La estatua más alta del mundo es la Estatua de la Unidad, con una altura de 182 mts, ubicada en el estado de Gujarat, India.
El diseño de la Estatua de la Unidad es obra del escultor indio Ram V. Sutar, reconocido por su habilidad en retratar figuras históricas. La figura se inspira en una fotografía de Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel en la que aparece representado con el atuendo y el porte que lo caracterizaron durante los años posteriores a la independencia de la India.
El proyecto utilizó 25000 toneladas de acero estructural, 75000 metros cúbicos de hormigón y una capa exterior de bronce para garantizar su durabilidad. Además, la estatua está diseñada para soportar la embestida de vientos de hasta 180 km/h y terremotos de magnitud 6.5 en la escala de Richter.
La estatua más alta del mundo es la Estatua de la Unidad, con una altura de 182 mts, ubicada en el estado de Gujarat, India.
El diseño de la Estatua de la Unidad es obra del escultor indio Ram V. Sutar, reconocido por su habilidad en retratar figuras históricas. La figura se inspira en una fotografía de Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel en la que aparece representado con el atuendo y el porte que lo caracterizaron durante los años posteriores a la independencia de la India.
El proyecto utilizó 25000 toneladas de acero estructural, 75000 metros cúbicos de hormigón y una capa exterior de bronce para garantizar su durabilidad. Además, la estatua está diseñada para soportar la embestida de vientos de hasta 180 km/h y terremotos de magnitud 6.5 en la escala de Richter.
Telegram auto-delete message, expiring invites, and more
elegram is updating its messaging app with options for auto-deleting messages, expiring invite links, and new unlimited groups, the company shared in a blog post. Much like Signal, Telegram received a burst of new users in the confusion over WhatsApp’s privacy policy and now the company is adopting features that were already part of its competitors’ apps, features which offer more security and privacy. Auto-deleting messages were already possible in Telegram’s encrypted Secret Chats, but this new update for iOS and Android adds the option to make messages disappear in any kind of chat. Auto-delete can be enabled inside of chats, and set to delete either 24 hours or seven days after messages are sent. Auto-delete won’t remove every message though; if a message was sent before the feature was turned on, it’ll stick around. Telegram’s competitors have had similar features: WhatsApp introduced a feature in 2020 and Signal has had disappearing messages since at least 2016.
Spiking bond yields driving sharp losses in tech stocks
A spike in interest rates since the start of the year has accelerated a rotation out of high-growth technology stocks and into value stocks poised to benefit from a reopening of the economy. The Nasdaq has fallen more than 10% over the past month as the Dow has soared to record highs, with a spike in the 10-year US Treasury yield acting as the main catalyst. It recently surged to a cycle high of more than 1.60% after starting the year below 1%. But according to Jim Paulsen, the Leuthold Group's chief investment strategist, rising interest rates do not represent a long-term threat to the stock market. Paulsen expects the 10-year yield to cross 2% by the end of the year.
A spike in interest rates and its impact on the stock market depends on the economic backdrop, according to Paulsen. Rising interest rates amid a strengthening economy "may prove no challenge at all for stocks," Paulsen said.
