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‘It’s impossible not to have contradictions in a contradictory world’: Catalan pop visionary Rosalía on critics, crisis and being ‘hot for God’ With a towering new album about female saints in 13 languages, she’s pop’s boldest star – and one of its most controversial. She revisits her spiritual breakthroughs, and explains why we need forgiveness instead of cancel culture

‘It’s impossible not to have contradictions in a contradictory world’: Catalan pop visionary Rosalía on critics, crisis and being ‘hot for God’

Facebook Dating Has Become a Surprise Hit for the Social Network Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.

Facebook's free dating service has become a surprise hit for the company and now has more than 21 million daily users, quietly making it one of the most popular online dating services. Hinge, a leading dating app in the U.S., has around 15 million users.

France has threatened to cut off Shein’s access to the French market after the Chinese e-commerce platform was accused by French authorities of selling “sex dolls with a childlike appearance.” https://cnn.it/4olrZJo

Los verdaderos ‘latin lovers’ El Circulus Latinus Matritensis es la rama madrileña de un movimiento que se reúne en distintas ciudades del mundo para conversar en latín

“Fui a Roma con la intención de leer, pero cuando me encontré a gente hablando en latín como estamos tú y yo ahora, me contagié". El Circulus Latinus Matritensis es la rama madrileña de un movimiento que se reúne en varias ciudades para conversar en latín social.elpais.com/mvg0g6

Parents will be able to block Meta bots from talking to their children under new safeguards Measures come amid concern generative AI characters are having inappropriate conversations with under-18s Parents will be able to block their children’s interactions with Meta’s AI character chatbots, as the tech company addresses concerns over inappropriate conversations. The social media company is adding new safeguards to its “teen accounts”, which are a default setting for under-18 users, by letting parents turn off their children’s chats with AI characters. These chatbots, which are created by users, are available on Facebook, Instagram and the Meta AI app. Continue reading...

Parents will be able to block Meta bots from talking to their children under new safeguards

Column | I discovered ChatGPT’s best new feature: Quitting things for you Artificial intelligence “agents” are now capable enough to do annoying tasks such as canceling subscriptions. Just make sure you can undo any mistakes.

Column: Artificial intelligence “agents” are now capable enough to do annoying tasks such as canceling subscriptions. Just make sure you can undo any mistakes.

The AI Industry's Scaling Obsession Is Headed for a Cliff Huge AI infrastructure deals assume that algorithms will keep improving with scale. They may not.

Huge AI infrastructure deals assume that algorithms will keep improving with scale. They may not.

Noticia que dice: Reconocen un 72% de discapacidad a una vecina de Dicastillo tras más de dos años esperando una valoración

TIENE UNA PIERNA AMPUTADA.

Dos años han tardado en reconocer su discapacidad. Debería haber algún tipo de procedimiento para casos MUY claros. Es alucinante que tarden esa barbaridad de tiempo para concederte el certificado.

Y sí, sé que muchas veces tardan más pero es que este caso es evidente.

Do you really need to buy a new laptop? When to upgrade – and when to hold off Don’t splash out just yet! Your existing laptop may have plenty left to give

Do you really need to buy a new laptop? When to upgrade – and when to hold off

Redes sociales, sexo, soledad... La adolescencia hoy contada por los propios adolescentes | Reportaje Los cambios sociales y tecnológicos parecen haber exacerbado los clásicos conflictos que marcan la etapa de tránsito entre la niñez y la edad adulta. Para intentar entender qué ha cambiado, hemos preguntado a una treintena de adolescentes sobre sus relaciones familiares, de pareja y amistad, qué esperan del futuro, cómo viven el sexo, manejan la soledad o afrontan las presiones de su entorno. Esto es lo que nos han contado

La adolescencia hoy, contada por los propios adolescentes: 38 de ellos nos hablan sobre sus relaciones familiares, de pareja y amistad, qué esperan del futuro, cómo viven el sexo, manejan la soledad o afrontan las presiones de su entorno

Why Europe is freaking out about ‘Chat Control’ A European Union law aiming to fight child sexual abuse online has privacy activists and tech firms up in arms.

An EU attempt to scan private messages for online child abuse content stalled last week — and all it took was a public outcry by privacy groups, messaging apps from Signal to Elon Musk's X, and a crafty email campaign to lawmakers.

Trump’s Aides and Officials Take Political Battles Online President Trump’s long, avid embrace of social media has been eagerly adopted by his top aides, replacing longstanding governmental norms with online ones.

President Trump’s long, avid embrace of social media has been eagerly adopted by his top aides, replacing longstanding governmental norms with ones native to the internet while also controlling the political narrative.

Ted Cruz Targets Wikipedia Over ‘Ideological Bias’ In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal.

In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal. www.wired.com/story/ted-cr...

A man in a blue shirt sits behind a desk. Reporters hold microphones toward him. A headline reads: "He Wrote a Biting Post About Charlie Kirk. The Fury Came Fast." Photo by Scott McIntyre for The New York Times

Residents of Palmetto Bay, Florida, have demanded the resignation of Councilman Stephen Cody, who wrote a post mocking Charlie Kirk’s support for gun rights. He said he had no plans to resign. nyti.ms/4mncyyv

Ellen DeGeneres says she was ‘kicked out of show business.’ Is it time to welcome her back? | CNN Five years after reports of a toxic workplace on her popular talk show derailed her career, Ellen DeGeneres is living quietly in England – and weighing a comeback.

Now, five years after the collapse of her public image, it might be time to revisit DeGeneres’ case. Was her cancellation a product of a fleeting era when people spoke earnestly about “safe spaces” and “microaggressions” – a time when the left, not the right, was doing the canceling?

The new iPhone is an emblem of our miserable minimalist era | Dave Schilling The barely there iPhone Air is in line with trends in tech, design and art – unsullied by thought, risk or humor

The new iPhone is an emblem of our miserable minimalist era | Dave Schilling

Yo soy nostálgico, claro que echo de menos mi juventud y niñez. Lo que pasa es que soy consciente de que lo que echo de menos es eso, ser niño y ser joven, no una España que solo existe en vuestras putas cabezas.

Un 30% de los concesionarios españoles pierde dinero: la rentabilidad del sector se sostiene en los recambios y talleres Faconauto, patronal que representa a la red de venta, indica que el porcentaje de empresas en pérdidas ha disminuido y que la rentabilidad media ha pasado del 0,88% al 1,44%

Buena parte de la red de venta de coches en España pierde dinero: un 29,9% de los concesionarios del país se encontraba en números rojos en el segundo trimestre del año

¿Cuánto azúcar es bueno consumir? Respuesta tajante: 0 gramos | Tribuna En este fragmento del libro ‘El efecto glucosa’, la investigadora Diana Díaz Rizzolo desglosa la cantidad de azúcares que incluye y debería incluir nuestra dieta

"Los hábitos repetidos son los que definen nuestra alimentación y, por lo tanto, nuestra salud. Pero, claro, lo recomendable no es otra cantidad que no sea 0". La investigadora Diana Díaz Rizzolo responde a la pregunta de cuánto azúcar es bueno consumir

El coche eléctrico avanza en Europa: ya es el más barato de conducir, supone el 17% de las ventas y hay un millón de puntos de recarga Un informe de la ONG ICCT estima que los fabricantes están muy cerca de cumplir el objetivo de reducción de emisiones para 2025-27 y pide no rebajar la ambición ambiental

El coche eléctrico sigue creciendo en Europa: supone ya el 17% de las ventas de nuevos vehículos, está ayudando a que los fabricantes reduzcan sus emisiones de CO₂ y es el más barato de conducir. Ya hay un millón de puntos de recarga (48.000 en España)
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Partir un ibuprofeno a la mitad para tomar 600 mg en vez de 400 es mala idea: destruye una pieza clave de su ingeniería

Partir un ibuprofeno a la mitad para tomar 600 mg en vez de 400 es mala idea: destruye una pieza clave de su ingeniería https://www.xataka.com/p/323671

Wonsan Kalma: My trip to North Korea’s 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards Anastasia, one of the first visitors to North Korea's new beach resort, tells of strict rules and "immaculate" beaches.

Wonsan Kalma: My trip to North Korea’s 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards

Report of active shooter at Villanova University a ‘cruel hoax,’ university president says | CNN A “cruel hoax” sent students sheltering into place on the first day of orientation after a false report of an active shooter, prompting a massive response by local and federal law enforcement as they ...

Update: Villanova University president says report of an active shooter prompting shelter in place and major police response was a "cruel hoax"

Casualmente, vi este vídeo hace una semana. Cualquiera que se alegre del incendio de la Mezquita de Córdoba es un indigente mental y un INCULTO.

La Justicia es mucho más lenta de lo deseable, y alguno intenta aprovecharse de sus “puntos muertos” y posible debilidad de los buenos para beneficiarse, pero, como bien dice el refranero español, “a cada cerdo le llega su san Martín” www.eleconomista.es/legal/notici...

Google ha mostrado el futuro de nuestros vídeos y fotos en Google Fotos. Un futuro lleno de vídeos falsos

Google ha mostrado el futuro de nuestros vídeos y fotos en Google Fotos. Un futuro lleno de vídeos falsos https://www.xataka.com/p/322085

BP offloads US onshore wind business as it pivots back to oil Sale to LS Power is part of plan to generate $20bn from divestments

BP offloads US onshore wind business as it pivots back to oil https://on.ft.com/46PrBwR

Porsche Plans More Cost Cuts To Counter Tariffs, China Slump Porsche AG warned its employees to brace for further cost reductions as the luxury-car maker seeks ways to offset declining sales in China and the escalating cost of US tariffs.

Porsche warns its employees to brace for further cost reductions as the luxury-car maker seeks ways to offset declining sales in China and the escalating cost of US tariffs.

The Real Genius of Steve Jobs At Apple, his most important skill wasn’t inventing new technology but tweaking it.

Steve Jobs’s sensibility was more editorial than inventive, Malcolm Gladwell wrote, in 2011. “I’ll know it when I see it,” he said.

Wimbledon’s curfew rule explained: The tennis Grand Slam with an early bedtime Wimbledon is the only tennis major with a hard stop. It is another example of its being a law unto itself.

From @theathletic.bsky.social: Wimbledon has a roster of baffling traditions, including an overnight queue and an all-white clothing rule.

It is also the only tennis major with an early bedtime, and the lights go out on time, every time, with no exceptions — almost.