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The new Microsoft operating system that launched a few months ago, Windows 11, is surrounded by both supporters and detractors. Many of the changes introduced here have caused great controversy, such as the new taskbar. The software giant here has tried to offer us a much more current user interface and functionality more in keeping with the times. However, despite trying to modernize the software, that does not mean that it has improved it in all cases. In fact, if we focus on the aforementioned, while important, away from the taskbar, it has worsened both aesthetically and functionally. In addition, we must keep in mind that this is one of the elements most generally used by Windows users, and now it has fallen a lot. Not only that, but many are finding major bugs in this tool, making things even worse. In fact, over the past few months, many users of the new Windows 11 have been complaining about constant system taskbar crashes. This means that the experience of using the operating system is spoiled to a great extent. Precisely for all this, we are going to give you a series of effective solutions to fix this blocking problem on the Windows 11 taskbar. If you have detected these errors that we are discussing in this important section of the system, we recommend you try one of the methods that we show you in these lines. Make the Windows 11 taskbar work flawlessly Keep in mind that we are going to show you a series of solutions for the taskbar in Windows 11 that are very easy to carry out. Even if you do not have much experience in the Microsoft system, you can try them. Restarts the Explorer process: Windows leaves a process known as Explorer.exe running in the background on which very important elements of the system depend. One of them is the taskbar. If we have problems with this element, it is best to end the process from the Task Manager so that it restarts automatically. Remove third-party programs: Due to the significant shortcomings of the Windows 11 taskbar compared to previous versions of Windows, many users install applications to improve its functionality and appearance. If you have crashing issues, the best thing to do is to uninstall those apps and work with the original one. Remove unnecessary icons: on many occasions here we anchor a multitude of shortcuts to functions and programs. To avoid problems in the taskbar, the best thing we can do is clean it up and remove those shortcuts that we don't really need. Disable this function from the taskbar: for several versions of Windows we have the possibility of activating a function that hides this element automatically. This is something that we can activate or deactivate from the Settings application, in Personalization / Taskbar, easily. To solve the problem at hand, try to change the status of this functionality. https://www.softzone.es/noticias/windows/barra-tareas-windows-11-bloqueaba-arreglarlo/

While NVIDIA does not stop launching in a scaled way the different chips of its Lovelace architecture for the RTX 40, that is to say: AD102, AD103, AD104 and very soon AD106. From the AMD side and its RDNA 3 architecture everything is summed up for the moment in two chips: Navi 31 for the RX 7900 and Navi 33 for the RX 7700. Which brings us to the next question: Where are the graphics cards located? AMD's RX 7800? One of the biggest disappointments, fueled by rumors, was the clock speed that the RX 7900 achieves in the two versions that are on the market, XT and XTX. And it is that the jump from 7 nm to 5 nm for the GCD of the GPU also meant an increase in clock speed, which would be favored by having a much smaller chip. Reality? It was not like that and that led to the following conclusion: the gossips on the network had completely lied about the GHz that the new generation of AMD graphics cards reached. The answer of these? Talk about the fact that the situation had delayed the design of the rest of the range. Where are AMD's RX 7800 graphics cards? That the RX 7000 has a design problem to reach high clock speeds became clear when AMD during CES presented its Navi 33 chip only for laptops, the so-called RX 7700S. However, they are not taking advantage of the non-existence at the moment of the mid-range RTX 40, which, honestly in terms of price, is far from it and continues in the range of a premium product. That is to say, AMD right now has the perfect situation to attack NVIDIA and steal market share, and yet the products do not come out and we have no record of them. Which leads us to the conclusion that it is true that the architecture could have a problem with clock speeds that would have sent both the graphics card version of the Navi 33, the RX 7700, but especially the RX 7800, would have gone back to normal. design table before going into pre-production. Such a problem would not have been something that the Radeon Technology Group would have noticed at the presentation, but much earlier, during the validation phase of the chips. So they would release the RX 7900 XT and XTX to meet the record, as well as the RX 7700 for laptops, and they would have decided to delay the rest of the chips so that they can achieve much higher clock speeds than in the first design. In any case, it can be said that they are late and it is a shame, since the lack of competition from NVIDIA means that prices are too high in the graphics card market. But is there evidence that it is still in development? We know the RX 7800 GPU hasn't been cancelled, so rest assured, we'll eventually see it hit the market. The parts that have not varied with the four MCDs that allow you to have a 256-bit bus for a 16 GB memory configuration. It is the main chip that has undergone last-minute changes and we cannot state with absolute certainty what its configuration is. The little that is known is that it will be located between the 32 Compute Units of the Navi 33 chip of the RX 7700 XT and the 96 of the Navi 31 chip of the RX 7900 XTX. The average term would be 64 physical units, but we do not know how many of them will be inactive in the final versions. In any case, it shouldn't take long to see these graphics cards, especially given the fact that their NVIDIA counterparts are already available or are only a few weeks away from being available in stores. https://hardzone.es/noticias/tarjetas-graficas/situacion-amd-rx-7800/

In the midst of a complex international environment and a panorama of deceleration, added to the strong internal conflict and the two-way signals about the signing of new oil exploration contracts, the prospects for this industry indicate that 2023 will clearly be a year of contraction or decrease, a term coined by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez. Petroleum Petroleum. STOCK BY: PORTFOLIO In the midst of a complex international environment and a panorama of slowdown, added to the strong internal conflict and the two-way signals about the signing of new oil exploration contracts, the prospects for this industry indicate that 2023 will clearly be a year of contraction or decrease, a term coined by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez. Indeed, yesterday the Chamber of Petroleum Services (Campetrol), a union of firms that are in the areas where oil is sought and produced, projected that the main indicators of the sector will have a year of decline. Beginning with the price of Brent oil, a reference for Colombia, whose price for which an average oil price of 85.1 dollars a barrel is estimated, which would imply a reduction of 15.6% compared to the price of 2022, due to to factors such as the growing probability of a global economic crisis, but also to factors on the rise such as the reopening of China and production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec). Meanwhile, regarding the level of crude oil extraction, Campetrol estimated that the current year will close with an average of 735,000 barrels per day as a monthly average, that is, 2.5% less than that registered in 2022, due, in part , to public order situations and the uncertainty of public policy in the country. And when analyzing the projections on the growth of the GDP of the oil industry in the country during this year, Campetrol emphasizes that "it could enter a downward path during 2023, reaching a growth rate of -3.9%, as a consequence of the decrease in the production of crude oil in the country”. The figure would imply a significant change with respect to the variation of 2.6% observed in 2022, and could even have a larger gap, since the range for this projection that the union has is between -3.2% and -5.7% And he adds that, as a consequence of the reduction in production and the downward trend in the price of oil, it is feasible that exports will be reduced by 23% with respect to the value exported in the year 2022, which indicates that their amount would end this year. at about 14.7 billion dollars, that is, 4.4 billion dollars below the 19.1 billion observed in 2022. "In the year 2022, 19,000 million dollars in exports of oil and its derivatives were sold, but in January 2023, exports showed a 19.2% drop compared to the same period in 2022," said the president of Campetrol, Nelson Castañeda . And he added that lower levels of investment could mean decreases in active rigs (maintenance and drilling) and, therefore, lower levels of oil exploration and production. According to the union leader, although the government is betting on the energy transition, it is necessary to continue extracting the natural resource in order to finance the country's social projects. Castañeda also stressed that this industry, which generates around 650,000 direct and indirect jobs throughout the country, is currently facing a period of both internal and external volatility. https://www.portafolio.co/economia/finanzas/petroleo-se-preve-decrecimiento-en-el-sector-para-2023-580549

The Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office reported this Wednesday afternoon that there are already 13 citizens killed by the landslide in Alausí, in the center of the country. Until this Tuesday, rescuers had reported that eight people had been found under the rubble and mud. However, the Public Ministry reported that as they progressed with the investigation of possible survivors, they found a new body. Last Sunday, part of the Andes mountain in central Ecuador collapsed and leveled the city. Reports from government entities indicate that at least 500 residents have been affected and, on the other hand, there is a maximum alert in case more survivors are found. According to the Risk Management Secretariat, until Tuesday there were also 67 missing and 31 injured, while 32 people could be rescued alive in the moments after the disaster. As victims there are 116 people corresponding to 30 families who are housed in temporary shelters set up in this municipality of the Andean province of Chimborazo. There are also 163 houses affected and the number of buildings destroyed is still under evaluation, since many of them are under several meters and thousands of tons of earth, after part of the mountain fell. The emergency has mobilized numerous fire brigades from various parts of the country and specialized rescue teams in these situations, to which contingents of soldiers and residents and volunteers with picks and shovels have joined. Although with each passing hour the chances of finding people alive are decreasing, the magnitude of the landslide prevents rescuers from quickly locating people who are thought to be still buried. The area where the landslide occurred had been on "yellow alert" since February due to the rains that hit Ecuador. In addition, the authorities had alerted about the collapse of the road in the sector where the avalanche occurred. In place of the disaster, families of trapped people and rescuers continue to dig. From time to time clothes, photographs and personal belongings appear. Last December the inhabitants of Alausí had denounced several cracks in the hill that, over the weeks, exceeded one meter in width. The National Risk Secretariat claims to have sent the governor (government delegate) of the province of Chimborazo and the mayor of Alausí a technical report on March 11 that recommended and requested the evacuation of the po[CENSORED]tion, among other measures President Guillermo Lasso has assured that the rescue work will continue "as long as it is necessary." Before the landslide, Ecuador already reported 22 deaths and more than 6,900 homes affected by heavy rainfall. The winter season forced the Government to declare a state of emergency last week in 13 of the 24 provinces, in order to mobilize economic resources to attend to the victims of floods and landslides https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/america/ecuador-al-menos-13-muertos-y-60-desaparecidos-por-deslizamiento-de-tierra-en-alausi/

DeVIRo, KORT and Ukrainian Armored Equipment could increase production of RAM II kamikaze drones. These drones have already proven their effectiveness in destroying Russian anti-aircraft missile systems. this is what we know RAM II is a Ukrainian-made unmanned aerial vehicle. It was developed in 2018 on the basis of the Leleka-100 reconnaissance drone. The vast majority of the drone components are developed in Ukraine. The RAM II is equipped with a camera with a 30x optical zoom and digital image stabilization. The drone is capable of picking up targets several kilometers away and can hit moving objects. It has a wingspan of 1.8 meters and weighs 11 kg. It can fly for 2 hours and carry a warhead weighing up to 3 kg. The RAM II can be equipped with fragmentation, shaped charge and thermobaric ammunition. According to the manufacturer, the kamikaze drone is capable of destroying a tank, an armored personnel carrier, an infantry fighting vehicle and several rocket launchers. We have already been able to verify it. A video was recently released of the destruction of two cheap RAM II kamikaze drones destroying two $50 million Russian Tor-M2 SAMs, valued at $25 million, and shortly after the Ukrainian Security Service destroyed a third Tor-M2 and a BM-21 "Grad". Thus, the four drones hit Russian military material worth tens of millions of dollars. The cost of the RAM II has not been specified, but the developers claim that the kamikaze drone costs hundreds of times less than the equipment it destroys. At the moment, manufacturers can produce 1,000 drones a month. At the same time, they can increase production of the RAM II if necessary. https://gagadget.com/es/230471-los-fabricantes-del-dron-kamikaze-ucraniano-ram-ii-que-destruyo-decenas-de-millones-de-dolares-en-material-ruso-podrian-f/

We have already spoken to you on many occasions about the almost mandatory nature of having an antivirus installed on our computer. The Microsoft system by default offers us a pre-installed solution that is accepted by many users, we are referring to Windows Defender, but its failures continue to appear. There are many security solutions that we can use today to protect the data stored on our computer. In addition, we must take into account that most of the computers are currently connected to the Internet. Hence precisely the need to keep an antivirus active and watching on our computer in order to increase our security at all times. Microsoft is fully aware of all this, which is why it proposes a solution that is already included in its own operating system and that we can start using from the first moment. In fact, we can affirm that Windows Defender is software with these characteristics that has not stopped improving over the years. The software giant itself has already taken care of this based on new functions, both internal and external. But it is also true that on certain occasions we find ourselves in unwanted situations with this antivirus. We tell you all this because, as we have been able to verify other times in the past, Windows Defender suddenly begins to show unwanted behaviors. Specifically, we mean that on certain occasions Defender marks legitimate files or URLs as malicious files or links for no apparent reason. In fact, right now we are facing one of these incomprehensible situations that even Microsoft has already admitted. Specifically, the software giant has just confirmed that its antivirus is having this type of problem at the moment. https://www.softzone.es/noticias/seguridad/fiar-antivirus-windows-nuevo-fallo-claro/

The dropper launch of the generation of graphics cards with NVIDIA Lovelace architecture, the RTX 40, will have a new representative in May and a new chip. We are talking about the RTX 4060 Ti that will equip the AD106 chip, the most modest of the new generation in its complete configuration. Can we expect a worthy successor to the RTX 3060 Ti? While the RTX 4060 just seems to have disappeared from the market and the RTX 4070 has its release date in a few weeks, April 13 of this year. As for the RTX 4060 Ti, we will see it in stores at some point in May and we can also talk about its technical specifications. This will be the RTX 4060 Ti, finally an NVIDIA Lovelace within everyone's reach? If there is something that has characterized the new range of RTX 40 GPUs, it is its high price compared to previous generations, this is because a good part of the RTX 30 inventory is still in stores and NVIDIA has decided to mark its price according to the performance they offer compared to their predecessors. In any case, what is striking about the RTX 4060 Ti compared to its predecessor is that while the RTX 3060 Ti was a cut version of the RTX 3070, here we find a chip that is one generation below. Regarding its technical specifications, these are the following: AD106-350 chip: Base Clock Speed: 2310 MHz Boost: depends on the TDP of the graphics card, it varies between 2535 MHz and 2745 MHz. 34 SM cores with 4352 total CUDA drives. 34 3rd generation RT Cores 136 Tensor Cores GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus at 288 GB/s 8GB total TDP close to 160 W It makes use of 8 fourth generation PCI Express lanes, How does it compare to the RTX 3060 Ti? It's a step back from the RTX 3060 Ti in some ways, especially in terms of memory bandwidth, although NVIDIA has increased the L2 cache to 32MB. We are talking about going from a 256-bit bus with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s to one that is almost half that. The other issue is the number of cores, the RTX 4060 Ti has 4 fewer cores than its rival, but like the rest of the RTX 40 range it makes up for it with a higher clock speed. RTX 3060Ti RTX 4060Ti fill rate 133.2 Gigapixels/s 121.7 Gigapixels/s texturing rate 253.1 Gigatexels/s 324.5 Gigatexels/s TFLOPS (FP32) 16.2 22.06 As you can see, the case is repeated with other graphics cards in the range compared to its predecessors, its higher clock speed compensates for the lower number of cores. However, the most affected is its fill rate, which is limited by the lower bandwidth of the video memory. As for its final price, for the moment we do not know it, although if we have to make a bet it could be around 500 Euros, seeing its performance compared to the previous generation of NVIDIA graphics cards. Too expensive? Well, there is already talk of the RTX 4050 with AD107 chip and 6 GB of memory as the lowest point of the RTX 40. As we said at the time, it seems that we will not see graphics cards below 300 euros. Or not, who knows? https://hardzone.es/noticias/tarjetas-graficas/rtx-4060-ti-fecha-preciootra/

The growth engines of the world economy are seized. A report presented this Monday in Washington by the World Bank indicates that the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have left open wounds in the long-term growth potential of the global economy. “Soon we could be looking at a lost decade for the global economy,” said Indermit Gill, chief economist and senior vice president for development economics at the World Bank. The report, titled Falling Long-Term Growth Prospects: Trends, Expectations, and Policies, presents the first comprehensive assessment of potential long-term output growth rates after the covid pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The chain of crises, now joined by financial instability, have damaged the potential growth rate of the economy and the prospects for the coming years are poor. When the World Bank speaks of a lost decade, it refers to a decade of low growth. The agency graphically points out that these potential growth rates can be considered the "speed limit" of the world economy. By 2030, that “speed cap” — the maximum long-term rate at which the economy can grow without causing inflation — will fall to its lowest level in 30 years, according to the report, which calls for an ambitious boost from policies. to increase productivity and labor supply, increase investment and trade, and harness the potential of the service sector. According to the World Bank, almost all the economic forces that have driven progress and prosperity in the last three decades are dissipating. Consequently, it is expected that between 2022 and 2030 the average potential growth of the global gross domestic product (GDP) will fall by approximately one third compared to the rate of the first decade of this century and will be around 2.2% per year. In the case of developing economies, the decline will also be sharp: from 6% per year between 2000 and 2010 to 4% per year for the rest of this decade. These falls would be much more pronounced in the event of a global financial crisis or a recession, World Bank economists warned on Monday in a conference call. “Recessions tend to reduce potential growth,” according to Franziska Ohnsorge, co-lead author of the report and manager of the World Bank's Outlook Group. "Systemic banking crises cause more immediate damage than recessions, but their impact tends to fade over time." “If we think about the consequences of these episodes on potential growth, what we know is that the slowdown we describe in this report could be much more acute if another global financial crisis breaks out,” Indermit Gill explained. “A banking crisis, especially if accompanied by a recession and if it is systemic, does lasting damage to potential growth through a wide range of channels related to investment uncertainty, job losses, falling productivity ... And of course if banking crises translate into systemic financial events they have even more detrimental results for potential growth”. The World Bank warns that the current fall in potential growth can have major implications for the ability to address problems such as persistent poverty, inequality and climate change. “But this decline is reversible. The speed limit of the world economy can be raised through policies that encourage work, increase productivity and accelerate investment”, says Gill. The organization's economists consider that potential GDP growth can increase by up to 0.7 percentage points —and reach an average annual rate of 2.9%— if countries adopt sustainable and growth-oriented policies. “Future generations deserve us to formulate policies that promote strong, sustainable and inclusive growth,” said Ayhan Kose, one of the report's lead authors and director of the World Bank's Outlook Group. “To revive growth, a bold and collective policy effort must be made today. At the national level, each developing economy will need to repeat its best record of the last 10 years on a variety of policies. At the international level, the regulatory response implies stronger global cooperation and a renewed drive to mobilize private capital.” The report highlights specific policy measures at the national level that can significantly contribute to promoting long-term growth prospects, such as aligning monetary, fiscal and financial frameworks, increasing investment in strategic areas such as transport and energy , sustainable agriculture and manufacturing, reducing trade costs associated with transport, logistics and regulations, increasing participation in the labor force, especially of women, and investing in services to improve productivity. https://elpais.com/economia/2023-03-27/el-banco-mundial-advierte-del-riesgo-de-una-decada-perdida-para-la-economia-global.html

In Mexico, 39 people died in a fire inside a migrant detention center. While the president of that country blamed the victims for his own death, experts explained to this newspaper the problems with most of the measures adopted by the region in this matter. In June 2022, the Summit of the Americas was held, which resulted in the Los Angeles Declaration, in which, with a perspective of "co-responsibility", some twenty countries in the region committed themselves, among other things, to to give more alternatives for “regular” migration. More than two weeks later, 53 people died victims of migrant smuggling in a truck that was found in San Antonio (Texas), in the United States. https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/america/incendio-en-mexico-cuando-no-importan-los-migrantes-sino-mantenerlos-lejos-noticias-hoy/

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced the successful interception of Ukraine could receive the latest GLSDB cartridges with a range of 150 km for the HIMARS M142: why everyone will benefit (GLSDB). But there is a nuance. this is what we know In early February 2023, the US Department of Defense officially announced a $2.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine, which included Hawk surface-to-air missile systems, Javelin missiles, Claymore mines, Puma drones, and GLSBs. On March 28, 2023, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that air defense intercepted 19 projectiles launched from the M142 HIMARS high-mobility artillery missile system. Among them were 18 GMLRS and one GLSDB. Exactly how they managed to shoot them down is not specified by the Russian Defense Ministry. There is an important nuance to this whole story. The Boeing company has not established serial production of GLSDB. As it is a new ammunition, the USAI assigned it 200 million dollars. However, the shells will not arrive in Ukraine until the end of 2023. Specifically, Bloomberg reported in February that deliveries could take 9 months. The GLSDB combines an M26 rocket motor with a 115kg GBU-39/B SDB guided bomb. It uses an inertial guidance system and GPS for guidance. The maximum launch range is 150 km. Source: Russian Ministry of Defense https://gagadget.com/es/229833-la-resonancia-armonica-acabo-con-el-motor-del-f135-anos-antes-de-que-el-caza-f-35b-se-estrellara-en-texas/

The number of options available natively in Windows to take screenshots is very wide and varied, so it is not really necessary to resort to third-party applications to perform this task unless it is a fundamental part of our day to day and We do not adapt to these because we have very specific needs. To the time needed to take screenshots and edit them to change the size and name, we have to add the time we need to add them to the document where we want to include them. If the number of captures that we want to include is very high, we can consider considering the possibility of making all the captures once we have written the document, which increases the number of possibilities of leaving something behind, or making the capture and including it as we need, with the risk of losing the thread we are working on. But if we use Word, there is no need to wait until the end to add the screenshots or waste minutes making the screenshots as we need them, since this Office application includes a function that allows us to take a screenshot and include it directly in the document, a task that can take us, at most, 5 seconds, not much more. Take screenshots with Word Obviously, this function is only intended to create and include screenshots in the documents we are working on, it is not focused as another method to take screenshots in Windows, since that is what the Snipping application is already for. The option available in Word that allows us to automatically take and add screenshots to a Word document is found within the Insert option ribbon, in the Illustrations section, through the Capture button. https://www.softzone.es/noticias/programas/funcion-word-capturas-pantalla/

Not everyone has the patience and knowledge to assemble a tower piece by piece by choosing the components. Many people prefer to buy them already made. The next trend in this type of computers? The use of a portable processor in these computers. A trend that will grow more and more over time and we will explain the reasons. One of the most important points that manufacturers of computers, both laptops and desktops, will have to face is the ecological impact. This will force them to create computers with lower energy consumption and use less materials. Little by little, manufacturers are preparing for this and preparing microATX boards, but based on laptop components, which allows them to reduce not only costs, but also manufacturing and manufacturing time. Which will reduce over time, the sale of components to the DIY or do-it-yourself market. Pre-built PCs with portable processors will grow like mushrooms A few days ago, photographs of a motherboard for a desktop computer with a peculiarity appeared on the net, it lacked the processor socket due to the fact that Intel had decided to solder an Intel Core i7-12700H for laptops. However, with enough tact to raise the CPU to allow the placement of the heatsinks designed for processors for LGA1700 socket. On reflection, this does not appeal to ordinary users who want to build a PC, although laptop processors achieve excellent performance, they do not reach the level of desktop systems thanks to the fact that they can reach much faster clock speeds. bigger. Potential customers for this type of plates? Obviously, companies that build and sell complete computers. That is, the so-called pre-built PCs. Including this type of CPU in their models allows them to have a much simpler power supply and cooling system and save costs on a large scale. The obsession with aesthetics The main reason behind this is the fact that using laptop components and a much more compact motherboard allows us to make systems much smaller and aesthetically more attractive for the user with less knowledge. That is, create systems that enter through the eyes. Unfortunately, many times aesthetics and functionality do not go hand in hand and we do not usually find pre-built computers with bad decisions in terms of cooling and power supplies in order to get a beautiful computer. However, its connectivity is limited The problem with laptop processors is that they are not designed to support an external chipset, so the connectivity capabilities with external peripherals and internal components are very limited. For example, the motherboard in question is limited to the following connectivity, which is not higher than that of a laptop: Two RAM memory sockets, each representing a memory channel. So it cannot go beyond 64 GB. One PCI Express 4.0 slot for the graphics card, but limited to 8 lanes. One PCI Express 3.0 slot for the NVMe SSD Two SATA ports, which in a laptop would correspond to the hard drive, now in disuse, and the reader, also outdated. A Wi-Fi card slot. https://hardzone.es/noticias/equipos/pc-preconstruido-procesador-portatil/

Banks are turning to the Federal Reserve's lending programs to access financing as the financial system is in turmoil following the recent failures of several high-profile banks. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, followed by that of Signature Bank on March 12, caused account holders to withdraw their money from some banks and caused wild fluctuations in the stock prices of several financial companies. The tumult has left some institutions looking for a ready source of cash, either to settle accounts with clients or ensure they have enough cash on hand to ride out a rough patch. That's where the Federal Reserve comes in. The central bank was founded in 1913, in part, to support the banking system: in a pinch, it can give financial institutions loans secured by its assets, which can help banks raise funds faster than than they could if they had to sell those collateral on the open market. Also read: The fall in European stocks is a sign of recession But now the Federal Reserve will go further: on March 12, central banks created a program that extends credit to banks and uses their financial assets as collateral, as if they still had their original value. Because? As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to contain inflation in the past year, bonds and mortgages paying lower interest rates have lost value. By making loans collateralized with the assets at their original price instead of their lower market value, the Federal Reserve can protect banks from having to sell those securities at huge losses. That could calm depositors and prevent a bank run. This week, two key programs together awarded $163.9 billion in loans, according to data the Federal Reserve released Wednesday, up from about $164.8 billion a week earlier. That amount is much higher than normal. The report typically shows banks borrowing less than $10 billion worth of loans in the Federal Reserve's “discount window” program. This increase in lending underscores a disturbing reality: stress is still present in the banking system. The question is whether the government's response, including a new central bank financing program, will be enough to quiet him. A little history Before delving into what these new numbers mean, it's important to understand how the Federal Reserve's funding programs work. The first, and most traditional, is the discount window, affectionately nicknamed “disco” by financial analysts. It is the original tool of the Federal Reserve: at the time of its founding, the central bank did not buy and sell securities as it does today, but it could lend to banks with collateral. However, in the modern era, obtaining discount window loans carries a stigma. It is perceived in the financial industry that if a large bank uses the resource, it must be a sign of distress. Borrowers' identities are made public, albeit with a two-year delay. Its most frequent users are community banks, although some regional lenders such as Bancorp used it in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. Over the years, Federal Reserve officials have modified the terms of the program to make it more attractive in times of adversity, but the results have been mixed. Then came the new option from the Federal Reserve, which is like the discount window to the fifth power. Officially known as the Bank Term Financing Program, it takes advantage of emergency lending powers that the Federal Reserve has had since the Great Depression, and that the central bank can use in "extraordinary and exigent" circumstances with the authorization of the Federal Reserve. Treasury Secretary. With this resource, the Federal Reserve grants loans backed by Treasury bonds and mortgage bonds valued at their original price for a maximum of one year. Policymakers seem hopeful that the program will help reduce interest rate risk in the banking system—the current problem—while managing to avoid the stigma of borrowing from the discount window. Banks request more loans than usual These support mechanisms appear to be working: during the recent crisis, banks turned to both programs. As of the middle of last week, discount window lending had risen to $110.2bn, down from $152.9bn the week before, when the turbulence began. Those numbers are abnormally high: Discount window loans totaled just $4.6 billion a week before the turmoil began. The new program also attracted borrowers. Banks took out $53.7 billion in loans, according to Federal Reserve data. Two weeks ago, the figure was $11.9 billion. The names of the specific borrowers will be released in 2025. Loan application could be an indication of trouble The next question is perhaps the most critical: Analysts are weighing whether it is a good thing for banks to resort to these programs or whether their increased loan requests are a sign that they are still in deep trouble. “There are still banks that feel the need to take advantage of these programs,” said Subadra Rajappa, director of US interest rate strategy at Société Générale. “Without a doubt, money is being taken out of the banking sector and going to other investments or to bigger banks.” While Silicon Valley Bank had some glaring weaknesses that regulatory experts say were not made known to the rest of the banking system, its failure has prompted people to take a closer look at banks, with account holders choosing to withdraw their money to punish those who share similarities with the failed institutions. PacWest Bancorp has been one of the banks beset by trouble. This week, the company said it had taken out a $10.5 billion loan from the Federal Reserve's discount window. Or the loans could be a good sign The fact that banks feel comfortable using these tools could give depositors and financial markets peace of mind that money will continue to flow, which could help avoid future problems. In the past, borrowing from the Federal Reserve carried a stigma, as it was seen as an indication that a bank might be in trouble. Now, the collateral held by banks is not at risk of default, just worth less in the debt market as a result of rapidly rising interest rates. “In my opinion, this situation is very different from what I have seen in the past,” concluded Greg Peters, Co-Head of Investments at PGIM Fixed Income. https://www.elespectador.com/economia/macroeconomia/el-papel-de-la-reserva-federal-en-la-turbulencia-bancaria-de-ee-uu/

Just one day after Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Galant's objections to judicial reform became known, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed him from office. This was made known by the president's office in a one-line statement, exacerbating an internal crisis that the country is experiencing due to the administration's intention to grant the Government greater control over the selection of Supreme Court judges and limit the authority of the court over Parliament. “The gap within our society is widening and penetrating the Israel Defense Forces,” Galant said in a televised speech on judicial reform. “This is a clear, immediate and tangible danger to the security of the State. I will not be a part of this." His proposal was to postpone the legislation, which is due to be voted on next week, warning that it had caused unrest in the military and was therefore a threat to Israel's security. Galant, 64, was appointed less than three months ago as head of the Defense portfolio. His appointment eased fears in Washington that Netanyahu could name a far-right lawmaker to oversee Israel's military, which receives aid and technical assistance from the United States, according to The New York Times. In fact, as documented by the American newspaper, Galant received strong pressure to distance himself from the government's judicial reform. The former naval command, for example, received calls from former military colleagues to speak out against the project promoted by the prime minister. In addition, other former naval commandos held protests in front of his house to persuade him to break ranks with the president. While the Government does not seem to take its finger off the line, the organizers of the demonstrations have called for intensifying the protests. In fact, after Netanyahu's decision to fire Galant, they called a demonstration for this Sunday in Tel Aviv. In addition, Yair Lapid, former prime minister and current leader of the opposition, also expressed his qualms. Through Twitter, he wrote: "Netanyahu can stop Galant, but he cannot stop reality and the people of Israel, who are facing the follies of this coalition." https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/mas-paises/en-medio-de-la-reforma-judicial-benjamin-netanyahu-despidio-al-ministro-de-defensa-israeli-noticias-de-hoy/

The US Department of Defense has allocated additional funds for the production and maintenance of the Trident II (D5) missiles. This was officially announced on the Pentagon website. this is what we know Lockheed Martin has received more than $474 million to produce new ballistic missiles and support those already deployed for the Trident system's strategic missile cruisers. 62.9% of the work will be done at the Lockheed Martin plant in Utah. The company will also perform contract work at facilities in Arkansas, Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Maine, California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Missouri. The contract must be completed before September 30, 2027. In addition, the Pentagon has allocated $44 million to General Dynamics. It will support the fire control systems of the strategic missile cruisers, which are carriers of Trident II (D5) ballistic missiles. These are the Ohio-class submarines of the US Navy and the Vanguard-class submarines of the British Royal Navy. The works provided for in the contract must be completed by April 30, 2025. The Trident II (D5) is a fourth-generation ballistic missile for nuclear-powered submarines. It can carry individual targeting units with 100 and 475 kiloton thermonuclear warheads. The Trident II (D5) measures 13.42 meters long and 2.11 meters in diameter. The maximum launch range on a full charge is 7800 km. Using a small number of units, the missile can destroy targets at a distance of 11,300 km. Source: Pentagon, ZACKS https://gagadget.com/es/229006-lockheed-martin-ha-recibido-474-millones-de-dolares-para-la-fabricacion-y-el-mantenimiento-de-misiles-balisticos-trident-/

The Windows file explorer is the gateway to access the files stored on the computer, both the files we create and the files that are part of the system. Most of them are hidden or protected so that the user cannot make changes that affect the performance of the equipment and could jeopardize its operation. However, on certain occasions, we can see how the explorer does not open the folders as quickly as we would like. If we want to improve the operation of the file explorer so that it opens faster, especially when it comes to old computers or with storage units that are not SSDs, we just have to use the trick that we show you below. Open folders faster in Windows One of the most resource-intensive precepts in File Explorer is Preview, a feature that displays a thumbnail of the files in a folder. If we want to improve the performance of the browser so that it opens faster, we must deactivate this functionality. To disable the browser preview so that the folders open faster, we must do it through the Windows registry from the Windows search box using the term "regedit" without the quotes and we go to the folder https://www.softzone.es/noticias/windows/abrir-carpetas-windows-rapido/

Computers are getting faster, applications work more easily for us, however, when it comes to interacting with Windows it seems that it doesn't matter what the guts of our PC are, it always seems to go at the same pace. Is it something exclusive to the Redmond operating system? Is it a bad optimization in terms of hardware or is there a technical reason behind it? We explain it to you. The normal thing, and by simple logic, is to think that as we have more computational power in a computer, the programs consume fewer and fewer resources. However, we often find that this is not the case and that the lack of optimization prevails over other things. Is it about programmers' laziness or failing that there are a series of decisions at a technical level or unavoidable circumstances that lead to it? Windows always consumes the same resources as a PC We must start from the fact that in the current operating systems it is this same and not the applications, which is in charge of managing the different processes and, therefore, they not only decide where they are executed and in what order, but also in which conditions that do so and this is where we enter into two different ways of using hardware resources, both by the system itself and by the applications. However, there is one that is a nightmare in terms of performance and that turns certain processes into true vampires of the power of our computer, despite the fact that they do not really require that much power to function and that is that a fixed percentage of the capacity is assigned to them. processing. Regardless of whether we have a powerful high-end computer or a modest MiniPC. For example, Windows 11 comes standard with Virtualization Based Security, a feature that provides rather little for home users, but is capable of consuming 5% performance, regardless of whether you're running an application on a Celeron or a Celeron. Xeon, with the difference in power that this implies. https://hardzone.es/noticias/componentes/windows-rendimiento-pc-motivos/

As long as the government of President Petro persists in getting its hands on the electricity tariff scheme seeking to alleviate the pockets of lower-income Colombians, the ability to pay of companies in the sector could be jeopardized. The underlying motivation for this intervention (which we will see while the concept of the Council of State is released) is to lower electricity rates in the country, which also have their part in the rise in inflation. However, it is not very clear what the intention of President Gustavo Petro is when he intervenes in commissions in which there is ministerial and National Planning representation, because in the end the decisions that are made there are not approved behind the backs of the ministers and the director of the DNP. Trying to avoid reaching these extremes, the different electrical business segments are exploring actions to make these breaks in rates a reality. The truth is that "the existence of a clear tariff framework has allowed this industry to benefit from stable and predictable income, even in scenarios of economic slowdown", according to the rating firm BRC Ratings. For the president of the Colombian Chamber of Energy (CCE), Carlos Alberto Zarruk, "in determining prices, technical analysis should prevail, because otherwise it could affect the financial sustainability of the companies that provide the service , which would put the country's energy security at risk. The handbrake that the Council of State has provisionally placed on Petro's claims does not seem to be enough to give companies in the electricity sector peace of mind. A high voltage is perceived between businessmen. For this reason, they agree that some points of the tariff scheme should be reviewed, but within the framework of legal stability and business security. It is a message that also comes from the Colombian Association of Electricity Distributors (Asocodis): its director, José Camilo Manzur, considers that "all these reviews are carried out under the institutional framework of the sector, in which we have been for the last 30 years and has borne great fruit. It must be said that part of the most marked rate hike in some markets has international ingredients: after the pandemic, nobody imagined a Russian invasion of Ukraine with the excessive growth in energy prices, which accentuated inflation, especially among producers . One of the tariff ingredients that has put pressure on the cost of electricity has been the Producer Price Index (PPI). Despite these considerations, the main players in the Colombian electricity sector agree that actions should be implemented to achieve control over the price of electricity. “The best way to ensure efficient rates without directly intervening in prices is by increasing competition. And for that, two minimum conditions must be met: that the rates cover the costs of providing the service and that there be stability in the rules. Otherwise, it will be difficult to attract new investment to the sector”, says the former Minister of Mines and Energy, and current director of the Regional Center for Energy Studies (CREE), Tomás González. A tepid tariff agreement In this field there are no magic formulas to press a considerable drop in the price of electricity rates. Since last year, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez, has gotten her hands on the matter with the pact for tariff justice, without fully achieving the objectives of the initiative. "In order to find solutions that allow adjusting electricity rates in Colombia, it is essential, initially, to take into account the particularities of each region, as in the case of the Caribbean and Valle del Cauca, whose rates differ significantly from the national averages," he points out. Juan Ricardo Ortega, president of Grupo Energía Bogotá. In terms of tariffs, an important balance is required between efficient tariffs, minimizing the impact on users, "but at the same time guaranteeing the future provision of the service in which the sector can advance, increase coverage, improve the quality of service, adapt and modernize networks and accelerating the energy transition”, Manzur points out. Analysts and unions from the sector and production hope that the actions taken will not lead the country to experience dire situations that other countries in the region have experienced in their electrical system. "That what has happened in other Latin American countries, where that balance was not maintained, will not happen to us," asserts the director of Asocodis. https://www.elespectador.com/economia/que-se-puede-hacer-para-bajar-los-precios-de-la-electricidad/

Karim Khan, prosecutor in charge of the investigation carried out by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Vladimir Putin, referred to the decision of the judicial body to issue an arrest warrant against the head of state. On the morning of this Friday, the ICC released a statement requesting the arrest of Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, presidential commissioner for Children's Rights, for having "illegally deported" Ukrainian children to Russian territory. Through a statement from the ICC, Khan explained that his office, after almost a year of investigations, "has confirmed that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Putin and Lvova-Belova have criminal responsibility for the deportation and transfer" of children. . Khan, who has visited war camps and destroyed cities in eastern Ukraine, said that when his team visited the cities to verify human rights complaints, they were able to identify "the deportation of at least hundreds of children taken from orphanages and child care homes”. This process, defends Khan, would have been sponsored by the Kremlin because "through presidential decrees issued by President Putin" the "granting of Russian citizenship" to illegally deported children was expedited. In addition, the chief prosecutor of the ICC assured that these children who came to the jurisdiction of Russia, were facilitated "adoption by Russian families." According to kyiv, more than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been deported by Russian officials and military since the start of the war. Many of them, the Ukrainian authorities maintain, were transferred to institutions and foster homes. "My Office alleges that these acts, among others, demonstrate an intent to permanently remove these children from their own country," Khan said in the statement. The prosecutor, who has stressed that he will investigate crimes committed by both Kiev and Moscow, explained that "at the time of these deportations, Ukrainian children were protected persons under the Fourth Geneva Convention." Children as spoils of war The prosecutor added that since September 2022 the investigations and procedures to make this situation visible. For example, for that month, Khan addressed the UN Security Council to "emphasize" the alleged illegal deportation of Ukrainian minors, an issue he considered to be "a priority for my Office." “While I was there,” Khan says, “I visited one of the nursing homes from which the children were allegedly taken, near the current front line of the conflict. The accounts of those who had cared for these children and their fears about what had become of them underscored the urgent need for action.” In the text of the ICC official, a call is made for "those responsible for the alleged crimes to be held accountable and for the children to be returned to their families and communities." Khan, who assured Euronews in 2022 that his role was to leave no room for impunity, stressed the importance of "not allowing children to be treated as if they were the spoils of war." Finally, the official acknowledges that so far the ICC has taken "the first step", will continue with the investigations so that his "Office fully complies with its responsibility in accordance with article 54 of the Rome Statute to investigate the incriminating and exculpatory circumstances for equal". “As I said when I was in Bucha (a city near kyiv) last May, Ukraine is a crime scene that encompasses a complex and wide range of alleged international crimes. We will not hesitate to file further requests for arrest warrants when the evidence so requires," he said. https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/europa/putin-habria-deportado-ninos-y-los-habria-puesto-en-adopcion-ilegalmente-cpi/

It was a model quite expected, it is already a reality. It is the new phone with a folding screen that the company Huawei has presented, which is one of the first to bet on this type of device. The terminal includes options that are interesting, both aesthetically and in hardware, and we are going to show you the most important thing you should know. The new Huawei Mate X3 is a model that is committed to a book-type fold, thus maintaining the commitment of previous generations. And in what has to do with the integrated screens, the internal OLED LTPO has dimensions of 7.85 inches with a resolution of 2,496 x 2,224 pixels and a frequency of 120Hz. This is accompanied by a 6.4" Full HD + also at 120Hz and that has the curiosity of being curved. Advances in all sections on this Huawei phone An example that is very clear regarding what we are saying is that the company has managed to make this Huawei Mate X3 lighter and thinner. And, this, is a great advance compared to what the competition offers. The fact is that in the first case it remains at 239 grams, while, in the second, we are talking about spectacular 5.3 millimeters when it is open... which is truly crazy for this segment of the market. Therefore, here it is better than models from, for example, Samsung. Another good news that comes with this device is that it offers protection against water (IPX8), something that is not exactly common in foldables today - only the Samsung Galaxy Z include this feature. Huawei has even indicated that it includes a mode of use with wet hands so that this is not a problem when using the terminal. Without a doubt, another good detail in the new smartphone we are talking about. A hinge that is differential The one included is free-stop, which means that it can remain in place at any point of its travel without suffering additional wear and allowing excellent handling. In this way, using the Mate X3 in a lectern position to consume multimedia content is possible, even choosing the way in which you want to place the screen with video calls. A good detail that provides one more point of usability. The hardware that includes this smartphone It is quite a powerful piece of equipment that includes everything necessary for the applications to work perfectly both with the screen open and closed. In addition, the user experience that is achieved is excellent. This is the most important thing you should know: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4G processor. Storage up to 1TB. Stereo sound Fingerprint reader on the side power button 4,800 mAh battery with 66W fast and 50W wireless charging. Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6; Bluetooth 5.2; NFC; GPS; usb type c Operating system: HarmonyOS 3.1 https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2023/03/23/smartphones/1679583722_301605.html

Printers and Windows have never gotten along, neither now nor in the past. Printer problems with all operating systems on the market, including macOS and Linux, are something that users have struggled with for many years. The solution to this problem, according to the manufacturer, is to install the corresponding application that they offer us, an application that the only thing it includes is a large number of additional applications that fill our equipment with garbage. A clear example is found in the application that HP, the po[CENSORED]r printer manufacturer, makes available to us through the Microsoft Store. In order to use this application, the first thing we must do is create an account, an absurd requirement no matter how you look at it and that makes us wonder if the documents we print will be stored on the company's servers associated with our account, skipping our privacy in style. Fortunately, as the years have gone by, Windows has been optimizing the management of printer drivers and, currently, it is capable of perfectly recognizing the model of the printer that we have connected to download exactly the specific drivers in order to minimize problems. usual when printing. However, as we have commented at the beginning of this article, Windows and printers still do not get along and on more than one occasion, the printer remains waiting after sending one or more documents to print, accumulating in the tray. impression. Restart Windows print tasks The solution that many users use is to delete the files located in the print queue to try to send documents to the printer again. However, unfortunately, this is not the case, since the first document that we have sent is always left halfway to the printer, but without leaving Windows. The only solution to this problem, which unfortunately is very common, is to purge all print jobs. To carry out this process, I create a script, a set of commands that are automatically executed when we need to unlock the printer and that delete all the files that Windows has pending to print, but that, for an unknown reason, it does not want. do it. We can create this task so that it runs automatically when we need it using the Notepad application. Once open, we copy and paste the following code: net stop spooler net start spooler exit Finally, click on File> Save as and in type we select all the files, then write the name with which we want to identify the script and add the .bat extension. It is very important to add the .bat extension to the end of the file name, since it is a type of file that allows us to execute the commands that are inside it. We must always run this file in Administrator mode, something we can do with the right mouse button by selecting the Run as administrator option. https://www.softzone.es/noticias/windows/solucionar-problemas-impresora-windows/

The vast majority of users do not know how to place their computer in the right place and it is not their fault, but rather it is due to the external influence that comes for aesthetic reasons. That is why we are going to explain the reasons why you should place your computer on the table and not anywhere else. The most veteran will remember those horrible furniture with a section to place the PC tower and that its cables will not bother aesthetically and unfortunately I think that many desks were sold with this configuration, many people even came to see it as something normal. Another example is boxes on the ground or with a stove nearby. 3 disastrous examples to make of our computer. How to position the computer correctly If you have just bought a new PC and you do not know where to place it as a fixed position, take into account the 3 points that we leave you below, if you want the system to last much longer and you can enjoy and use it for longer Do not box the tower of your PC There is a tendency, mistaken, for many people to place computer towers boxed in or on the ground and it is nothing more than an involuntary error or that has been learned over time due to the fact that an aesthetic has been imposed, for part of people without computer knowledge. In other words, it has been shown many times in a photo and that has been understood as something common and ordinary. The problem? It is that this is a fallacy, since what is usual is not always good. Let's start from the fact that a tower computer requires constant quality cooling that is not obstructed or hindered by any type of external element. In the same way that you do not box a microwave, you should not do it with a PC for the simple fact that if its ambient temperature is higher than normal, its security measures will be activated, which include drops in the speed of component clock and with it a worse performance than the system should have. https://hardzone.es/noticias/equipos/donde-no-colocar-ordenador/

After the visit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Colombia, the entity highlighted the growth of 7.5% last year, being one of the most dynamic among emerging economies and assured that the country's economy is experiencing a growth trajectory more sustainable. "Macroeconomic policies, which had a restrictive stance last year that is expected to continue this year, are facilitating this transition, along with slowing global growth and higher global borrowing costs," the entity said in a statement. . He stressed that this is a necessary cooling, which will allow inflation to slow down and that it can reach the goal of the Banco de la República by the end of 2024; It would also gradually reduce the current account deficit to the historical average of 4% of GDP, with financing coming mostly from foreign direct investment flows. For the IMF, although there are downside risks, the fundamentals of the economy, as well as the country's policies and policy frameworks are "solid and point to the country's resilience." Regarding the international situation, he pointed out that the tightening of world financial conditions could be more accentuated than expected, which would have negative effects on the prices of raw materials, capital outflows and domestic demand. In addition, he said that internal risks cannot be ruled out. "Reforms will need to be prudently managed and further communicated, and macroeconomic policies will need to be strong enough to reduce internal and external imbalances," the IMF said in a document, noting that the two-year Facility Facility deal Flexible Credit (LCF), with access to the equivalent of SDR 7,155.7 million (US$9,800 million), which was approved in April 2022, provides additional external reserves in case of extreme risk scenarios, "which strengthens the already solid resilience from Colombia. In the evaluation by the Executive Board, the fiscal adjustment of 2022 was indicated as favorable, as well as the adjustment that is planned for this year, "which goes beyond the consolidation required by the fiscal rule." They observed that the planned adjustment strikes a balance between improving the deficit and, at the same time, using the tax reform to increase social spending. Thus, Directors congratulated the authorities on their commitment to implement the fiscal rule going forward and generally agreed that improving fiscal balances slightly beyond what the fiscal rule indicates in the coming years will help reduce financing needs, facilitate the convergence of public debt towards its medium-term anchor, build up reserves and permanently reduce external imbalances. Of course, a few directors did not consider that an adjustment that went beyond that required by the fiscal rule was necessary in the medium term. It was highlighted that it remains important to continue efforts to phase out distortionary fuel subsidies. On interest rates, directors highlighted the tightening of monetary policy by the Banco de la República, which is consistent with the inflation targeting framework. In addition, they gave a favorable perspective on the commitment to maintain a restrictive monetary orientation until price pressures and inflationary expectations have entered a downward trajectory. They indicated that the external position is sustainable, and that the flexible exchange rate must continue fulfilling its function of facilitating external adjustment, as long as financial stability is not compromised. They viewed the health, pension and labor reforms as positive, but emphasized that these must be carried out prudently and, at the same time, preserve fiscal and financial stability. Lastly, they highlighted the government's objective of reducing the country's dependence on oil and coal. They indicated that in order to achieve an effective transition, it is necessary to make a gradual and communicated plan that "combines the energy needs of the national economy and its ability to generate foreign exchange with the transition of the world economy to a low-carbon economy." . https://www.larepublica.co/economia/fmi-dice-que-la-economia-colombiana-esta-en-una-transicion-al-crecimiento-sostenible-3575670