Saturday, November 18, 2023

Shakira's trial begins: how many years in prison could she face

 


This Monday, Shakira will be present at the Barcelona Court for the start of her trial for a alleged fraud of almost 14.5 million euros to the Spanish Treasury, for which he could face a sentence of up to eight years and two months in prison. The Colombian singer is required to appear in court at least on the first day of the trial, although she may choose to testify or decline. In this legal dispute, which is expected to last until Thursday, December 14, 117 people from her close circle were called to testify.

The 24th Latin Grammy gala, which took place in the Spanish city of Seville, was a success for Shakira, as she dazzled everyone from the stage when she performed “Acróstico”, single in which his two children participated. Furthermore, minutes later, he came out with the Argentine producer Bizarrap to sing the Music Sessions 53< a i=6>, dedicated to his ex-partner, Gerard Piqué. It was awarded as the Song of the Year and the Best Pop Song in the aforementioned award ceremony.

"Neón", the fury series by Daddy Yankee that talks about reggaeton in Miami


 After having announced the end of his musical career in 2022, the artist decided that Neón would be his first project as executive producer of a series for Netflix.

Netflix ignited hips and pulses with Neón , the series produced by Daddy Yankee about the world of Miami reggaeton. It premiered on October 19 and is already in the local Top 10: Santi, a young Latin-American reggaeton artist, dreams of success together with his friends Ness and Félix. Can he make it?

Neón - with eight episodes - is executive produced by Daddy Yankee. In addition, the musical production was carried out by Tainy (famous for several hits by Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Anuel AA and Ozuna). As a hook, Neón will have cameos from Daddy Yankee himself, and in addition to Villano Antillano, Lyanno, Jota Rosa, Brray, Jon Z, Jowell and Ken-Y, among others.

The Biodiversity Crisis: How We Can Protect Our Fauna and Flora


 In recent decades, the world has witnessed an accelerated loss of biodiversity, a crisis that threatens the very existence of numerous species and endangers the stability of ecosystems. This worrying decline in the diversity of life on Earth, known as the Biodiversity Crisis, requires urgent attention and concrete action to reverse its devastating effects.

Biodiversity: A Treasure in Danger

Biodiversity is the variety of life in all its forms, from microorganisms to plants and animals. However, factors such as habitat destruction, pollution, climate change and overexploitation of resources have led to an alarming decline in biological diversity. Species loss not only affects individual organisms, but also has serious consequences for humanity as we depend on biodiversity for food, medicine and essential ecosystem services.

Causes of the Crisis

The trick to deactivate the viewing of an Instagram chat

 


The Meta social network has several functions that not all users know about. All the details.

Instagram hides several tricks within its configuration, which improve the user experience within the  Meta social network. A specific example is the option to hide “viewing” of private messages, which can be done in simple steps.

The club that everyone wants to belong to is called The Social Hub and it is a hotel, coworking... and much more!

 


We knew it was a different space, a hybrid concept that unites four-star hotel rooms, short- and long-stay accommodation, and space for coworking, but we have also found out that The Social Hub has what they call membership, which includes a monthly subscription (starting at €99 ) and gives you access to the three rooftops (bar, pool and solarium), gym, video game room, restaurant, cafeteria and play room. In the two The Social Hubs in Spain (you have them in Madrid and Barcelona) and in all the rest of Europe, which you can visit knowing that you have your home there.

Okay, this membership thing is not even remotely a new concept, but after knowing – and enjoying – the version of The Social Hub hotel, the coworking and the 'epicenter of cultural events', we found out about that we can be members of a club to which so many want to belong is like uncovering the jar of the essences of a concept that is breaking it wherever it opens new complexes (currently there are already in Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Holland...).

Specifically, The Social Hub of Madrid has an advantage, mainly because it is located in the capital's new golden triangle (Gran Vía, Plaza of Spain and Royal Palace), just occupying the old building that housed the Rivadeneyra printing press and of which, currently and on the outside, 'even the walkways' are preserved. Another thing is the interior: apart from the common spaces, 330 rooms await guests, who can find short- and long-term accommodation available. 

Shock in Brazil: a Taylor Swift fan died at her first concert in Rio de Janeiro


Ana Clara Benevides decompensated before the show began. Despite receiving medical assistance, the young woman suffered cardiorespiratory arrest and could not be revived. The singer issued a statement on her social networks where she expressed herself as "overwhelmed by pain." 

Shock in Brazil due to the death of a fan of Taylor Swift at her first concert in Rio de Janeiro, Ana Clara Benevides decompensated before the show began. Despite receiving medical assistance, the young woman suffered cardiorespiratory arrest and could not be revived. The singer issued a statement on her social networks where she expressed herself as "overwhelmed by pain." " 

The death of the 23-year-old girl occurred within the framework of the wave of extreme heat that is being recorded in several areas of Brazil , the thermal sensation reached 58°C, in the city of Rio de Janeiro it had already recorded the hottest day of the year on Sunday, with a temperature of 42.5ºC, and the thermal sensation of 52ºC on Monday morning. " 

At least 1,000 other fans fainted during Taylor Swift's first concert, including Ana Clara Benevides, who was in the stands at the Nilton Santos Stadium. Minutes before the start of the show, the young woman lost consciousness and was immediately assisted by a friend, who notified the venue's assistance services. " 

Monday, November 13, 2023

Chatbots Might Be 'Hallucinating' More Often Than Many Realize


When San Francisco startup OpenAI debuted its online chatbot ChatGPT late last year, millions were captivated by the quasi-human way it answered questions, wrote poetry and conversed on almost any topic. But what most people took a while to realize is that this new type of chatbot often makes things up. ‌ When Google introduced a similar chatbot several weeks later, it generated meaningless data about the James Webb Space Telescope. The next day, Microsoft's new Bing chatbot offered all kinds of false information about Gap, Mexican nightlife, and singer Billie Eilish. Then, in March, ChatGPT cited a half-dozen bogus court cases while drafting a 10-page legal brief that a lawyer filed before a federal judge in Manhattan. ‌ Now , a new startup called Vectara, founded by former Google employees, is trying to find out how often chatbots deviate from the truth. The company's research estimates that even in situations designed to prevent this from happening, chatbots make up information at least 3 percent of the time and up to 27 percent. ‌ Experts call this chatbot behavior “hallucination.” 

Kate Middleton surprises with a change of look. What do you think?

 As a lover of classic fashion, Kate Middleton always amazes with her looks, but she rarely surprises us with a big change to her image.



However, the princess has just debuted an unexpected new look .

For a visit in honor of Addiction Awareness Week in the UK, Kate showed off a new hairstyle, sporting long, center-parted bangs and soft waves.