to find the cheapest gas station from the GeoPortal To enter the Geoportal, all you have to do is enter this link. There is also a free mobile application for Android and iOS. It is called Route-E, and it is developed by the Ministry itself. In addition to gas station prices, it includes information on charging points for electric vehicles. When you enter the website you will see a map of Spain with marked service stations. On the left are the filters. The process is simple: Select “Service Stations” as search type. Choose your province and town. The map will automatically center on that area. You can refine it even further with the zip code if you live in a large city. Choose the type of fuel. You will find everything from the usual ones (gasoline 95 E5, gasoline 98, diesel A) to alternative options such as natural gas, bioethanol or hydrogen. As soon as you select one, the map will show the price of each station along with its schedule and operator. Mark “Sale to the public”. This excludes gas stations belonging to agricultural cooperatives or closed groups that are not open to any driver. Check the list ordered by price. When you have clicked ‘Search’, just below the map the tool generates a list of stations. Filter by price and the cheapest ones in the area should appear first, and you can export the list in CSV or Excel format if you need it. As extra information: yes you hover over any station on the map, you will directly see its price, schedule, rating and operator without having to click. There is an additional filter: “Discount plans”. If you activate it, the search engine shows gas stations with current promotions, either because they belong to a specific chain or because they offer discounts to groups such as transporters, farmers or taxi drivers. Mobile Apps If you prefer not to use the Ministry’s website, there are several free applications for iOS and Android that offer a similar feature. At Xataka we already talked about them a while ago, among which are GasofApp, GasAll, Gasolineras or GasOnline, among others. They all draw on the same official data and allow you to locate the cheapest stations near your location in real time. In addition to all of them, there is also Ruta-E, which is the one we mentioned before, but the rest of the apps offer (in our opinion) much faster and easier navigation. How to see the price history of any gas station Knowing the current price is good, but if you are curious about how the price of a specific station has evolved over time, you can also do it from the Geoportal. For that, just enter this page and complete the form that appears on the screen. You have two options to check the evolution of prices: through the price history or through a timeline per gas station. To do this you must: Selectr the interval of time. You can choose between daily, weekly, monthly or yearly views, and set a start date and an end date for the period you want to analyze. Heegir data series. Below in the form will be where you can decide if you want to see the evolution of the average price of all of Spain, of an autonomous community, of a province, of a municipality or of a specific gas station. Select the fuel. The menu includes all available: 95 E5 gasoline, 98 gasoline, diesel A, diesel B, LPG, natural gas, hydrogen and many more. Choose the type of graph. You can view the data in a line or bar graph, depending on what is most comfortable for you. The result is a graph that shows the evolution of the price in the chosen period. With it you can see, for example, how much diesel cost at the gas station in your neighborhood before the situation with Iran became tense and how much it costs today. Cover image | Geoportal and engin akyurt In Xataka | Cuts are coming for the most used Cercanías line in Spain. The reason: more capacity and driverless trains

What is Claude Code and what this tool can do to program with artificial intelligence from your computer terminal

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Let’s explain to you what is Claude Code or Claude CodeAnthropic’s tool to create code with the artificial intelligence directly into your computer terminal. This will mean that you will not need to install anything or be asking questions without stopping. Claude. We are going to start by explaining to you in a simple way what this tool is and the basics of how it works. Then, we will explain to you what things can you do and what this program for developers is for. What is Claude Code Claude Code or Claude Code is a command line application developed by Anthropic, the same creators of Claude’s AI. This is a program that allows you perform programming tasks from the terminal from your computer without having to use another program. The computer’s terminal is that command screen that you have in Windows called PowerShell, and in macOS and GNU/Linux it is simply the terminal. Instead of installing a common program that you have to open, the program is installed directly in the terminal, and you can use it to do so. With this program, you can use Claude to generate code within the terminal. And it not only generates code snippets, but can also act and reason directly on your projects by linking it to Github. Claude Code can read, analyze and edit content in your codebase. But in addition to this, you can also run tests and correct any errors generatedalso managing workflows. The classic way to generate code with Claude is to enter his app or website, explain what you want, and have the AI ​​create the code for you. Then you have to copy the code, paste it into the code editor you have installed and do the tests, so that if something fails you can go back to Claude, explain the problem, have him generate the corrected code again and repeat the process. Meanwhile, with Claud Code the process changes and is radically simplified. You simply open your terminal, run Claud Code in it, write a prompt or command saying what you want and that’s it. Then this AI will access your files, write code, run it, detect errors, fix them, and try again. It does all this autonomously, although you can supervise the process and intervene whenever you want. What Claude Code can do Claude Code has direct access to your file systemand can execute real commands on the computer. With all this, what this tool can do is the following: Read your files to see the code that you already have created in a folder, and thus understand the context of your project. Create new files complete with code, but also with configurations and documentation. Modify existing files editing the code you have in them to make any type of modifications. Work on an interim basisbeing able to read the error messages that appear if something fails in the code, and starting to correct these errors automatically. All this will save you a lot of time in your programming work, since you will not need to manually create folder structures, configure development tools, configure databases, create interfaces, write code, or anything. Claude will do all this automatically with just You explain the type of application you want to create in a prompt. You can also ask you to add features to existing projects with a command in which you mention the project, debug errors, review code, whatever you need. Therefore, we are faced with a tool for developers which will help you save a lot of time. Although as always happens in artificial intelligence, can make mistakes and have hallucinationsalthough within the world of AI programming Claude is one of the best. In Xataka Basics | Claude: 23 functions and some tricks to get the most out of this artificial intelligence

Surfshark is a top tool to protect your privacy on the Internet

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With news of massive hacks almost every week, it is logical that we want to add an extra layer of security while browsing the Internet. Of all the ways there are to do this, the most useful and easy to use is a VPN. If we are actively searching for one of them, we have one of the best VPN available at a discounted price: it is surfsharkavailable now for 1.99 euros per month. Surfshark Starter Subscription – monthly The price could vary. We earn commission from these links A secure, fast VPN that you can use on all the devices you want As we always tell you, a VPN It is one of those tools that does not get in the way and that is always good to have installed on our devices. Yes, there are free options on the Internet that, for specific use, are not bad. The problem is that most of them They are not as safe as they say they are.hence It is advisable to invest a little and get a payment one that is safeas is the case with Surfshark. How can a VPN help us be safer on the Internet? By activating it, what we will be doing is passing our traffic through an encrypted and secure tunnelin such a way that no one will be able to see what we are doing. This is ideal in any scenario, but especially recommended if we are going to use a WiFi network that is not ours, such as that of a hotel. Another thing that a VPN also allows us to do is keep our IP address hidden. By using it, we will be preventing it from being registered anywhere or that no one will be able to intercept it, something ideal, since with it they can even impersonate our identity. Let’s now talk about Surfshark’s offer. This company offers three different plans, the Starter being the cheapest of them. Right now we have it available for 1.99 euros per month if we go for their two-year plan. In this way, in total we will be paying 53.73 euros and we will take three extra monthsso we will enjoy the tool for 27 months in total. And be careful, because you can use it on as many devices as you want without paying more. If we don’t mind investing a little more and are looking for a more complete tool, we can automatically go to your plan Surfshark Onereduced right now to 2.49 euros per month. This, in addition to including the VPN, comes with more additional tools, such as an antivirus or a tool that warns you in case your data is leaked on the Internet. Surfshark One Subscription – monthly The price could vary. We earn commission from these links The improved version of the previous plan, called Surfshark One+is also on sale: it goes for 4.19 euros per month. This includes, essentially, everything from the previous plan, along with a very interesting tool called Incogni. It allows us to delete our data from people’s company databases, which is very useful. Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Image | Nathan Fertig on Unsplash,Surfshark In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public Wi-Fi and what you should do to protect yourself In Xataka | Free VPN and security: what’s the problem, why you should be careful

This tool blocks all AI features and other elements you don’t want from your browser: and it does it without installations

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Installing a browser is very simple, and companies have taken charge to keep it that way. The really complicated thing is to use it without all the extras that we don’t want and that hinder us when browsing the Internet, which is precisely its original purpose. With that seemingly crazy idea of ​​using a browser only for browsing, a developer has launched “Just the Browser”, a tool that allows you to disable artificial intelligence functions, sponsored content, telemetry and other features that many of us hate in the main browsers. I’ll tell you how it works, because you might be interested. Browsers increasingly saturated with functions The creator of this initiative is Corbin Davenport, software developer and technology writer. Davenport starts from a simple premise: modern browsers have moved away from their basic function to become feature-packed platforms that many users consider distractions. And if you don’t want AI in your browser, it’s becoming increasingly difficult, since both Chrome, Edge and even Firefox They point towards a future full of AI generative, whether you like it or not. Luckily we have measures to solve thisand “Just the Browser” is one of them. The key to Just the Browser: enterprise group policies What’s ingenious about Just the Browser is its approach. And instead of creating a fork of another popular browser (as projects like LibreWolf, Waterfox or Pale Moon do), it uses the group policy settings that Google, Mozilla and Microsoft provide for companies and organizations. These corporate policies allow IT departments to block certain functions on work or school computers. Davenport has taken advantage of this functionality to make it available to individual users who want a cleaner browser. The process does not modify executable files or require additional extensions. It simply applies settings that browsers themselves are designed to honor permanently, something that doesn’t always happen with the settings that companies provide to home users. In Xataka Opera Neon promises to be the future of the browser. It is an ambitious vision yet to mature What exactly does it remove? Just the Browser disables several elements of your browser: Most generative AI features, both cloud and on-premises, with the exception of page translation in Firefox. Shopping integrations: price tracking, coupon codes, loan offers. Sponsored or Third Party Content: Suggested articles on new tab pages, suggested promoted sites. Reminders to set the browser as default. Experiences when launching the browser for the first time and automatic data import. Telemetry and data collection (maintaining crash reporting when the browser allows it as a separate option). Autostart functions with the operating system. According to Davenport, these settings are limited in scope because each user has their own definition of what they consider bloatware. The project does not aim for extreme minimalism or install additional privacy extensions. Simple installation using scripts The tool is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. Your official website offers automated installation scripts that work by running a single command in the system terminal. Users can also download the configuration files directly from their GitHub page to apply them manually. Active policies can be checked at any time by accessing ‘about:policies’ in Firefox or ‘chrome://policy’ in Chromium-based browsers. You may see a “Your browser is being managed by your organization” message, a common browser warning when group policies are applied, but nothing to raise suspicions. The project is completely open source and Davenport hopes the community will help keep configurations up to date as browsers evolve. {“videoId”:”x883ph8″,”autoplay”:true,”title”:”From CHROME to VIVALDI: the 7 BEST BROWSERS to CHOOSE”, “tag”:”webedia-prod”, “duration”:”475″} Limitations At the moment, the tool only works on desktop computers. There is no support for mobile devices, although there are already users who have published requests on the GitHub page to add compatibility on Android and iOS systems. Keep in mind that the effectiveness of Just the Browser depends on browsers continuing to respect these group policies. If Google, Mozilla, or Microsoft decide to remove or modify these business controls, the settings may stop working. However, since these policies are designed for corporate clients, they are unlikely to be removed without notice. Cover image | Denny Muller In Xataka |ChatGPT Atlas: what it is, how it works and how to use this internet browser with artificial intelligence (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news This tool blocks all AI features and other elements you don’t want from your browser: and it does it without installations was originally published in Xataka by Antonio Vallejo .

A bad spell devastated my kitchen. The most useful personal finance tool has saved me

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They say that misfortunes never come alone and, when it comes to appliances, that is a more than likely reality. In the last year, all the appliances in my kitchen have been falling apart one by one. First the washing machine, then the dryer, the coffee maker, a couple of months ago the refrigerator, and now the microwave is starting to beep randomly. He’s asking for the time. Being an adult was this. For an average economycope with replacement of all those appliances In a single year it represents a significant setback. However, we have been able to face this important unforeseen event thanks to a key tool in personal finances: the emergency fund. Concern in Spain about unforeseen events The concern about not being able to face an unexpected expense is very present in Spanish households. a study from the neobank Nickel points out that 64% of the people surveyed are concerned that their savings are not enough to cover an unforeseen event, five percentage points more than what was stated in the same study from the previous year. The same report shows that 28% claim to have planned their savings well, while 8% claim to have not no savings available. Furthermore, the impact is not the same for everyone: 5% of men say they do not have savings, compared to 12% of women, and only 35% of those over 65 consider that they have a cushion large enough to deal with an unforeseen event. Why an emergency fund matters The case of my appliances being damaged is a good example of what it is and the importance of having an emergency fund. Financial institutions define the emergency fund as an amount of money saved only for unforeseen events, different from savings for goals such as trips or renovations. It is used to cover, for example, a car breakdown, a boiler that breaks down or a sudden healthcare expense, without upsetting the entire month’s budget. Having this mattress provides two clear advantages: on the one hand, it reduces stress because it allows face unexpected expenses without making hasty decisions, and on the other hand, it protects you from falling into debt that later becomes difficult. How much money do you need? Ok, it is useful and necessary to create “a little corner” for unforeseen events, but how much money would we be talking about? Factors such as inflation, rising prices from the shopping cart or wage stagnation makes saving a utopia. According to a report Elaborated by Triodos Bank, 19.4% of those surveyed say they are never or almost never able to save, while 36.9% can only do so some months. Only 43.7% claim to be able to save regularly. Therefore, it is understandable that the idea of ​​saving, when you have a month left at the end of your salaryit becomes difficult for you. Don’t panic. Some banking entities match in which the fund should cover between three and six months of monthly fixed expenses, adjusting the figure to the financial situation of each person or family. If you have variable income or self-employment, some experts recommend expand that margin by covering six to twelve months of fixed expenses. The result will be your goal saving for emergency fund. To establish a specific savings figure, you must calculate how much you spend each month on housing, supplies, food, transportation and other basic expenses, and multiply that amount by six or twelve months, depending on each situation. There is even calculators that help you to establish that figure. Tricks to build the emergency fund without stress Once the savings goal has been established, it is time to start the plan to make it possible. It is not necessary to spend a large amount of money monthly for this fund, although it is advisable to establish an affordable monthly fee. They can be 10, 20 or 50 euros. It depends on your economy. The important thing is to start contributing. When it comes to money, the flesh is weak and the temptation to skip the monthly contribution will be very strong, so it is best to establish a savings strategy. Automate monthly savings On the one hand, physically separate that emergency fund from the rest of your savings. For example, in a new account. By separating it from your savings or checking account, it will be much easier for you to know how much money you have saved in it and adjust your savings plan. On the other hand, on a psychological level, seeing how that amount grows will serve as motivation to achieve the goal. In order to avoid temptations, it is best to automate the monthly transfer of the amount you have established as a quota for your emergency fund. That way, as soon as your salary is credited to your account, that fee will be reserved for emergencies without you having to do anything. If you are not obliged to manage that money every month, you will not be tempted not to reserve it. It’s not what you save, it’s what you don’t spend When the savings capacity is limited, it makes a lot of sense to review the so-called “ant expenses“: coffees away from home, impulsive purchases on apps, subscriptions to services you never use or frequent low-cost cravings. Redirect those small expenses Frequent trips to your emergency fund can make a difference over time, transforming money that slips away almost without realizing it into a cushion that protects against fines, repairs or unexpected bills. Another key to making the emergency fund grow without realizing it is to redirect all or a good part of any unexpected incomesuch as tax refunds, extra payments, bonuses, smaller prizes or cash gifts to your fund instead of your checking account. After all, it is a income you didn’t count onso nothing better than dedicating it to an equally unexpected emergency. When to use the emergency fund? It seems like a truism question, but when you have a certain … Read more

Facebook loads ‘Likes’ and comments on external websites. The surveillance tool par excellence is no longer necessary

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Meta announced this week that Starting in February 2026, the “like” and “comment” buttons will be removed of Facebook on external websites. The official explanation is so polite it almost hurts: its use “has naturally declined with the evolution of the digital landscape.” But that phrase hides two implicit admissions: The first is known: we barely leave the platforms anymore. The second, more subtle, is devastating: Meta no longer needs to follow us to know us. Let’s think about what that button really was. like external. It was not an innocent social accessory. It was distributed surveillance: Every time you gave like to an article about vintage guitars in a lost blog, Facebook took note: this guy likes guitar playing. Every comment on a recipe website, every interaction outside your garden, fed your profile. Meta built the perfect panopticon: millions of websites working for free as sensors, reporting your interests, your obsessions, your clicks. And in exchange, those websites received crumbs of viral traffic that It stopped coming a long time ago. But today, almost in 2026, that spy system is obsolete. Why track yourself on the Internet when you spend three hours a day on Instagram? Why deduce your tastes when Instagram knows which videos make you stay to watch them until the end, and which videos you send away after two seconds? AI has made extensive surveillance unnecessary. Now it is enough to observe you in its territory. It is more efficient, more precise and cheaper. He like external was Big Brother. AI is a confessor that listens to you voluntarily, interprets and codifies your tastes (the declared and the inferred) and with that it has more than enough to know who you really are, above who you say you are on social networks. And there is something else. These buttons not only gave data to Meta: they also gave certain power to external websites. An item with 50,000 likes Facebook had authority, reach, and negotiating capacity. It was validation. Small media could go viral, specialized blogs found audiences, there were cracks to slip through. Meta is closing those cracks. And not out of malice, but out of business logic: why fertilize a foreign ecosystem when you can focus all your attention—and all your money—on your own land? The “natural evolution of the digital landscape” that Meta mentions is real. Only it has not happened in a vacuum or in a foreign way: they were the ones who designed it, they were the ones who executed it and they are the ones who now certify it. First they locked us in there. Now they know us so well that they no longer need to look at what we do outside their domains. The button like He dies because he has already won everything he could win. And there is nothing left to watch beyond the walls. In Xataka | The new Ray-Bans from Meta will allow you to cross a line: seem present while you are completely absent Featured image | Mariia Shalabaieva

‘Operation Triunfo’ is the prime video tool to grow at full speed. The key is in Latin America

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Although the audience figures did not seem clear until Operation Triunfo 2023 concluded, the program He ended up throwing a very positive balancebecoming the most watched national premiere in the history of prime video in Spain. Therefore, the platform has decided to bet strongly on this new stage, seeking to maximize its scope, and devote itself especially as a cultural reference for generation Z and decisively reaching various Latin American countries. Some figures. Among the things that Prime Video has told is that it reached 3.5 million unique viewers during its 14 weeks of broadcast. A triumph that extended, as Amazon will certainly interest, Beyond the mere audience Of the platform: in its 14 weeks of broadcast, Amazon registered one million visits to the OT thematic store, 720,000 interactions with Alexa and 66 million votes through the app. They are additional business routes that corroborate why OT is so important for the digital store economy. Audience involved. The great triumph of the program (worth the redundancy) has been to earn to very involved spectators with the format: 8.6 million weekly votes and 1.6 million records in the app (the previous record was at 820,000) that add up to those mentioned 66 million; 5,000 million global visualizations and 80,000 publications in Tiktok; a peak of 180,000 users connected simultaneously on YouTube; And more than 27,000 attendees in disc firms, so that everything is not virtual. And in addition, of course, hashtags about the program after in the list of Twitter trends every Monday, on many occasions monopolizing the first ten positions and making the edition of constant conversation during its 14 weeks. For all of Latin America. ‘OT 2025 ‘premieres on September 15 at 10:00 p.m. in Spain with simultaneous live transmission for the first time in its history for six Latin American countries: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Peru. It is a Amazon response to the growing demand of the fans of the program and, above all, wants to take ‘OT’ beyond Spain, and that Prime Video impacts more globally. Undoubtedly, an ambitious intention but that if it is possible to give an extraordinary dissemination to the program. To increase this impact will bet on social networkswith 15 weekly minutes with which the contestants to generate content in a “Tiktok Corner” within the Academy, with live reactions on Fridays on social networks at 15. Again, as happened last year, social networks will form a primary part of the Amazon strategy. There will also be new weekly programs: ‘OT connection (Tuesday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m.) and’ Face B ‘(Sunday, also at eight in the afternoon). Technological investment To provide viewers A program at the heightAmazon has put on their feet the greatest scenario in the history of Prime Video, with 358 m² of LED screens, 10 cameras, including the Spderm, and more than 750 lighting devices. It is a considerable technological leap and as Amazon has revealed to the press, it is only the spearhead of a very ambitious project, where everything is integrated more organically than in previous stages. For example, the study where ‘connection ot’ is recorded just below the academy, so that there is immediate access to teachers and contestants. And there will be no post -grooves or videosumeros: everything will be part of the gala. Youth is sought. Therefore, expand borders, more programs and support determined to the possibilities of social networks. All with a very clear intention: to appeal to the interests of generation Z, which is able to make a fan phenomenon germinate that is the one that really gives life to this type of programs. In search of the youngest generations of spectators to get the format, which is already 24 years old, it remains fresh. Header | Amazon In Xataka | How Prime Video Use Chenoa and ‘Operation Triunfo’ to destroy the tired audiences of traditional TV

Esnifar caffeine has become a tool to perform better. Science is not sure if it is safe

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One of the chemical compounds that coffee is is caffeine, and for years It has been subject to numerous myths. It is something that contributed to coffee to earn a certain bad reputation, but numerous studies In recent years they have helped us Understand coffee properties and the Effects of caffeine on the body. Moreover: caffeine has gained popularity as a supplement, so much that it is sold separately in the form of gum or strips. And yes, also in the form of caffeine dust to sniff. Coffee as a supplement. Like almost everything, caffeine has both positive and negative effects. Take coffee or food with caffeine in sleep times, It is not the best decisionbut as a sports supplement, caffeine has proven to be an ally. In certain situations, at least. For example: due to your effect In oxidation of fats, consume caffeine stimulates ‘fat burning’. In team sports such as football, An experiment demonstrated that players who took a dose of caffeine before training made more precise long passes. However, this study presented the counterpart Of the caffeine: when the player had to face situations of stress and thought very fast, as usually happens during a game, decision -making was something worse among those who had consumed caffeine. Therefore, it depends on the sport we do and our goal, but in what can be an individual strength and aerobic training, caffeine has certain effects that we can consider beneficial. One more supplement, go. Cocaffeine. However, caffeine is not only consumed to perform better at the sports level. There are students, drivers or people who simply need it at certain times of the day to feel more awake thanks to their stimulating effectand that is where products that do not seek to provide any more than the amount of caffeine enter. We don’t talk about energy drinks (With huge amounts of caffeine per can, yes, but also a lot of sugar), but of bars, gels, gum (used in the Military scope), pills and even caffeine aerosols. The key here is speed. While having tea or coffee causes caffeine to take half an hour to take effect, with liquid caffeine roads, gels or caffeine patches that dissolve in the mouth, the effects are much faster. There are already those who are offering both mouth and nasal aerosols that seek to activate sensors in the brain or a direct route for absorption in the lungs. The problem? There is no scientific evidence, for the moment, that supports these statements, but there is one more method. Energy sniff. In the image we can see the presentation of ‘Widkraut Energy sniff’, a product that clearly alludes to certain substances. That mountain of white dust or the product name itself is a clear wink. “A widkraut boat contains more than 20 doses of energy,” We read on the webwhere it is also detailed that it does not have tobacco, nicotine or sugar; which is driven by nature and has been clinically tested. Your uses? Work concentrated for longer, endure night shifts or long trips by car, gaming, party nights or pay more in studio and sports sessions. Has a lot of ingredients Different apart from caffeine and claim that, thanks to scientific confirmations by “three clinical studies elaborated by the German Institute most recognized in dermatological studies”, it is safe for the nasal mucosa. Because Energy Sniff, like caffeine aerosols, is consumed by the nose, but in this case, the dust is snorted. Careful. The 60 rations cost 48 euros, similar what costs a kilo of good coffee with more health propertiesbut what is sought here is, as we said, that caffeine arrives as quickly as possible to the bloodstream to begin to circulate through the body causing the desired effects. Returning to Energy Sniff, they clarify that it is harmful in case of ingestion and should only sniff, never exceeding the maximum dose of one gram. There are already studies that They point that these alternative ways of consuming caffeine are not entirely supported by evidence and that more information and analysis is needed. For example, bars and gels are under the magnifying glass to see what real effects they have on athletes, but as we say, it continues to investigate. About sniffing caffeine, it must be clarified that, although the brands (there are others, such as’Want a bump?‘ either ‘WP Energy sniff‘that are promoted the same) They clarify that everything is manufactured using legal ingredientsThey have caused some arqueen an eyebrow. And doctors? That lack of prolonged and conscientious scientific support on the effects not only of caffeine itself, but of the way of taking it to our body, since you have to be careful not to overcome the recommended caffeine doses (special attention in pregnant women) and stop taking it by this way if we feel any discomfort. At the moment, the investigation is focusing In gels, gum and bars as a useful strategy to assimilate caffeine in the shortest possible time. On the other hand, there are doctors who have spoken about it. Shaline Rao is the director of Cardiology at Langone Hospital in Long Island and Comment The aforementioned: “The key is to keep the amount safe and take into account the upper limit to avoid overdose, as well as the appropriate time between them.” Other voices are more criticismreferring to the ease of passing with the amount of caffeine, the possible development of tolerance that leads to increase the dose little by little harmful effects in the mucosa. For the American FDA, directlyconcentrated caffeine products are “a serious threat to public health” and in France, directly, His sale was prohibited In 2024. Viewing the boom in this form of consumption, it is now on the roof of science to check the risks and if it is worth against aerosols, gels or gum. In Xataka | The best trick to make coffee in the Italian coffee maker is not to make coffee in the Italian coffee maker

Bill Gates has been using a powerful tool for creativity and innovation for years: loneliness

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Loneliness has Very bad reputation. As the neuroscientific nicole vignola assured In one of its conferencesthe negativity bias is very powerful when talking about it. As Remember From the European Institute of Positive Psychology, “loneliness is not being alone, it is the ability to be with no one.” However, loneliness intentional and well understoodIt is the Perfect culture broth To shape To the great ideas and as a tool to build the foundations of self -confidence and mental balance. Many of the great technological, scientific or artistic achievements have been possible because, at a given time, their drivers They have moved away from everything and everyone To concentrate on shaping your ideas. His brains only needed A little loneliness. When the urgent eclipse to the important At present there is more value to what The New York Times called “Hustle culture“, To have the agenda of the day to overflow with tasks, instead of the real luxury that is to keep it completely empty and allocate time to think in the really important. How are creative and innovative ideas to arise if We don’t even spend time thinking about them and why not, to wander? That superpower of emptying the agenda and allocating time to reflect is something Bill Gates learned from his friend and mentor Warren Buffet, as confessed in A joint interview. Science has demonstrated That letting your brain rest and not doing anything is like letting your brain release in an amusement park. In that context, loneliness is a great ally. As shown in the Netflix series ‘Bill Gates: Under the magnifying glass’Microsoft’s founding millionaire is taken every year a “week of reflection”, in which solitude is withdrawn to a refuge in nature to read, reflect and generate new ideas. According The published by The Wall Street JournalHence, initiatives such as Microsoft Internet Explorer browser emerged in 1995. It has not been the only one, such and as stood out Susan Cain in The New York Times, “Steve Wozniak achieved the work (to unite the components of the first Apple) – the hard work of creating something from nothing – did it alone. At the time of the morning, completely alone.” Some of the great masterpieces of literature or art have emerged from intentional isolation of its authors. Of take distance from the noisy world and let the brain stop receiving external stimuli that distract him from what really matters: generate new ideas. The science of success of being alone Scientific evidence confirms what the great geniuses of technology or art have already demonstrated. Even Seneca dedicated a good part of his Morales Epistles to Lucilio to the noble art of reflection in solitude and its benefits. According to a joint study Of the universities of Michigan and Harvard, highly intelligent people often experience greater vital satisfaction when they reduce their frequency of social interaction. “Participants with high intellectual coefficient expressed higher levels of satisfaction when their social contact was more sporadic.” This finding has been confirmed by parallel investigations from the University of Buffalo, which conclude that people who enjoy the solitude voluntarily They show high levels of creativity and self -reflection. Alone According to He counted to CNBC Joseph Jebelli, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington and author of the book ‘The Brain at Rest ‘spend time with oneself and let the brain Rest without stimuli nor external conditioning could be key in personal and professional development. The expert ensures that There is no perfect amount of loneliness And it depends on each person, but points out that the more values those moments of loneliness and self -reflection, the better it will be for your brain because more opportunities will have to wander and Connect unconnected ideas and abstract knowledge to generate a new one. Jebelli recommends starting in a simple way and intentionally searching for 10 minutes of loneliness per day in a quiet place “where they do not bother you and take advantage of that time to sit and breathe. This small step can help the brain to enter a state of relaxation and to start the activation process of the activation of the default neuronal network“ The neuroscientist not only recommends taking care of the moments of loneliness, but also being selective with the moments of socializationseeking that “it is a significant and quality activity. Many of us spend time with people with whom we should not because we feel forced.” According to Jebelli, this “toxic” socialization increases blood cortisol levels causing them to be harmful to mental and physical health. More and more people travel alone or They look for isolated retreats as a way to reconnect with themselves and reduce the social overestimulation, As documented The confidential. This phenomenon is perceived as an act of autolide and not negative isolation, and allows Strengthen self -esteem and provide people with psychological tools to improve the way they face day -to -day challenges and problems. In Xataka | Bill Gates cost, but he learned it: science has known for years that work addiction sinks productivity Image | Unspash (Chris Nagahama, Magnus Lindvall, Gaspar Zaldo), Flickr (World Bank Photo Collection)

The Captcha had become an excellent tool to fight the bots. Until Chatgpt Agent arrived

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In 2003 a young Guatemalan named Luis von Ahn published a unique study along with two colleagues from the Carnegie Mellon University and an IBM researcher. That project described an automated test that was easy to solve for humans but practically insurmountable for artificial intelligence systems. Those researchers called that test Captcha. The concept was simple and focused on the already famous Moravec paradox: there are things that humans do effortlessly – such as solving the visual puzzles that the captcha propose – but that the machines fail to solve. The idea turned out to be one of those between one million. Von ahn He ended up creating an improved version to which He called recaptcha that not only verified that you were human: I did it helping Train and perfect OCR systems. That other complementary idea was another unique moment “Eureka!” De von Ahn, and in fact he ended up making him a millionaire in 2009, the year Google decided to buy his service. Then he would dedicate himself to another equally striking project (or perhaps more): Duolingo. A dizzying (and juicy) evolution While doing so, the captcha continued to grow and evolve. Putting it more and more difficult for machines that gradually stated that perhaps those tests were no longer so valid. From those basic captchas we ended up moving to recaptchas of all kinds in which visual puzzles not only challenged the abstraction capacity of machines, but also helped to train no longer OCR systems, but artificial vision systems to better recognize cars, buses, zebra crossings or, how not, fire mouths. But artificial vision and intelligence systems also improved, and that struggle between these tests (Captcha comes from Completely Automated Turing Tests to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) and the machines became more and more interesting. It was a Singular cat and mouse game with spambotsand when some AI system managed to overcome a captcha or any of its variants, the puzzles became more and more difficult. The story has repeated again. He did this Friday. It was then that a User of the R/OpenAI community in Reddit published captures of Chatgpt agent overcoming without apparent problems one of the recaptchas more popular and used today on the Internet. This is the system TURONSTIL from Cloudflare, which presents a small box with the text “I’M not a robot“(” I am not a robot “) to click on it. It seems very simple and simple, but it is not so much for the machines. As indicated in Cloudflare, this recaptcha variant analyzes various signals such as the mouse movement, the time we take to click, the “digital footprint” of our browser, the “reputation” of our IP or some Javascript execution patterns. With them determines whether the user is a human being or is suspicious of being a bot. And if there is suspicion, the system presents after that first captcha another in which we do have to solve some type of visual puzzle. AI does not know if it is human, it only tries to operate as such The funny thing here is that Openai’s agent solved the problem in an obvious way: seeing what was on the screen to act accordingly, something that had not been easy until now. The agent was even narrating what he was doing, and while doing that step he showed the following text: “The link is inserted, so I will click on the” verify that you are human “click to complete the verification in Cloudflare. This step is necessary to demonstrate that I am not a bot and be able to continue with the action.” Or what is the same: The machine was self -healing like a human being. It is something unusual, but perhaps not quite strange considering that 1) AI does not really know what it says and 2) has been trained to speak (and act, at least in a limited way) as a human being. Operator, Openai’s previous agriculture, passed it really bad With these systems. Does this mean that captcha are threatened with death? Probably not. This is nothing more than another battle of that war between the bots and the captcha. One that for example we saw Another AI victory In October 2024 but it did not involve the debacle of this type of user verification tests. As they point out In Ars Technicathe captcha systems have not stopped evolving. From those blurred and deformed texts we go to recaptcha in which we had to solve visual puzzles of all kinds that lately force us not to identify traffic lights, but to place an image in a specific orientation – a increasingly popular system called Arkose MatchKey– Oa having to identify some element of an image that does not agree on it. In fact, the most recent captchas are no longer so much to prevent bots from exceeding that barrier to slow them so much that making brute force attacks with bots does not compensate. Captchas not as a barrier, but as a bots brake An article of those responsible for Arkose Labs, creators of Matchkey, made it clear that “There is no completely impenetrable captcha“, and that with their proposal what they intended was” to introduce an economic deterrence or cost proof for the malicious behavior of the bots. “Or what is the same: than to develop a bot that exceeds those captcha was so expensive that It was not worth it. Thus, we should not worry much in case the agents of AI can overcome this test, because surely they will appear captchas that continue to assume an almost impassable barrier for these systems. It is precisely the same concept with which it works THE ARC-AGI 2 TESTwhich measures visual understanding and abstract reasoning of AI systems and that is so complicated that the best AI models, which are also very expensive, do not exceed 4% of cases in the best case (O3-Preview). Will there come a time when those agents of ia get … Read more

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