Digital Nomad - IT и номады

The startup Somnia Lab launches the first generation of robots for sex and showed how the training of "necessary movements" takes place. Pre-orders for the first batch of sex robots are expected to open soon. Cyberpunk, which we deserve.

Claude Code learned to explain complex things with pictures Engineer from Anthropic, Tarik Shchipar, shared the ELI5 skill with Claude Code. You write /eli5 and a topic, and Claude creates an HTML page with pictures, diagrams, and minimal text. It allows for a quick breakdown of an unfamiliar module, project architecture, or the cause of a failure. Currently, ELI5 is available in the Claude community repository, and you can install it using the following commands: claude plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community claude plugin install eli5@claude-community Anthropic is also discussing the possibility of making ELI5 an official plugin.

A little something about free software and private search on the internet. Everyone knows and uses the well-known independent search engine DuckDuckGo. But is it really independent and how much privacy does it offer? It turns out that this private search engine is owned by Gabriel Weinberg. He is the founder and CEO of DuckDuckGo, a search engine known for emphasizing user privacy and rejecting online tracking. However, in recent years, the company has been at the center of several major scandals. The main criticisms against Weinberg and DuckDuckGo revolve around two key themes: undisclosed collaborations with IT giants and political censorship. The most prominent scandal that significantly damaged the search engine's reputation as a "privacy advocate" occurred in May 2022 when an independent security researcher discovered that DuckDuckGo's mobile browser intentionally did not block trackers from Microsoft (including LinkedIn and Bing domains), allowing them to collect user data. It was revealed that DuckDuckGo had a secret advertising syndication agreement with Microsoft. According to the terms of the contract, Weinberg was required to make concessions for the scripts of this corporation. Weinberg had to publicly justify this on Twitter. The company promised to change the terms of the contract, but the fact of a hidden exception for a major technology sponsor disappointed the crypto and privacy community. Introduction of political censorship (2022). Initially, DuckDuckGo attracted users by providing a "clean" search without algorithmic manipulations, which was popular among people with alternative views. In March 2022, Gabriel Weinberg officially announced that DuckDuckGo was starting to artificially lower the ranking of websites associated with "Russian disinformation." Users accused Weinberg of abandoning the principle of internet neutrality in favor of the Western political agenda and the US State Department. The search engine also suspended its collaboration with "Yandex." This led to a mass boycott by users who switched to other platforms (such as Startpage or SearX), stating that Weinberg had implemented the same censorship that Google had always been criticized for. Interestingly, DuckDuckGo was created by a person who made his first capital by selling his first major business - the social network NamesDatabase, which he created in the early 2000s and sold to Classmates.com in 2006 for about $10 million. The irony is that the person who made his first fortune by collecting and subsequently selling a huge database of personal data to a third-party corporation later positioned himself as the leading advocate for privacy. In conclusion: officially, DuckDuckGo remains a private American company (DuckDuckGo, Inc.), registered in Pennsylvania. It is not directly owned by the US government, however: It depends entirely on Microsoft's infrastructure (DuckDuckGo search engine operates on the Bing engine). It complies with US legislation and operates within the Western information sphere, openly applying censorship in search results for political reasons, engaging in political censorship. And whose side the company was on during the pandemic times is also clear. Enjoy your privacy. But remember that Gabriel Weinberg is a snitch. Yes, he is already snitching on your personal data and search history to three-letter US agencies. And to one six-letter agency outside the US.

✈️ Digital Nomad Visa 2026: new income thresholds The requirements for digital nomad visas have been updated. Here are the current figures for 2026: 🇪🇸 Spain from €2849 per month (+ €916 for spouse, + €305 for each child) Duration: up to 3 years, renewable. Path to permanent residency available. 🇵🇹 Portugal (D8) from €3680 per month (increased since January 2026) Duration: 2 years + renewal. Eligible for citizenship after 5 years. 🇹🇭 Thailand (DTV) Not income, but savings of 500,000 baht (~$15,000) 5-year multiple-entry visa, up to 180 days at a time (extendable). Other popular options: • Greece — from €3500/month • Croatia — from €3622/month (maximum 18 months) • Estonia — from €4500 net (highest threshold in Europe) • Italy — ~€28–30 thousand per year + diploma Thresholds are almost everywhere linked to the minimum wage and increase annually. Applications must be submitted strictly based on current figures — applications below the threshold will not be accepted. Source: ellis.com

Xiaomi has released a flagship aquarium with an auto-feeder and smartphone-controlled features. The Smart Fish Tank 2 Pro can dispense food according to a schedule, as well as regulate lighting, filtration, and other parameters based on the type and quantity of fish. It also has a port for additional equipment and can run on a power bank in case of a power outage. Its capacity is 31 liters, and the price is 7500 rubles (¥599).

It seems that Elon Musk has a new utopian project, surpassing in audacity even Hyperloop and maybe even the Mission to Mars. Why? Simply because Musk has decided to become the leading chip producer for AI in the world. Elon Musk has just challenged all chip factories on the planet combined. According to the Emperor of Mars (Samsung + TSMC + Micron + others), they only produce 2% of what he needs right now. He made such an offer to all chip manufacturers in the world: "I'll buy ALL of your production. And even in that case... it's not enough for me." That's why he is building a monster in Texas with a footprint of over 100 million square feet. The building, when completed, will become the largest and most valuable structure on Earth. Only the first phase of the project costs $16.8 billion. His final statement leaves no room for refusal: "Either we build Terafab... or we have no chips. And we need chips." Terafab is a semiconductor factory (chip plant) designed to produce an absurd amount of artificial intelligence chips. The specific goal is to produce chips equivalent to 1 terawatt (1 TW) of computing power per year. What humanity produces in decades, Musk wants to produce every year. This is no longer ambition. This is a declaration of war against scarcity. Of course, Musk knows how to calculate, and most likely, he has already thought about where he will get terawatts of electricity every year. But the problem is that there are no such capacities in the US that can be introduced within a year. In addition, Chinese models are already able to use orders of magnitude less power for calculations comparable in performance to leading companies in the AI field. We live in a time when planning large investment projects, especially in the field of AI, it is no longer possible to predict how the industry will change in six months. But Musk, confident that we are living in a simulation, apparently decided to play Monopoly on a global scale. What if one person concentrates 98% of the computational power of all AI chips in his hands, thought Musk? Such projects will certainly not allow one person to realize, whoever he may be. And in scope, the project greatly resembles the ambitions of a state striving to become great again. At the expense of others.

Russians can go to paradise islands and live there for up to three years - even without a residence permit. We are talking about the Philippines, where foreigners can stay in the country for a long time by extending their stay. At the same time, life by the ocean can be cheaper than renting an apartment in major Russian cities. The average bill at a cafe is around $10 (830 rubles), and renting a bike for a month is about $130 (11 thousand rubles). In addition, it is warm all year round, there are fresh fruits, and hundreds of tropical islands around. Telecommuters, the plan for the next three years is set.