Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
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While asking an AI to draft an email or solve a math problem feels nearly free, each interaction triggers a cascade of energy use behind the scenes. As generative AI becomes embedded into our daily workflows, the cumulative carbon, electricity, and water footprints begin to stack up. A recent Science News report underscores that each prompt requires real power behind...
Next flagship integrates screen tech that blocks side-angle viewing without extra filters. Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra is set to introduce a built-in Privacy Display — a revolutionary screen layer that prevents people nearby from viewing your screen at an angle. Unlike physical privacy filters, this tech is embedded directly into the OLED panel, adjusting visibility dynamically. The innovation is...
Flagship smartphone introduces detachable battery pack for on-the-go power. OnePlus is reportedly preparing to unveil the OnePlus 13 Ultra with a revolutionary magnetic battery ring system, allowing users to snap on a slim detachable power module for instant extra battery life. The feature blends portability and innovation in one sleek flagship, with launch expected in early 2025, according to a...
How a Hyderabad-based lab is racing toward turning walls and roofs into electricity generators In a modest lab at IIT Hyderabad, an audacious idea is taking shape: a nano-colloidal photovoltaic “solar paint” developed by the startup Pāvakaḥ Energy. The concept is radical — coat a surface with this paint and it generates usable electricity. If made scalable and efficient, it...
They charge in seconds. They could outlast today’s best batteries by orders of magnitude. And they operate on the strangest laws in physics. Inside the quiet scientific race to turn quantum weirdness into the fastest, most efficient energy storage humanity has ever built. The Blink-of-an-Eye Battery Imagine recharging your phone in the time it takes to snap your fingers —...
For years, smartphone makers have been pushing the limits of glass optics — stacking lenses, adding periscope zooms, even bending light through folded prisms. But glass can only bend so far before physics gets in the way. The next big leap in mobile photography might not be another piece of glass at all. It might be a drop of liquid....
OpenAI ha dado un paso más hacia la convergencia entre chat y acciones: ahora es posible usar aplicaciones populares sin salir de ChatGPT. En lugar de ir cambiando de pestaña, el asistente entiende la petición, llama a la app compatible y devuelve el resultado dentro de la misma conversación. La función se está extendiendo gradualmente y, según la compañía, está...
La arquitecta e ilustradora presenta una nueva colección de ilustraciones de edificios de València. Bajo el título de «El passeget», la arquitecta e ilustradora Virginia Lorente presenta una nueva muestra de sus últimos trabajos en la librería valenciana Bangarang (Historiador Diago, 9). Como la autora afirma, «es una pequeña colección de algunos de ellos, situados entre el Jardín del Turia...
When Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced his office would move to Zoho Mail, it sparked a wave of reactions online. Many hailed it as a patriotic leap toward “Swadeshi tech” and digital self-reliance. But behind the applause lies a critical question: Can symbolic moves like this truly build India’s secure, scalable digital infrastructure? The Broader ‘Swadeshi Tech’ Movement Shah’s...
A few years ago, paying through UPI meant tapping your bank app, entering a PIN, and you were done. Now, a quiet revolution is underway — led by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) — where your face or fingerprint could become your new PIN. It sounds futuristic, even convenient. But as NPCI rolls out biometric UPI, an uneasy...
Una muestra que celebra el diseño vitalista y entusiasta, abierta al público el 8 de octubre a las 19 horas. El IED Barcelona presenta el próximo miércoles 8 de octubre a las 19:00 la exposición CREATIVE OPTIMISM en Point One (c/ Biada, 11), en el barrio de Gràcia. La cita se enmarca en la Barcelona […]...
