Nolan's Odyssey and the misunderstanding of historical accuracy: Homer was not faithful to the past either

Nolan’s Odyssey and the misunderstanding of historical accuracy: Homer was not faithful to the past either

Since it was announced that Christopher Nolan’s next film after the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer (2023) would be an adaptation of the Odyssey, its development has been scrutinized with the precision of an archaeologist. The controversy surrounding the project matches its extraordinary artistic ambition, its monumental budget, and the enormous anticipation it has generated. Like Odysseus/Ulysses waiting for the right moment to blind Polyphemus, the most critical remained on the lookout for any mistake.

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Artificial intelligence threatens cybersecurity at an unprecedented speed

Artificial intelligence threatens cybersecurity at an unprecedented speed

Artificial intelligence is transforming cyber threats in a way never seen before in just a few months. It is not just that AI models capable of finding hundreds of flaws in browsers and operating systems have appeared. In recent months, the OpenClaw project has demonstrated that AI agents can act without human intervention and persistently, making them more dangerous. The combination of reasoning ability with access to control privileges of computer systems has alerted global experts.

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The Government invokes "reasons of responsibility" to request a change in the Tour route in Collserola due to African swine fever

The Government invokes “reasons of responsibility” to request a change in the Tour route in Collserola due to African swine fever

The Department of Agriculture has asked the Tour de France organization to make a change in the route in the final section of the second stage of this cycling competition to avoid passing through Collserola, an area affected by swine fever. The Generalitat argues that “this is not the first time a route has been changed due to a health crisis.”

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Copper thieves operate on the Rodalies tracks almost daily

Copper thieves operate on the Rodalies tracks almost daily

Behind many of the service interruptions that Rodalies suffers daily are copper thieves who operate throughout the railway network with total impunity. They do so in points of the metropolitan area in broad daylight or in some remote and lonely place at dawn. There is no clear pattern beyond acting quickly, wiping out everything, and leaving as a consequence the corresponding impact on the service users.

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Registered companies in the Zapatero case: agencies and consultancies under suspicion

Registered companies in the Zapatero case: agencies and consultancies under suspicion

The searches carried out this morning by the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) of the National Police by order of the judge of the National Court José Luis Calama focus on three consulting, institutional relations, and business services companies. One of them is Whathefav S.L., the agency of the daughters of the former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and the other two are Inteligencia Prospectiva S.L., focused on technological foresight oriented to social projects, and Softgestor, a legal advisory and management firm.

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The questions of the Tauste case, the murder of two good people

The questions of the Tauste case, the murder of two good people

50 kilometers from Zaragoza, the town of Tauste, with 6,800 inhabitants, is known in the region for its Mudéjar heritage, its livestock industry, and traditions such as the dance, which is celebrated every April 21. But in the last week, its name has become famous for the murder in their home of Javier Sánchez (67 years old) and Esther Latorre (66), a well-known couple of agricultural unionists deeply committed to social causes. To the initial, profound, and painful impact, the arrest of their daughter Carlota (40) and her partner, Luis Carlos R. (31), as suspects was soon added; they have been in provisional detention since Thursday.

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