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We have just found a 1,700 -year -old Mayan treasure. The problem is that it should be 1,000 kilometers from there

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July 2024. A group of archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology (INHA) announced One of those findings that change history books. With the help of Lidar they had found an amazing treasure. Everyone knows Teotihuacán, but it turns out that in another inhospitable area of ​​Mexico There were hidden pyramids. Now, in a twist that few could expect, they have found another relic of Teotihuacan … 1,000 kilometers where it should. An painted altar that changes everything. A limestone altar found in the center of an old Mayan residence in Tikal (Guatemala) has revealed an unexpected presence of Mesoamerican history: direct influences of The city of Teotihuacanlocated more than 1,000 kilometers away. Datted towards the end of the fourth century DC, the altar presents murals in red, yellow and black that represent a figure associated with the “god of the storm”, a characteristic of the Teotihuacan art. Its location, style and function (a domestic altar dedicated to deities, instead of rulers, as was a Mayan custom) indicate that it was the work of an artist formed in the tradition of Teotihuacan, and not of a place. The finding was made in The 6D-XV groupa residential area that, According to archaeologists, It was inhabited by individuals from Teotihuacan or closely linked to that culture, who led not only their architectural and funeral practices, but also the freedom to express their cultural identity in Mayan territory. A foreign elite. Tikalfounded in the year 850 BC, became a great dynasty towards 100 AD and established links with other Mesoamerican cities, including Teotihuacanwhich for the year 100 AD was already one of the largest cities on the planet. Relationships between both cities would have begun as commercial exchanges, but According to the researchersover time they became more complex and possibly conflicting. Assumptions. The found altar is part of an architectural sequence that includes a first constructive phase between LOS YEARS 300 AND 400 DCfollowed by an expansion of the sanctuary between 400 and 450 DCreflecting a prolonged and organized presence. The anthropomorphic figures found in the residence, adorned with those reddish tassels, reinforce the Mexican cultural imprint in this portion of the city. No doubt, the finding allows us to assume that rich and powerful Teotihuacan leaders They once resided In Tikal and imposed their own ritual structures, perhaps as part of a control or direct influence strategy on local power. Cultural tensions and buried memory. Although Tikal was a city built on a constant renewal logic (burying structures and building on top), what happened with this complex was different. At some point after the year 450 AD, the altar and its buildings were deliberately covered with land and debris, without reusing the space. Archaeologists interpret this as a symbolic gesture: a rejection or distancing of what happened there, probably linked to the decline of the Teotihuacan power already ambivalent feelings of the Maya towards that stage of foreign domain. Far from being a simple military occupation, the presence of Teotihuacan in Tikal seems to be deep, structured and, in the end, object of ritual oblivion. The altar Closing. As The researchers explain From Brown University that led the study, the site was treated almost as a “radioactive zone”, a place that should be completely closed, perhaps to exorcise an influence that was once dominant but that over time became uncomfortable and politically toxic to Mayan identity. Foreign power According to inscriptions found decades ago, in 378 AD a foreign military intervention in Tikal known as the entrance displaced the local monarch and replaced it with a ruler linked to Teotihuacan. From that moment, the material traces of the Mexican presence multiplied: from real and ceramic burials to hybrid architectural sets. The altar discovered was recently installed shortly after this blow, and the space that housed it worked as family ritual patiosimilar to those found in Teotihuacan. There were burials such as an adult in a tomb and that of a seated child, a more common custom in central Mexico than in the Mayan area. Foreign ritual. The construction of the wine accompanied by a series of extremely symbolic mortuary rituals: Three babies were buried Under the corners of the altar, with offerings instead of the fourth body, a pattern identical to the documented in Teotihuacan residential complexes. The altar, in addition, not only had a devotional, but also political function: it was the material expression of the Teotihuacano installed In the conquered city. Its proximity with a local replica of the Temple of the feathered snake (One of the architectural icons of classic Mexico) reinforces the idea that Tikal housed an entire neighborhood dedicated to replicating the ceremonial structures of the foreign empire. Image | TG Garrison / H. Hurst In Xataka | A public database reveals a lost Mayan city full of pyramids and squares. I was hidden with the naked eye under a jungle in Mexico In Xataka | How to make an appointment at the IMSS online in Mexico

This 4,500 -year -old game was an absolute mystery. Until AI helped us decipher it

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A few years ago archaeologists found something unique at the Shahr-i Sokhta site: a board game. I had about 4,500 years old, and it is believed that it is the board game complete older ever discovered. The problem was that no one knew how it was played … until AI arrived. Persian games. That site was part of the Helmand civilization in the Bronze Age. Lying To the east of Iran and south of Afghanistan, in that discovery both the board were found, with 20 circular spaces, and four dice and 27 geometric pieces. But how were they used? No game manuals. In old board games hardly ever There were written rules, and the instructions passed orally. That probably caused the rules to end up being modified between different groups of players over the decades or centuries, experts point out. But that also facilitates the task of finding out how it was played: as explained in New Scientistit was not necessary to find the definitive rules, only those that approached those that were probably the most logical. AU helps learn to play. The used AI systems use techniques such as Monte Carlo Search Treewhich was also used for the Alphago developmentof Deepmind. With them it is possible to simulate rules that can be applied to the game based on the structure of the board and the available parts. They can evaluate multiple variations of the possible rules that allow evaluating not only if they are logical, but end up offering boring or fun games. Beyond chess. Among these games there are real jewels because of their age Senetthat for example was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. There are representations such as the main image – the Nefertari Egyptian queen playing Senet – that demonstrates its popularity in that culture. Others, like him Ur’s real gamefrom the ancient Mesopotamia, their secrets were able to discover a cuneiform tablet that It deciphered in 2007 In the British Museum. Shahr-i Sokhta game. Source: Persian Wonders First studies. One of the first applications of AI to the board games of antiquity is in the game Ludus Latrunculorum (“The game of thieves”), which was played among the Romans and that it is believed that it was already played (at least, in a previous version) in Greece. It is one of the best known thanks to the writings recovered from that time, and that allowed – thatNot effortlessly– rebuild its rules quite likely they were the ones that the Romans effectively used. Thus the Romans played. Cameron Browne, from the University of Maastricht, in Holland, led The call Digital Ludeme Project (DLP). It investigated about 1,000 traditional games over the 6,000 years of the history of humanity, and games such as Ludus Latrunculorum were studied. Simulations everywhere. It was not easy: this game – or its variants – appears with boards of different formats and sizes throughout history, but the AI ​​helped discover possible rules. Simulations were made to investigate which boards made more sense for the most plausible rules, and it was discovered how three games still active in our days – Khabebga, Seega and Tablut – had a strong relationship. All these tests allowed to conclude how the smallest boards were the ones that probably They were used in the Roman gameand others may be dedicated to other board games that experts have not been able to identify. You can play Shahr-i Sokhta. As with Ludus Latrunculorum, the help of AI served to raise what were the probable rules of the Shahr-i Sokhta game. So much so that developer Sam Jelveh and archaeologist Hossein Morad created An online playable version of the video game With complete information on how it was supposed to be played. Endless investigation. These efforts have not stopped there. More than 200 computer scientists, archaeologists and historians are collaborating in the project Gametable to develop even more advanced AI tools to discover the rules of old board games. And also, perhaps, to reveal why some came to our days transformed into current games – it is believed that UR’s real game ended up becoming the backgammon – and others disappeared without leaving just a trace. Image | Wikipedia In Xataka | The 41 best board games: from ‘Catán’ to ‘Gloomhaven’

They will arrive at hundreds of households this year

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There has been a promise that humanoid robots will arrive at our homes to accompany us on a day -to -day basis. For now, the closest thing to what we have are the robotic vacuners, which operate autonomously and are already present in many houses, although they have a lot of robots and absolutely nothing humanoid. Now something begins to change. The Norwegian Startup 1x, backed by OpenAI, has announced that this year will send its humanoid robot neo gamma to “a few hundred or a few thousand” of real homes. His CEO, Bernt Børnich, has confirmed it, In an interview with Techcrunch During the Nvidia GTC 2025 event, where robotics was an absolute protagonist. In the same event, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, presented a series of ads related to artificial intelligence and robotics. From the laboratory to the living room: a test that is not less. It will not be a commercial launch. Nor is a completely autonomous experience. Neo gamma It will arrive as part of a trial program, still under human control. It will be teleoperated by specialized personnel, who will guide him from remote centers while 1x observes and collects data. But that does not detract from it: it is one of the first attempts to carry a humanoid robot with human form and domestic aspirations to a real home. For Børnich, it is a fundamental step: “We want me to live and learn among people,” he said. The company seeks to understand how the robot reacts in a daily environment, how it adapts to real -life dynamics. The data collected will serve to train their artificial intelligence models, developed internally, despite OpenAi’s technological support. A robot designed to live together: soft design, silent movements. Neo Gamma avoids the appearance of an industrial robot. Instead of exposing cables, gears and metal structures, we wear a clear suit that conceals its mechanics and gives it a closer and less intimidating look. Its design seeks to fit home without disregarding, moving away from cold and mechanical aesthetics that usually accompanies humanoid robots. It is designed to help in domestic tasks, such as ordering, cleaning, taking care of the routine so that humans can devote their time to other things. His hands are designed to manipulate objects with precision and care. His movements, according to 1x, are silent and safe, away from the typical buzz or robotic rattle. In addition, it is equipped with a battery of sensors, cameras and microphones that allow you to read your environment in real time. Robotics enters home. And with her, new questions. All progress entails new questions. And in this case, many revolve around privacy. Although the remote control will presumably be regulated by the terms of the service, it is still a person, on the other side of the connection, which will be seeing and listening to what happens inside the home. It is not a minor detail, and those who participate in the test should be fully aware of it. Images | 1x In Xataka | While everyone looked at Silicon Valley, Odense wove their future in silence: today it is positioned as the capital of robotics |

Xiaomi has lost 800 million dollars in its first year selling electric cars. It is excellent news for your future

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Nine months in the market have been enough to show that Lei Jun was not wrong when he decided to bet on electric cars. The company announced the Xiaomi Su7 in December 2023. In April 2024 the first deliveries arrived. In December I already touched with the fingers Strain its only electric car as one of the 10 new energy models (plug and electrical hybrids) in China. Now, the company has submitted results and has updated its upward forecasts. 2025 will be the first full year in which, at least, one of its electric cars is on the street. In 2023 they did not sell a single electric car. In 2025 they aspire to place in the market 350,000 units. With the data collected by Clean Technicait is very likely that the Xiaomi Su7 will be placed among the 10 best -selling cars of new energy in the Chinese market, despite competing with settled brands that offer much cheaper vehicles such as the Byd Seagull or the Wuling Hongguang Mini. The 2024 results have been a definitive support for the strategy. Results that take away the hypo Until now, Xiaomi had announced that I hoped to deliver 300,000 electric cars in 2025. However, the presentation of 2024 results has served to update those figures in another 50,000 additional units. In addition, of the Xiaomi Su7, the company is expected to launch the market Xiaomi Yu7an electric SUV that points directly to Tesla Model and as the great rival. It is no accident that Elon Musk’s are valuing the launch of a cut version of your SUV best -selling electric in the Asian country. But what has really been a support for the company has been Xiaomi Su7 Ultra. The most capable electric car sells dream benefits at a ridiculous price. On paper, it improves the performance of a Porsche Taycan but is sold to a third of its price. The announcement, as expected, has ended up unleashing madness. Lei Jun confirmed That in three days they have sold all the production they had scheduled for 2025, confirming more than 10,000 sales. In those three days there were a total of 19,000 reservations, so the demand of the car almost doubled the annual production in 72 hours. Xiaomi first year data selling electric cars All this has had a brutal impact on your accounts: Xiaomi has already delivered more than 200,000 cars. The net profit of the company has increased by 41% (3,760 million dollars) compared to 2023. Total sales of the company have grown by 35%. Their cars already suppose 10% of the company’s income. Between 2021 and 2025 it has spent 3.3 billion dollars on the development of the electric vehicle and its entire ecosystem. He plans to continue spending another 4.2 billion dollars in investigation in 2025. They lost around 800 million dollars in their car division. That loss of 800 million of dollars should not be a big problem for the company. Keep in mind that only in 2025 will almost double the cars that it has put in the market so far. In addition, the performance of the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra and the arrival of the Xiaomi Yu7 should help them make the investments already made. And not just that. From Fortune They emphasize that the company values ​​its performance in the automobile market because the company helps to comply with its brand image and raise it. Competing from you to you with Porsche and Tesla gives the company a value that until now did not. In addition, from Xiaomi they already assure that In 2027 They hope to export their first cars outside their borders, which should give a new push to its portfolio and continue to press so that the electric car becomes a fundamental pillar in the company’s strategy. If it is not anymore. Photo | Lei Jun in X In Xataka | The Xiaomi Su7 also expires in autonomy: the first tests under real conditions place him above Tesla or Byd

Playtomic has just lifted one of the largest investment rounds this year in Spain with a peculiar hook: paddle

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Pedro Clavería, Félix Ruiz (CEO) and Pablo Carro, co -founders and maximums responsible for Playtomic, smile in that image. It is not for less: your startup —which is not typical From the Spanish technology sector – it goes like a shot. The surprising thing is not that, but they have achieved it from the hand of the paddle, a sport that has gradually conquered fans in Spain, but now points much higher. Blades everywhere. The popularity of the paddle has grown spectacularly in recent years in our country. Sport is also living a vertiginous professionalization both among players and in the organization of tournaments, sponsors or manufacturers of sportswear or shovels, balls and accessories. In Xataka we continue to miss More support by smart watchesyes indeed. The new tennis. Tennis fans usually also enjoy this sport, which is especially accessible, and the follow -up of professional tournaments is also demonstrating that unique ascending trajectory. After the success of the World Padel Tour now the professional circuit has become called (and be managed by) PREMIER PDELand from an area that focused on Spain, Spain has passed to tournaments that are played in European countries, the Middle East and the entire American continent. The idea: globalize it and become a worldwide phenomenon. Playtomic knew how to arrive at the perfect moment. Playtomic’s emergence in this segment was vertiginous: before each club had its own methods and apps for reservations and the market was much more fragmented. Playtomic emerged as the unified app to review clues in clubs or to organize matches both on those tracks and on private tracks. Little by little more and more clubs have joined, and now in Playtomic there are 6,000 registered clubs and 1.5 million active users a month worldwide. Rounds that drive growth. The startup carries several rounds of accumulated investment, but in recent years the thing has gone more. In 2021 Playtomic he already lifted 56 million euros to continue growing, and now those responsible have just announced a new investment round of 65 million euros. The operation includes 55 million euros in investment and another 10 million in debt financing from Banco Santander. Playtomic’s is one of the largest investment rounds of the year in Spain, although there has been even more striking rounds, like Travelperk’s (200 million dollars). Expansion to the US in sight. This financing round will serve to boost Playtomic’s global presence in European countries, for example, but the focus is clear: to conquer the United States. As Ruiz pointed out Five daysapproximately a third of the money raised will be dedicated to that expansion in the US. There will also be expansion in European countries such as the United Kingdom or Germany. Miami marks the guideline. That American conquest has begun in Miami, where one of the great tournaments of the year is celebrated these days. The American city is being a shop window in that country, and in fact the current number one in the world, Claudio Coello – a part of Agustín Tapia, also number one – has moved there. Possible acquisitions. Those responsible for Playtomic also point to future acquisitions that will further reinforce their relevance in this sector. In 2022 They have already been made With a Finnish competitor, and Ruiz himself pointed to potential operations of this type. Good numbers. The company achieved revenues of 240 million euros in 2024, and it is expected to grow up to 350 million gross billing in 2025. The net net billing results in 2024 were 23 million euros, while the forecast is that it reaches 31 million in 2025. The company has more than 200 employees and the plan is to hire another 15 people throughout 2025. This is going. This investment round confirms the excellent state of health and the projection of the paddle, and here Playtomic has managed to do things very well and take advantage of that popularity to grow (and help to grow) to this sport. Spain is already conquered territory: now it remains to be seen if this new round effectively allows it to become a reference in countries like the US, where by 2026 it is expected that there are already 3,000 paddle tennis courts. Image | Playtomic In Xataka | Swim is fine. I do it with bone driving helmets and the experience is simply fantastic

Issue ‘The Simpsons’ during the 24 hours 365 days a year on an exclusive channel

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Disney has announced the launch of a stream In Disney+ of ‘The Simpsons‘: 24 hours, seven days a week of broadcasting of the 35 seasons that so far the series has completed. It will be almost 300 hours, 767 episodes of the most popular series in the history of television, although for now it does not seem that the thing will leave the United States. It doesn’t matter: the important thing is that, above celebrations of the enormous of the legacy of the Fox series, it makes clear in which mirror, apparently outdated, the industry of the streaming. An idea as simple as symbolic. Who may want to sit down to see the episodes of ‘The Simpsons‘In chronological order? Since 2020 the episodes are released in Disney+ a few hours after their broadcast in Fox, and of course, the 36 -year historical of the series is available on the platform. But more with ‘The Simpsons’ than with any other series, the nostalgia effect works perfectly. Or do we not remember all those views at noon in Antena 3 of the golden age of the animation series? Visted in which, until the last Mommto, it was not very clear what episode we were going to see. It is not the only stream. Since September of last yearDisney+ is experiencing in the United States (although at no time they close completely to an export to other countries) with the continuous issuance of different types of stream. It is, on the one hand of selections of content of the platform, plus some live programming: they opened the experiment with ABC News Live, a preschool content playlist, Playlists Seasonal that have been rotating in times such as Christmas or Halloween, selections from the company’s success franchises (Marvel, Star Wars, Disney), a Playlist of classic and nostalgic content and another dedicated to documentaries, biopics and realities. The Xanadú of Linear Television. This Disney+ experiment is not complete Its inauguration in 2020: Netflix Direct. Behind all this, and from this new proposal of Disney+, a clear objective: escape from the saturation sensation That the immense catalog of the platforms place before us. Before the infinite choice syndrome, not choose at all. Nostalgia when TV was good. And as we said above, there is also some nostalgia for the times when our favorite weekly series was an event. Or that we always see the same series, as happened with ‘The Simpsons’, ‘The Prince of Bel-Air’ or other midday sitcom imposed some routines where we were very far from feeling saturated because there was too much to do. What was there, without more, and the nostalgia of those simpler times is also behind these decisions. The resilience of the usual TV. A recent study He claimed that more than half of the Europeans still had traditional television as a primary destination for their television hours, partly because of the customs acquired after years in front of the device. It is just another example of how old customs remain, or at least they transform: the Amazing growth of fast channels (To which this Simpson stream could belong if it were independent of Disney+), with 1900 linear channels in the US in 2024 compared to only 1,000 in 2023 it is good proof: we are not yet prepared to abandon the old customs, and ‘The Simpsons’ will try to benefit from it. Header | Fox In Xataka | For the first time after many, many years of drought, someone is talking well about a new episode of ‘The Simpsons’

“He will go to Mars next year”

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Starship has suffered its greatest setback in years. Two consecutive explosions They have triggered rumors that something is wrong with the latest design improvements of the ship. Elon Musk He has just responded to these rumors in his own way, stating that the world’s largest rocket will be launched to Mars next year. “Starship will leave to Mars at the end of next year, carrying optimus as a load,” The businessman wrote in allusion to Tesla anthropomorphic robots. “If those landings went well, the landings with humans could start in 2029, although they are more likely in 2031”. The dates are optimistic, but not arbitrary. The launch windows between the Earth and Mars occur every 26 months, when the relative position of both planets allows more efficient trajectories, with a lower fuel expense. The next launch window will open in November 2026. Spacex plans to send around Five starship not crew to Mars during the next launch opportunity. The ships would arrive on the red planet six months later, shortly before the planned date For Artemis III, the first manned mission to the Moon since 1972. Starship is a fundamental part of NASA’s lunar mission, and in turn the largest public contract of the rocket, but Musk has said that the moon is “a distraction” and that Spacex’s priority is to colonize Mars, An objective that Donald Trump then adoptedso the future of the Artemis program is uncertain. Starship 34 filtered image with several less engines for the explosion Nor is Starship at his best. The 123 meter high rocket premiered a new version of its second stage, Starship Block 2in January. The ship has exploded on two consecutive flights since then: On flight 7, By “harmonic oscillations” which triggered a leakage of propellants, an engine fire and, finally, the disintegration of the ship On flight 8, for an “energy event” which caused the disappearance of several engines and caused the loss of ship’s control to its self -control The second ruling fired a trail of leaks and rumors that put into question the redesign of the ship. First, a mysterious source leaked an image of Starship 34, that of flight 8, with several missing engines after the explosion. After, The same source affirmed that the root cause of the problem had been the same as in the previous flight: vibrations in the tubes that carry fuel and oxygen to the Vacuor Raptor engines (RVAC), a garrafal design failure. According to this anonymous filter, Vibrations get worse As the tanks are emptied after the separation of stages. When the tanks are full, the liquid helps to cushion the vibrations, but when emptying, the vibrations increase to cause breaks in the pipes. If so, this problem occurs in the engines compartment, a non -pressurized part of the rocket that Spacex calls “AFT” (or stern) and that could be partially redesigned in upcoming versions of the rocket. Despite these rumors, Elon Musk said that flight 8 had been A lower setback and that Starship would be ready to fly again next month. Image | Spacex In Xataka | It is not that Elon Musk has managed to introduce its influence on NASA. Is that he has entered sweeping In Xataka | Elon Musk is willing to conquer Mars. His proposal to govern the planet: a direct democracy with nuances

a year in which the company will take more risks than ever

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What would be a competent collection for any other film, in the case of ‘Mickey 17’ has become Judgment of a dark future: 19 million dollars in the United States compared to 118 (not counting marketing and distribution expenses) it has cost. The Bong Joon Ho Oscar for ‘Parasitos’ has not encouraged an audience to which nothing is not to interest a sequel or a franchise delivery. ‘Mickey 17’ thus opens a hairy year for a company, Warner, who is not for many shocks. Warner, the one who awaits you. The company remains The second one that spends the most in production after Disneyalthough it is very far from matching its income (even in a year without ‘Star Wars’ in Cinemas and with only a Marvel movie -‘Deadpool and Wolverine‘-, Disney did not stop chaining successes in 2024, with’ Vaiana 2 ‘,’Upside down 2‘and’ mufasa ‘). However, in its 2025 calendar there are three films with a confirmed budget higher than that of ‘Mickey 17’, a unveiled budget but will undoubtedly exceed it (‘Superman‘, for July) and another that will approach him a lot (‘ Mortal Kombat 2 ‘, in October). Other blockbusters. Those other films that are already confirmed that they will exceed the budget of ‘Mickey 17’ are ‘a Minecraft movie’, of premiere in April and with no less than 150 million budget; The adaptation of Thomas Pynchon directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean ‘One Battle After Another’, for August and with 140 million budget; And, above all, the mastodontic formula 1 epic with Brad Pitt ‘F1’, directed by Joseph Kosinski, signatory of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, with some overwhelming 300 million budget. To round, bets such as the horror movie ‘Sinners’, with 90 million budget for April. Few franchises … We must praise this Warner plan that almost none of them belong to franchises or sequelae or REBOOTS (Let’s compare with Disney’s 2025 plan: ‘Snow White’, ‘Thunderbolts‘,’ Lilo and Stitch ‘,’Fantastic four‘,’ Freakier Friday ‘,’ Tron: Ares ‘,’ Predator: Badlands ‘,’ Zootropolis 2 ‘,’Avatar: fire and ash‘…). But the knocker of ‘Mickey 17’ makes perhaps, precisely that is not the most flattering of the perspectives for Warner. That, in addition, he is thinking of shooting a franchise with ‘Minecraft’ …. just the one that has some first advances that They have been lousy received. … But there is. But we are talking about a Majorand as such you have to fold the rules of the mainstream. That at this time, they impose that franchises reign. Warner has many and very profitable (and, above all, somewhat cheaper than ‘Dune‘ either ‘Godzilla‘, that do not go out to dance this year), and that they can surprise with blockbusters in exchange for very discreet investments. To the most expensive of all of them, ‘Mortal Kombat’ (the first installment cost a little less than 100 million) adds the recovery of ‘final destination’ and ‘Warren file’. The first one comes from a saga two decades ago, and it is still an enigma if it is a good idea to recover it. The second is a guaranteed success, and although it has been in fallow for years, we must not forget the very profitable war. Before all this was a field. There is a lot of talk about how Warner has cut expenses in recent yearsespecially in his television faction, but we must not forget that around him other producers have been falling. Apple had claims to become a Major and has produced films like ‘Napoleon’ or ‘Argylle’, blockbusters at the height of any rival, and has had to reculate. And with the post-pandemic netflix we have seen very high investments that have not set in products such as’Rebel Moon‘, And a bet this week,’Electric status‘, that if it does not work (and the first impressions are very negative) can start with a stage of radical cuts on the platform. From that perspective, Warner is not doing so bad. A project like ‘F1’, of 300 million budget plus what they are left in marketing, is only available to one of the last great studies of Hollywood. As much as it staggers. Header | Warner In Xataka | Warner has a problem with the new Harry Potter series: JK Rowling’s opinions

‘Mufasa’ has been the surprise success of the year for Disney. And all thanks to not immediately take it to Disney+

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The First impressions about the ‘Mufasa box office: the lion king’the prequel to the success of 2019, they were not too flattering: it seemed a puncture that confirmed, after the stumbling blocks of ‘Dumbo’ and ‘Pinocchio’, that the remakes in real image of Disney classics (although it enters that pack, ‘mufasa’ is rather realistic CGI) had lost their good star. However, it has ended up becoming an indisputable success for the company, and all thanks to a strategy that seemed like the past: persistence in the billboards. An upperbow box office. ‘Mufasa’ had to see them in theaters with A very powerful rival: ‘Sonic 3’which has ended up raising almost 500 million dollars, becoming the second most popular adaptation of a video game in history and the best entry of the franchise, which has the future more than insured. ‘Sonic 3’ (to which more competition was added: ‘Wicked’ and Disney’s own ‘Vaiana 2’) worked like a cannon from the first moment, and although ‘MUFASA’ led the most watched tops, its 35 million dollars in the first weekend left it well below the 200 with which the first installment started. Erta 30% less than what Disney expected. Taking impulse. The alarms lit in Disney: Had they squeezed the franchise while exhausting it? Let’s not forget that the musical of the original film is one of the most popular in history, and the presence of Simba and company in attraction parks is inescapable. However, ‘Mufasa’ would soon take the expected route, closing a very good year for Disney, which came from sweeping the United States with a demolish thanksgiving weekend thanks to ‘Vaiana 2‘, and to beat records with’Upside down 2‘ and ‘Deadpool and Wolverine‘. However, mouth mouth made its effect and spent five weeks at number 1, entering 2025 with 600 million dollars of collection. And all thanks to a strategic decision. Contrary to the expected. That strategic decision was not to release ‘MUFASA’ in Disney+ for Christmas, possibly a decision that had more than one executive in suspense, especially taking into account the lazy start of the film at the box office. But if I had gone to Disney+, I would not have had those five glorious weeks sweeping cinemas. Finally, the film has raised 712.9 million dollars, becoming the seventh highest grossing film of 2024 … and of course, it has ended in Disney+, where it has been since mid -February. After Christmas, perfect storm. After the avalanche of Christmas premieres, Mufasa benefited so much from the premiere of films not addressed to the children’s public (‘Werewolf‘, for example), as of the Violization in Tik Tok songs Composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. But above, all, of a certain recovery of the confidence in the rooms not as a procedure before the arrival of the films to streamingbut as a space in which the premieres can perform as they did years ago. Let us forget pandemic. We leave behind one of the greatest stigmas in the pandemic: that we would not recover the figures for assistance to cinemas prior to COVID. In Europein 2023 the assistance rose 18% and in the United States, in 2024 the 8,750 million dollars collected are below the more than 11,000 pre-pondemic levels, but It is clear that the industry continues to approach With a firm step. And the confidence of the industry in the rooms with trajectories such as ‘MUFASA’ only reinforce that impression. Header | Disney In Xataka | Disney+ before the abyss: the series of ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel have less spectators than ever, but they are still their main asset

His actions are biting from the beginning of the year and every day they will be worse

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When we write these lines, a Tesla action costs $ 222. The figure is already lower than that registered on November 5, 2024, the day on which the United States elections were held. And it is very close to matching the $ 213 that cost an action at the end of October, the lowest figure in the last six months. What has happened? 15%. That is what has been left on the last day in the bag before writing this article. Is the last fall and the confirmation that the company approaches the border of 200 euros in a collapse that does not seem to find soil. With the 222 dollars with which it was closed yesterday it is confirmed that the company has zamped all the growth registered since Donald Trump was confirmed as New President of the United States in the last elections of November 5, 2024. 40 dollars. It is the value per action that Tesla has lost during the last weekend. On Friday, having a small part of the company cost 262 dollars, a figure that was already another 22 dollars lower than that registered that same Monday, March 3 when the cost of it was estimated at $ 284. The Tesla fall on Monday, March 10 was, yes, in tune with the rest of the New York Stock Exchange companies. Alphabet, goal, Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft … The main companies lost money but in no case registered the fall of Tesla on a day when, yes, there was The biggest drop in the bag since 2022. Elon Musk, a value. The performance of the last weeks affects the idea that Tesla’s actions comply with what some define as Cult stock: Actions that base their performance on future promises instead of their current results. It is the explanation to understand how the company has been supported by investors despite giving losses for years and years. That Blind cult to the figure of Elon Musk and its continuous promises on products of all kinds that They have come late (and Not too well) They tried the actions for their proximity to Donald Trump when it was learned that the latter was done with the seat in the oval office. Disproportionate growth. “When the actions They overvalue so much upa fall of the same size is expected. “With these words, Gina Bolvin explained, president of Bolvin Wealth Management Groupto CNN Why the performance of Tesla’s actions in recent weeks is being so bad. Readjustment. On December 17, just a month and a half After the United States electionsTesla shares reached its maximum peak with a value of $ 476. Today they are worth less than half of that price. The collapse has been sustained but except for specific rebounds, has fallen with a crash until touching the barrier of 200 dollars/action. With Musk’s closeness to the White House, it was taken for granted Tesla gained strength. The company’s owner has supported the withdrawal of subsidies to the purchase of electric cars and that, in the short term, should favor a company in clear competitive advantage within the US market. Advances in autonomous driving were also expected and His future Robotaxi. The raw numbers. However, the perspectives of the actions have encountered a wall: reality. Last year was the first in which Tesla failed to overcome sales to the previous year, despite try to avoid it by all possible means. And the first two months have left loud falls in all markets, From China to the United States, going through Europe. We talk about 54% falls in Germany (the largest electric car market in Europe) and 63% in France. In Spain, where stop selling cars has an impact on more pronounced percentage sales falls, 75.50% were left in January. And the problem is not just stop selling vehicles. Its biggest problem is that other companies demonstrate with sales that are not so far from Tesla. Beyond a matter of low sales due to a bad reputation, which Tesla has gone from a market share between electric 29% in Europe to 6% current It is a very bad news for the company. Turn around. Tesla seems to need two shoves. The first, of course, turn your sales numbers. Their numbers should begin to improve little by little. The Tesla Model and its best selling car, has to arrive in Europe with its update and should be a commercial impact that we will still take to see in numbers, since the registrations of the same will begin in March. Update. After months rumoredit is very likely that a good number of buyers have waited for the image soda to take it. It started selling a high price But it is now available in all its versions. It remains to what extent Tesla can trust those postponed sales. Of course, time will also say if Tesla continues to deflate in China. In a country where the electric car is being renewed at a devilish pace, it will be necessary to see if the update of the Tesla Model and is not far behind a country that has seen how in recent days the Xiaomi Su7 ultra swept reservations and Byd already throws drones from their cars. And the Robotaxi. We must also remain very attentive to the future of the autonomous driving of Tesla. The robotaxi is the Great Promise of the Companywhich should allow her to open a business line that will lead her to another financial dimension. The great promise is that it is working and generating performance in 2027. However, the toughest competitors They have burned billions of dollars For years and their results are being very poor. The short time space to put a robotaxi in the market and the performance that until now have had the functions of autonomous driving of Tesla do not incite to be optimistic with which, at least, the announced plans are fulfilled. 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