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‘La Revuelta’ and ‘El Hormiguero’ do not face a war of audiences, but politics lies, and yesterday we saw the first exhibition

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As they say in the series: “In the last season of ‘La Revuelta’ vs. ‘El Hormiguero’ …”. And the last thing that happened is that after the Zambombazo de las Campanadas With Broncano and Lalachus in La1, The audiences were retreating timidly and ended with a clear victory of ‘El Hormiguero‘. Not sweeping, but winning consistently every night. Does that want to say that this season the waters are going to calm down and ‘La Revuelta’ will admit his quiet defeat, letting motorcycles reign? Not remotely … The audiences. After sweeping Monday with football, on Tuesday 9 she marked the return of ‘La Revuelta’, after a week in which Motos already had her new season at solo. Broncano stayed on Tuesday only a few tenths of his competitor (16.4% compared to 16.8%). Last night the distance increased, getting closer to what we saw in spring (16.5% of ‘El Hormiguero’ against 15.1% of ‘La Revuelta’). They are figures that give us an overview, but not detailed of what happened yesterday, since among other things and how we have spoken other times, Broncano does not announce your guestswith what does not depend on their potential to propel their figures. What happened yesterday was a especially tense night, with two unusually politicized and strident guests. Mariló Montero against Broncano. Invite Montero to the set of ‘La Revuelta’ It seemed a counterfit idea, although there was an excuse: he is a contestant of the new edition of ‘Master Chef’, but a good part of his career has passed as a combative conservative speaker in large audience programs as ‘Public mirror’ or in La1 itself, whose morning magazine presented between 2009 and 2016. The interview with Broncano was so tense that, for the first time, the guest did not sit to sit. They were discussed, from absolutely contrary positions, issues such as bullfighting (Defender one, Antitaurino the other) or freedom of expression (the famous and so relative “nothing can be said” that so often comes up in ‘El Hormiguero’). The interview was embedded in a tense atmosphere and between accusations not veiled that Broncano had been finger by the government to propaganda. Montero, however, was in a hostile environment: it was booed and its arguments were dismantled almost without opposition. Broncano preached for converts and the program served to strengthen his audience and positions. Nacho Cano and Motos. For its part, ‘El Hormiguero’ He invited a lavish Nacho Cano to his setwho sowed his appearance of shocking statements: he assured that he lives with fear and that he keeps money so that, in case of being killed, “those who do it, pay it.” He said that “I fear that they hit me” three days after denouncing by prevarication (For the third time) To the judge who brought the Malinche case, already filed. He aited the government of being a criminal gang, told the Police as part of the conspiracy and said that only the Civil Guard can save us from this union. Leaving aside the crazy accusations of canoe, the truth is that his words were dyed of a fury somewhat out of control and clearly politicized. And that, on the one hand they contrasted with that idea that “nothing can be said” and, on the other hand, that only the1 is politicized. Hostilities are intensified. The impression that leaves us on the tense night of Wednesday 9 is that both programs have drawn the heavy weapons to combat their rival from the beginning. Motos has taken three conservative icons this week such as Bertín Osborne, Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Nacho Cano, and Broncan Ampendera on the left. The numbers no longer. Perhaps because they know that if the PSOE government ends ‘the revolt’ it can have the days counted (it does not matter or not: that is the vision of the program), and perhaps the fight for audiences, Broncano and theirs may have chosen to intensify the fight in the political mud. Bringing Montero to ridicule it is not exactly the most elegant of the movements, but the presence of Nacho Cano in ‘El Hormiguero’ was able to be squeaky even for the regular motorcycles, given the extravagance (and radicality) of the guest. If this has done nothing but start, we will be entertaining this course. Header | RTVE / Atresmedia In Xataka | The motorcycle and broncano clash honors a long television custom: that of the presenters wars

The Ukrainian army that is not afraid of Russia. They arrive as outdated machines and become robots for war

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The year 2025 has been a radical change in the Ukraine War. We had seen drones with shotguns of double cannonrobots Lanzaluelaunmanned vessels With missilesairplanes With shotguns or even devices with kilometer cables of optical fiber Looking for its goal through algorithms. However, in recent months a change in trend has been accelerated. Because soldiers are no longer recruited, they are recruited directly robots. Even if they are antiques. Improvising on the front line. It Forbes counted. In an abandoned Soviet warehouse in Donetsk, Ukrainian soldiers and engineers transform old vehicles into non -manned combat systems, the called UGV. Under the command of Oleksandr, head of the Robotic Unit of the Antares Battalion, the workshops work thanks to raffles, donations and volunteer networks that Finish pieces and spare parts. Robots arrive with analog communications vulnerable to Russian electronic war and are completely comforted: new chassis, digital systems, StarlinkLte or encrypted links. Each conversion costs Between 750 and 1,000 dollarswithout counting satellite equipment, and requires maintenance after each mission. Once ready, the UGV are mostly destined for tasks logistics and evacuationtransporting ammunition, food or injured under enemy fire, although some are equipped with turretsmortars or electronic war modules. The speed remains limited and unstable connectivity, which forces them to use them mainly at night or in discretion conditions to avoid Russian kamikaze drones. Robots against the death zone. The proliferation of drones in Ukraine has extended The Russian “Kill” More than 15 kilometers behind the front line, causing entering or leaving positions to be one of the most lethal maneuvers. In fact, up to a 80% of the casualties Russians are already attributed to unmanned systems, and losses of Ukrainian logistics vehicles have forced multiply the use of UGVS for supplies and evacuations. The need is so high that in December 2024 the first compound Ukrainian assault was documented entirely by robotsand in July 2025 the 3rd Assault Brigade achieved an operation with Russian surrender Without own casualties. However, the UGV follow being vulnerable: day they are easy prey of FPV drones, and any signal failure can leave a wounded in the open field. Given this, some units are used as suicidal vehicles, launched against trenches, bridges or mined fields to detonate loads and open path. Another UGV development An accelerated race. Both kyiv and Moscow They experience With fleets of terrestrial robots, aware that the future of combat will depend on the mass integration of autonomous systems. Ukraine aspires to deploy 15,000 UGV By the end of 2025, supported by The Brave1 programwhile Russia shows prototypes With thermobáric launchers in their state media. The analysts They point That kyiv maintains advantage thanks to a decentralized network of start-ups and creative brigades, while Russia still depends on fragmented and volunteer efforts. At the same time, other global actors Like China They observe carefully the Ukrainian innovations to incorporate them into their own war doctrines. The test terrain in Donbás is accelerating a cycle of military innovation that in peace times would have been. Of logistics to direct fire. Ukrainian brigades already work for prototypes that They go further of the simple delivery of supplies: anti -aircraft turrets, UGVs kamikaze with Starlink to attack tanks, and modular platforms that can be adapted according to the mission. The main challenge is to reduce costs and simplify the operation to massify its deployment. The 28th mechanized brigade even presented a UGV equipped with A manpads Iglacapable of folding drones or low -level helicopters keeping operators covered. The vision is clear: an army in which the machines do the most dangerous work and the soldiers are preserved for control and supervision missions. The role of civil innovation. The rapid evolution of this robotic war It would not be possible without the direct intervention of Civil engineers and entrepreneurswhich have created a unique ecosystem of warlike innovation. Organizations as dignitas Ukraine They drive the Victory Robots programThey train soldiers in the management of UGVs and spread best practices among brigades. These initiatives They seek to build a “technological shield” that reduces human casualties and accelerates the adoption of autonomous systems. The next phase, they anticipate, will be the integration of artificial intelligence into terrestrial robots, multiplying their autonomy and efficiency in the battlefield. A robotic army. The Ukrainian bet for the UGV is not conjunctural, but part of a long -term strategy to compensate for demographic inferiority against Russia. If they manage to industrialize their production and stabilize the supply chain, these robots could become In spine From a hybrid army in which humans and machines fight side by side. Thus, the perspective of a future where entire brigades are accompanied by swarms of aerial drones and autonomous land vehicles no longer belong to science fiction, but to everyday reality of the Ukrainian front. For kyiv, robotics is more than a tool: it is the key to resist for years in a wear war and, perhaps, to define what the wars of the 21st century will be. Image | TV Zvezda, Gopua In Xataka | Something unprecedented in Ukraine is happening: combat drones do not need humans to coordinate and attack In Xataka | We had seen the drones of Ukraine do everything, but this is new: they are arriving lost to countries outside the war

The great covered in the War of Critical Minerals is Tungsten. The US needs it and 83% have it China

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On April 4, just 24 hours after Donald Trump announced the taxes that he was going to apply to the importation of most products from abroad, The administration led by Xi Jinping responded. And he did it with forcefulness. In early December 2024 He chose to prohibit The export of some critical minerals to the US, among which were three essential metals for the chips industry: Gallium, Germanio and Antimony. Shortly after the Chinese government added two more critical metals to its list of export restrictions: the Scandio and the Disposio. These chemical elements are probably less known than metals prohibited by China previously, such as Gallium or Germanio, but are at least as important as the latter because they have a fundamental role in the industries of integrated circuits, telecommunications and the manufacture of storage devices. The ability to put pressure from China had not yet been extinguished. Just ten days later, on April 14, the Administration did not hesitate take another step forward With the purpose of putting in check, in addition to the industries that I just mentioned, those of electric cars, aeronautics and advanced armament. To achieve this, it effectively suspended, in addition to the export of the most valuable rare earths, that of high -power magnets that have a critical role in the industries that I have cited in this same paragraph. Tungsten hunting and capture Tungsten or Wolframium (W) is a relatively scarce metal in the earth’s crust. It is very dense and extremely hard (understanding hardness as its resistance to being scratched), but its most exotic physicochemical property is that it has the second highest melting point of all the chemical elements that we can find in the periodic table only behind the carbon (nothing less than 3,422 ° C). It has a very wide range of applications, but, curiously, from World War II it is much appreciated for its suitability when intervening in the tuning of the armor of some vehicles and in the manufacture of ammunition. In February China announced that I was going to respond to US sanctions by enabling export controls of the strictest tungsten China currently controls 83% of the world’s tungsten, which has placed this country in a very comfortable position that allows it to drastically limit the amount of this metal that reaches rival powers, among which is USA. It is just what you are doing. In February, the Chinese administration announced that I was going to respond to US sanctions and its allies enabling export controls of the strictest tungsten. From that moment on, the price of this mineral has progressively increased to its historical maximum. Today Wolframio is 55% more expensive that in February. Beyond China, the main producers of Tungsten are Vietnam, Russia and some countries in Central Africa and South America. Anyway, Europe, Japan and South Korea are trying to ensure their supply of this metal by implementing political measures that seek to promote local production with the purpose of reducing China’s dependence. The US is even considering the possibility of replenishing its strategic tungsten reserve after selling it for many years. Image | Generated by Xataka with Google Gemini More information | Volt Rush In Xataka | The US will not be able to contain the technological development of China. Experts from the chips industry forecast it

We are running out of a key material to build roads and homes. And the guilt has the war in Ukraine

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In the middle of the month of May a photo seemed to have sneaked between the “normality” of some remote roads from Teruel. The constant coming and going of loaded trucks up to clay He had the answer to thousands of kilometers, in the epicenter of the war in Ukraine. The shortage of the material because of the conflict had found a solution in southern Europe. But now it is, perhaps, more dangerous. We are running out of TNT. From the boom to the agency. I told it a few hours ago The New York Times. For more than a century, Trinitrotoluene (TNT) was a pillar of the American military and civil industry, with millions of tons produced for The two world wars and the second half of the twentieth century. Cheap and abundant (it cost just 50 cents per pound), it became key input for projectiles, pumps and the construction of roads, infrastructure and homes. The problem? That its production generated highly toxic waste, which led to the closing of the last national plant In the eighties. Since then, Washington became dependent on foreign suppliers, mainly in China, Russia, Poland and Ukraine, which assumed the environmental costs of their manufacture. The impact of war. The Russian invasion in 2022 transformed that scheme. The United States stopped recycling explosives of obsolete arsenals, by deciding allocate your production to kyiv. At the same time, Russia and China They cut Exports to the West, leaving the American industry without access to its usual sources. Thus, the European conflict triggered a World TNT scarcity with direct consequences for arms production and, very important, also for civil sectors such as mining and construction. Effects. The lack of TNT Threat with slowing down Infrastructure projects, from roads and bridges to the supply of cement and basic materials. He underlined the Times that the usual procedure in quarries (where minimal loads of TNT detonate ammonium nitrate mixtures with other compounds) has been affected by the reduction of supplies. The use of drones, 3D scanners and digital calculations allows more precise and safe explosions, capable of moving More than 100,000 tons of rock in a single shot, but without TNT the processes lose efficacy, which raises costs and threatens the availability of raw materials. The United States response. Given the shortage, Congress approved the construction of a new TNT plant in Kentucky, with a Budget of 435 million of dollars. It is planned to start operating in 2028, but, and very important, it will only produce for military use, without supplying the civil sector. No doubt, this reflects a clear priority: ensure the autonomy of the military-industrial complex against external dependence, although leaving without immediate solution the problem of extractive and construction industries. In parallel, the pentagon works in Diversify suppliers and increase the internal production of other explosives and propellant. Alternatives and scenarios. At present, the industry seeks substitutes such as The Petn (Tetranitrate Pentaeritritol), which is already manufactured in three US facilities, although its capacity is limited and it is not clear if it can be climbed quickly. Meanwhile, the country’s army has given signs of having assured Additional TNT sources out of Poland, although Without revealing details. In any case, the situation raises a strategic dilemma: the dependence on obsolete material but irreplaceable in many processes, whose absence threatens both the war capacity and the stability of basic sectors of the economy. TNT’s scarcity exposes, one more timehow a distant war can disrupt critical supply chains and force industrial powers to rethink their energy, technological and military security. Image | Operational Command “West” In Xataka | Ukraine has entered a phase so deranged with the drones that his drones are knocking themselves to themselves In Xataka | Someone has taken a look at Russia’s satellite images and has discovered something: it is running out of tanks

Scale AI investment has put the two ‘goals’ at war

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In June, he invested 14.3 billion dollars in Scale AI and for the walked signed his CEO, Alexandr Wang. He made him an owner and lord of his brand new Superintelligence Division, in addition to surrounding him with a team of engineers With salaries of elite athletes. The movements have been so exaggerated and convulsive that they are having important side effects. The 100 million club. Mark Zuckerberg He shook the foundations of the AI ​​industry in early June, when he began to rob their rivals the best AI engineers. He offered them Salaries of hundreds of millions of dollars And soon companies like OpenAi confirmed that Someone had “cast at home”. The signings of high -level managers, such as Nat Friedman (Exceo de Github) or Daniel Gross (co -founder of Safe Superintelligence with Ilya Sutskever) confirmed that series of unusual movements. Sudden resignations. Among the signings was Ruben Mayer, who had already worked with Wang in Scale AI. Two months later Mayer has left the company, According to nearby sources. The executive worked five years in Scale AI, but soon discovered that he was going to work in an area outside the development unit of the Superintelligence Model. He has claimed that he was “very happy” with his experience in goal, but has decided to leave the company “for a personal matter.” He has not been the only one to take that step. The two “Goals”. That resignation is joined by others that occurred in recent weeks. According to Wiredat least three researchers have abandoned the company. Two of them returned to Openai, where they had previously worked, while the third, Rishabh Agawal, has not made clear Your destiny. The huge changes that the team has undergone has made adaptation to the new situation difficult. The two “goals” – before the signings and the one now – are having problems to get perfectly. But there is even more. Scale Ai Flaquea. The team that is working on the development of the superintelligence, called TBD Labs, is in turn collaborating with data labeling companies such as Mercor and arises, which are in turn competing of Scale AI. It is something strange considering that goal had already invested billions of dollars in it – although there was no talk In that agreement of exclusivities—, but sources close to the company indicate In TechCrunch That the quality of Scale AI labeling is low and prefer to work with these two firms. The situation of the company co -founded by Wang has changed. After the agreement with Meta, both Openai and Google indicated that they would stop working with her. Shortly after Scale ai He said goodbye 200 of its employees, although the new CEO, Jason Droge said they would compensate with hiring in other areas of the company. Much mess and a restructuring. Having signed all that talent has its good part, but it also has can complicate the goal organization chart. It is what seems to have happened according to all these data, and in fact target announced internally A restructuring of all that division. Four different subdivisions have been created, which will be led by Wang. Other senior managers will report to it, but those movements also caused some finishing employees before the “galactic signings” have ended up leaving the company to go to firms such as OpenAi, Cohere or Figma. Of the open to a closed model. The arrival of Wang has coincided with an apparent change of approach, they pointed out In nyt. Although goal was a pioneer to bet on ia open source models as callthe company seems to be exploring now other possibilities. For example, those of using third -party AI models on their platforms —Chatgpt in WhatsApp? – or even license “closed” models of other companies. But beyond that, the company is valuing to work In a closed model as their main rivals are doing in the AI ​​segment in the US. OpenAi, Google or Anthropic precisely adopted that strategy from the beginning, and it seems that in the finish line they want to have their own alternative. Image | World Economic Forum | Anthony Quintero In Xataka | Nvidia has become the most important company in the world. His problem is that he has all the eggs in the same basket

With war drums playing in Europe, Germany has made a radical decision: recovering the “mili”

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The Ukraine War and the elongated shadow of Putin have not only reactivated the debate on Military spending In NATO. He has also recovered a word closely linked to that discussion and that for decades has been taboo in much of Europe: ‘milli’. Germany has decided that it changes. Your government has launched The legislative machinery to recover military service, suspended in the country since 2011. will do so with a voluntary recruitment system, although it already warns that this could change if the army does not grow to the Desired rhythm. And the starting goal is ambitious. What happened? That Germany has moved to recover military service. Yesterday, Friedrich Merz’s government government approved the bill that will open the doors to a new volunteer mili with which the country aspires to strengthen its defense. He did it after months of debatein a context in which each even more countries from Europe its military services are rethink and with a staging loaded with intentions: the announcement was made after a cabinet meeting in the Ministry of Defense, something that did not happen for several decades. What do you want to do? At the moment implement a voluntary mili, although the Foreign Minister himself It has slipped That in a few years the government has not achieved its objectives will seek ways to achieve “a greater commitment.” What we will see in the short term is a Germany that reactivates the service with certain peculiarities: it will send a letter to all the men and women born from 2008 to respond whether they are interested or not to participate. In the same questionnaire questions about academic preparation and the state of physical form will be included. Among those who respond affirmatively, a group of volunteers will be chosen who must undergo a medical examination. If everything is correct they will participate in a military service of at least half a year, a extendable term that will also include financial compensation. Selected young people can choose which of the army branches want to acquire skills, which includes the bodies of the marine, armed, air force and specialized units in cyberspace. Are more details known? Yes. To begin with, the schedule that the government handles. The law must still receive the guarantee of Parliament, but Merz Trust in which the new mili can be released “immediately”, from 2026. It is also known that there will be A small difference Between men and women. Both will receive the questionnaire, but only they must cover it if they do not want to receive a fine. After that difference, Clarify The countrythere is a mixture of historical and legislative factors. Until 2011, the year in which Germany said goodbye to the mandatory military service, the only ones who participated were the men. The government never eliminated the service, only suspended it, and expand the obligation now to women would require modifying the Constitution, which would further complicate the process. Will it always be voluntary? The million dollar question. And it is not easy to answer it. At the moment the mili will return to German with a voluntary character, but Merz has left the door open To that change in the medium term: “If in the next one, two or three years the objectives are not met, we have created a mechanism in the law that will lead to greater commitment.” The change, of course, will demand that the Government and Parliament return to position themselves. The norm would therefore allow the recruitment approach to be reviewed without the need for the geopolitical context. The voluntary (or mandatory) character of the service has been the great disagreement point and the detail that has most tensioned the discussion between the different political forces. The conservatives advocate a mechanism that allows recruits to be captured in a more agile way in the event that the Government considers it necessary and Christianocial Union even goes further by demanding the return to the mandatory mili. In the opposite pole there are who argues than the Bundeswehr I would arouse greater interest if the working conditions it offers to the young Germans. Will you do something in that line? Yes. Conscious of the debate, Minister Boris Pistorius insisted Yesterday when the Executive is improving the conditions of the recruits. “In the future the salary will be 2,300 euros, a remarkable increase. There are no accommodation or medical insurance expenses. Therefore it is a package that considerably increases the attractiveness compared to the current situation.” In an attempt to make the more attractive offer for recruits, he insisted that “flexible training schedules” and the possibility of participating in courses will be offered. What the government has also decided is that From 2028 It will implement a mandatory medical examination for all young people between 18 and 25 years old, which will allow the country to know its “really available recruits” base. What is the goal? Reinforce the defense. Something that is better understood with figures. Right now the German army is made up of about 183,000 active men and women. What the government wants is to reach 260,000 at the beginning of the next decade, amount that NATO Consider adequate For the country. Another of Merz’s team is extend 200,000. To reach these figures will also involve a challenge for the German administration itself. “We all want to see that increase quickly, but there are a number of objective criteria that must be met. The two basics are the locations and instructors. If we do not have them we cannot call rows to 350,000 young people from Germany. We are missing barracks and instructors. That means that now everything has to grow again from below, an increase that is being promoted,” Merz recognized yesterday. Why now? By the European geopolitical context, marked by two major factors. The main one, the role of Russia and its relationship with Europe since the Kremlin decided to start the military occupation of Ukrainein 2022. The … Read more

Russia has up to four unpublished robots in a war. We hadn’t seen Ukraine’s response: Flamingo

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The war in Ukraine has resulted in a Technological competition that transcends aerial drones: the land front has become a improvised laboratory of unmanned vehicles, where both kyiv and Moscow are looking for formulas for Replace deficiencies human and logistics with Mechanical ingenuity. Russia is accelerating its own program with designs ranging from the rudimentary to the unusual, all aimed at gaining time, confusing the enemy and compensating the high wear of personnel in the front. Ukraine has Flamingo. Improvised prototypes. It We count some time ago. Among the most striking “robotic” examples The “Termit”a four -wheelbound buggy presented by Prorruse channels Like an assault drone. Actually, it does not carry integrated weapons, but a chair in which it can Travel a soldier completely exposed, with additional space to transport water, food or ammunition. Another design observed on the battlefield proved to be little more than a Open box on wheelsdestined to carry provisions, but destroyed by a Ukrainian drone of first person vision before fulfilling its mission. These models, although rudimentary, reflect an effort to adapt minimal resources to the demands of mechanized war. Launch rockets without humans. More ambitious is the proposal of a system of Non -manned multiple randomwhose models circulated in specialized media show it capable of firing ten ammunition autonomously. Inspired by him Soviet coughalthough with a third of its tubes, this prototype suggests an attempt to transfer heavy artillery to the field of robotic systems, eliminating human risk in saturation operations and adding one more layer to the war at a distance. Themit Explosive Hoverboards. Perhaps the most unusual facet of this experimentation is the Hoverboards use converted into platforms for Carry explosive loads or anti -tank mines. In April, Russian military bloggers videos They showed Prototypes manufactured with simple consumer scooters, adapted as kamikaze vehicles, smoke systems, observation platforms and even for demining work. Its low cost and stability provided by gyroscopes make them suitable to be mass producedwhich makes these improvised solutions a threat multiplied by the possibility of deploying hundreds of units simultaneously. The drone. Another outstanding development is The “dronobus”presented by the state agency TASS, an unmanned vehicle conceived as “nodriza ship” of drones by fiber optic cable, with the capacity to operate two units at the same time with 15 kilometers of reach. This type of platform points to an integration model, in which unmanned land vehicles do not act in isolation, but as nodes of an autonomous weapons network capable of coordinating on the battlefield. Russian drone kyiv’s answer. For its part, Ukraine has revealed the existence of flamingoa land cruise missile with a declared range of 3,000 kilometers and an eyelet of more than one ton, capable of putting under direct threat to Moscow, St. Petersburg and even certain regions of Siberia. According to initial information disseminated by the Ukrainian press and confirmed visually In videos of launches From mobile ramps, the missile would have already been used in attacks within Russian territory. Its production is in charge of the company Fire Point and is presented as the most ambitious long -range system developed so far by kyiv, with a destructive potential higher than that of any previous weapon in its arsenal. The enigma of its origins. Flamingo keeps an almost exact similarity with the FP-5, a cruise missile exhibited by the Emiratí Milanion companythat in the past already supplied material to the Ukrainian forces. The FP-5 has sub-seonic speed specifications of up to 950 km/h, a wingspan of six meters and a maximum take-off weight of 6,000 kilos, with an eyelet of a ton. In addition, it includes mixed guidance systems that combine satellite and inertial navigation with protection against electronic warfare. Although it is not confirmed if flamingo is a direct variant of the FP-5 or an independent development inspired by it, the coincidence in technical parameters and design is difficult to ignore. Comparisons. Analysts They have compared Flamingo with historical referents such as V-1 flying pump German or the American missile MGM-13 MACEboth cruise systems launched from terrestrial ramps during the cold war. Also remembers in certain aspects the old Soviet Drones Tu-141 and TU-143converted by Ukraine into long -distance attack weapons. However, what differentiates flamingo is magnitude of its reachwell above the previous Ukrainian alternatives, and its explosive load capacity, which places it in a strategic category similar to that of the Russian Kalibrfrequently used by Moscow from ships and submarines, although with a minor radius. Strategic impact The appearance of Flamingo gives Ukraine a tool that alters the balance of fire scope against Russia. Its scope covers practically All the heart From the Russian territory and, in theory, it would allow devastating attacks against air bombers, energy infrastructure and key logistics centers. In addition, being a National Development And not a system delivered by Western allies, Ukraine would have full freedom to use without the political limitations that weigh on weapons Like Storm Shadow, Scalp-EG either Atacms. In other words, it makes the missile an element with great military and diplomatic value, since it demonstrates the Ukrainian capacity to innovate and manufacture strategic weapons on their own. Mass production A key aspect of flamingo is the possibility of manufacturing it in series at a relatively low cost, According to their developers. If Ukraine managed to produce large quantities, he could launch waves of missiles combined with drone swarms, saturating the Russian aerial defenses that have already demonstrated difficulties in curbing minor attacks. Although Flamingo lacks rankiness and, being subsonic, it is not immune to interceptionthe volume of fire could overload Moscow’s ability to respond. Plus: The incorporation of lures and other deception tactics would increase its operational lethality. Perspectives and limits. It remains to be seen How far Ukraine can materialize the potential of Flamingo. Its effectiveness will depend not only on the technical perfection of the system, but above all on the industrial capacity to manufacture it in significant numbers. If kyiv manages to do so, he will have for … Read more

While everyone criticized GPT-5, Openai was winning the war that really matters: that of companies

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He GPT-5 launch It has been, in broad strokes, disappointing. Openai needed this model with this model bigger in the history of AIbut we have encountered a model that improves, but not spectacularly. And yet, it is achieving something that is more important than it seems: to convince companies. Companies

It is not that the war has entered its Mad Max phase, is that Ukraine is using the trucks we saw in the movie

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In the month of June some began to arrive disturbing images From the war in Ukraine. We had previously seen how First and second World War were recognized in Some practicesbut the last was radical: waves offensive of Russian troops on two wheels, in motorcycles as a main tool to move towards the Ukrainian lines, in an attempt to avoid the destruction of their armored Modern to the power of drones. To that phase He has followed another almost traced to Miller’s movie. An improvised armor. Yes, the war in Ukraine has turned the battlefields into stages that remind of Mad Max universewith military vehicles covered by improvised shields seeking to resist the scourge of explosive drones. A recent image Taken in Kostiantynyaivka, north of Donetsk, showed a Humvee American used by Ukraine surrounded by a huge metal cage with networks and sticks protruding from its structure, an extreme example of solutions of fortune That both Russians and Ukrainians develop to try to protect themselves from an increasingly lethal enemy: the small drones that, with costs of just a few hundred dollars, are capable of destroying armor of millions. Origin and evolution. These protective screens, popularly known as “Cope Cages”began to be seen months ago, when the proliferation of drones transformed the land war. Initially they were installed only in combat cars and armored vehicles, but soon They spread to a wide range of systems. Your designs They vary greatly: Some structures are crude and heavy, others are better planned, incorporating metal cages, steel plates, chains, skewers, camouflage networks and even reactive armor to reinforce the most vulnerable areas. In the Russian case, some tanks have become completely coveredwhat has earned them the nickname “Tortuga tanks” for its resemblance to the shell of these animals. Industrial adaptation What began as improvisation of the soldiers themselves has evolved towards a more organized production. In fact, the Russian army already distributes official instructions for the construction of these cages, while in Ukraine several companies have developed versions adapted to different models, since T-64 and T-72 tanks of Soviet origin to the Abrams and Bradley supplied by the United States, even through Patriot antiacere systems. Despite this, the real effectiveness of these devices is the object of debate. The reason? Although they can offer some protection against FPV drones and some anti -tank weapons, Its weight and volume They usually hinder mobility and vehicle operations. The omnipresent drone. It We have counted many times. He drone boom low cost, used massively by both sides, has consolidated its role as asymmetric factor Decisive: They are able to neutralize high -value vehicles or eliminate entire crews with a minimum investment. The proliferation of this type of weapons has forced the last resort defenses as These “Cope Cages”but it has also promoted the development of more sophisticated technological measures. Electronic countermeasures. Both Ukraine and Russia resort to extensively to The electronic warblocking communications between operators and drones or interfering with your systems GPS navigation. In response to this, new generations of drones resistant to these techniques have emerged, such as connection models by optical fiberthat maintain a direct physical link with the operator and leave behind cable kilometers in the field. Outside, drones endowed of artificial intelligence They begin to be used more frequently, capable of completing their missions even if the connection is interrupted. Race between attack and defense. If you also want, the image of vehicles covered by improvised cages is the visible materialization of the New war dynamics In Ukraine: a constant career between the offensive capacity of cheap drones and the defensive creativity of soldiers and engineers. Although, as we said, some of these shields offer limited protection, their expansion reflects the urgency with which both armies try to adapt to an environment where the main threat does not always come from a long -range missile, but from a small artisanal drone that, thrown by an operator kilometers away, can decide the fate of a combat car that costs a fortune. Image | Special Kherson Cat, Heute, X, Аinform In Xataka | Ukraine has opened the most advanced Drone Kamikaze in Russia. Now they know what the key to their power is: nvidia In Xataka | Ukraine has hunted an “invisible” drone of Russia. The surprise has been capitalized when opening it: it is “made in USA”

One of the greatest consultants has brought the war against teleworking to the extreme: a “traffic light” to control

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PricewaterhouseCoopers multinational consultant (PWC) decided A little less than a year ago than The 100% Teleworking Era had ended. He joined the decisions that had adopted competitive companies such as EY. The striking of the movement were its conditions: it would geolocate their teleworkors to control that they were going to the office 60% of the day, the minimum amount that it now demanded (after having requested 40% until that moment). Now, thanks to Financial Times We know how they are carrying out control in their offices in the United Kingdom. Traffic lights. PWC measures have not only fallen into broken bag, but have intensified. Since April, the company is registering in a control panel the assistance and if the three days they demand at the week are passed in the office. To control compliance more visually, the company has established an indicator based on traffic light colors. Those employees who meet have a “green” in their state. The profile of those that drops from 60% has an amber, and those that fall from 40% have a red. In addition to the workers themselves, supervisors, heads of business units and directors have access to this traffic light. Thorough control. To verify that the employees go to the offices (OA meetings with customers, outside them), the company is carrying out a monitoring of the location of the wifi connections of the laptops. The data that is collected following this control is intended with the assistance or absence indicated in Workday, the software used for human resources issues, and in the personnel control sheets. In addition to the WiFi, PWC also has control of when employees pass their cards as an signing to enter and leave the offices. Policies against the old trick. The verification of assistance based on the entry and exit signings is something that many companies have carried out. Those employees who wanted to try to skip that control did something simple, according to a study: 58% of the workers employed under a hybrid work system went to the office, signed and then they left. Amazon already ended this picaresque establishing a minimum time to go to the office. Hey also reinforced Its access policies with lathes Checking that 50% of some teams breached the demands for assistance to their facilities. The control based on Wi -Fi connections is the brooch to these policies. Consequences. The question is what happens to employees who have a red or amber in their traffic light. And the internal guide for employees to which the Financial Times has accessed is clear: they face formal sanctions and a reduction of their performance in evaluations, where extra bonuses are played to their base salary. That same guide includes special exceptions or permits for family or disease reasons. Employee reactions. PWC workers are complaining so much about this scrutiny that a high -rank worker has told the Financial Times that he has lost his account of how many complaints he received. Employees are restless about tracking methods, and seek more transparency since the pressure to be fulfilled rose. It goes in the line of the best qualified employees in companies of the S&P 500: Rotation triggered by imposing face -to -face. According to a study by McKinsey, return to the office It is not enough to improve productivity. A company spokesman said that the control panel “guarantees that our people have easy access to their assistance data, so that they can manage and plan their time in a way that works for them, our equipment and our clients.” The paradox. The ‘Big Four’ have been serious with the return to the office, but they have always been in the spotlight of the management of extra hours, and Work fined them in Spain for having lacked time registration (mandatory by law since 2019) and for excess of day. The macro -inspection ended, at least 1.4 million euros that had to pay for different circumstances for social security fees. Image | Flickr (Raul Muñoz) and Carlos Alberto Gómez Iñiguez in Unspash In Xataka | The companies bet on the return to the office. Public administration keeps an ace in the sleeve: Teleworking

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