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@wabrandsma.eurosky.social
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Hans de Vreij
1 day ago
'Wachtwoordmanager Passwork verzwijgt banden met Russische geheime diensten'
nos.nl/l/2623323
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'Wachtwoordmanager Passwork verzwijgt banden met Russische geheime diensten'
Dat concludeert het journalistencollectief OCCRP, samen met onder meer Investico, NU.nl, De Groene Amsterdammer en De Tijd.
https://nos.nl/l/2623323
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Merien ten Houten
2 days ago
Watertekort in Nederland, extra maatregelen nodig vanwege droogte.
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Bruno J. Navarro
1 day ago
Short sellers are rapidly increasing their bets against SpaceX, driving bearish positioning to nearly one-third of the company’s public float as the struggling stock hovers below its IPO offering price.
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Short sellers load up against SpaceX as stock drops below IPO price
About 185 million SpaceX shares are now sold short, representing roughly 29% of the company's publicly tradable float, according to S3.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/short-sellers-load-up-against-spacex-as-stock-retreats-back-to-ipo-price.html
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Taylor Lorenz
1 day ago
Here's who online anonymity is for.
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Carl Quintanilla
6 months ago
COLBERT: “.. Do not compare ICE or the border patrol to the Nazis. .. The Nazis were willing to show their faces.”
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
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Don’t ask me about my profits, but let’s talk about your wages
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How Western capitalists use China-bashing to deflect attention from their soaring profits
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Don’t ask me about my profits, but let’s talk about your wages
How Western capitalists use China-bashing to deflect attention from their soaring profits
https://branko2f7.substack.com/p/dont-ask-me-about-my-profits-but
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Chris Murphy
4 days ago
The CLARITY Act is the bill supported by the crypto industry to increase their reach into our banking system and broader economy. There are many problems with the bill, but most egregious is that is essentially legalizes Donald Trump's crypto corruption scheme. Let me explain.
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Angry Donkey News
4 days ago
JD Vance blames media: "If the media wants to tell the truth, they ought to tell the truth that a group of left-wing radicals have been working tirelessly… to try to make it impossible for the president of the US to… enforce our immigration laws!"
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The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) on X
JD Vance blames media: "If the media wants to tell the truth, they ought to tell the truth that a group of left-wing radicals have been working tirelessly… to try to make it impossible for the preside...
https://x.com/i/status/2077038211637907913
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Jelmer Visser
4 days ago
Weet je nog vorige maand toen allerlei kolossale zwakzinnigen beweerden dat die beursgang van SpaceX zo’n fantastische investering was?
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Techdirt
4 days ago
A Dozen States Sue To Block Paramount’s Shitty, Unpopular Merger A dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount/CBS' $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers....
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/14/a-dozen-states-sue-to-block-paramounts-shitty-unpopular-merger/
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A Dozen States Sue To Block Paramount’s Shitty, Unpopular Merger
A dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount/CBS' $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The states argue the deal will undermine market competition, cause untold layoffs, result in higher prices and lower quality for consumers, and significantly harm a Hollywood entertainment industry that still hasn't fully recovered from Covid, the streaming revolution, or previous shitty mergers. …
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/14/a-dozen-states-sue-to-block-paramounts-shitty-unpopular-merger/
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Eric Smit
4 days ago
Het vonnis inzake Solvinity is binnen. De eis van het Londense private equity bedrijf Vitruvian Partners en de vennootschap Solvinity om het verbod te schorsen is afgewezen. De rechter oordeelt dat 'de overname van Solvinity door Kyndryl Nederland een bedreiging [kan] vormen voor het publiek belang'
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Hans de Vreij
4 days ago
'EU imposes sanctions on 15 people involved in torture of Ukrainian prisoners, including at Olenivka'
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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EU imposes sanctions on 15 people involved in torture of Ukrainian prisoners, including at Olenivka
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 15 individuals and a Russian detention facility over their involvement in the abuse and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/07/14/8043982/
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Piratenpartij Nederland
5 days ago
De EU wil verslavend ontwerp (dark patterns) in games en apps verbieden. Dít is hoe je jongeren écht beschermt: niet met leeftijdsverificatie die iedereens privacy opoffert, maar door de macht van
#BigTech
in te perken en manipulatieve verdienmodellen aan banden te leggen. 🏴☠️
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Adults Broke The Internet, And They’re Trying To Fix It By Kicking Kids Off
www.techdirt.com/2026/07/10/a...
to fix the actual underlying societal problems [...] involves taxing some of the tech companies to pay for better support for children.
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Adults Broke The Internet, And They’re Trying To Fix It By Kicking Kids Off
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of developmental psychologist Candice Odgers. I’ve mentioned her and her work on the site many times, and she was a guest on my podcast as well. She …
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/10/adults-broke-the-internet-and-theyre-trying-to-fix-it-by-kicking-kids-off/
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jamelle
6 days ago
A few words on the passing of South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, who spent the last ten years of his life eagerly helping Donald Trump in his quest to destroy American democracy.
youtu.be/z4HMequIiiY
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What is there to say about Lindsay Graham?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
https://youtu.be/z4HMequIiiY
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Pieterjan Huyghebaert (VRT NWS)
6 days ago
Voor wie meer wil weten over Count Binface: Wie is Count Binface, de satirische kandidaat die Nigel Farage doet zweten?
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Wie is Count Binface, de satirische kandidaat die Nigel Farage doet zweten? | VRT NWS Nieuws
Een intergalactische graaf met een vuilnisbak als hoofd, dat is voorlopig de belangrijkste tegenkandidaat van Nigel Farage bij de tussentijdse verkiezing in Clacton-on-Sea. Satire natuurlijk, maar Cou...
https://vrtnws.be/p.bDMa06m3l
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Anne Applebaum
6 days ago
Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a
@theatlantic.com
cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/trumps-collaborators/612250/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37VvL0PqbeWknkrDqW3My2Y&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦
6 days ago
Ukrainian interceptor drone takes down a Russian Shahed near the Odesa coast before it reaches a crowded beach.
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Ben Coates
7 days ago
One is one of the world‘s most famous far right leaders; the other is the current Dutch minister of defence. They are both trying to stir up trouble and raise tensions for political benefit - even after the police explicitly said there was very little trouble on the streets.
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The Guardian
7 days ago
‘He goes a bit funny if you use his real name’: the unstoppable rise of Count Binface
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‘He goes a bit funny if you use his real name’: the unstoppable rise of Count Binface
Nigel Farage foresaw a summer stroll to glory when he forced a byelection – but now risks his career being trashed
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/11/unstoppable-rise-of-count-binface-clacton-farage?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1783747401
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Glyn Moody
7 days ago
"trashed" - I see what you did there...
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Megan Gray
8 days ago
DuckDuckGo blocking YouTube ads....... 🙄 it's been a minute since I worked on the ReplayTV-SonicBlue case, another de je vous moment
spreadprivacy.com/youtube-ad-...
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Watch YouTube Without Ads on the DuckDuckGo Browser
DuckDuckGo now blocks most video ads, including on YouTube! Try it on desktop or mobile today.
https://spreadprivacy.com/youtube-ad-blocking/
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The Onion
9 days ago
CEO Reveals How He Used AI To Build One-Person Company That's $1.3 Billion In Debt
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Nathan Tankus
9 days ago
NEW
@crisesnotes.bsky.social
PIECE: I finally finish a series I started last fall on what ties together Conventional Wisdom Processors and the constitutional crisis under the second Trump administration. This is the "payoff" piece which puts the pieces together.
www.crisesnotes.com/what-connect...
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What Connects Conventional Wisdom Processors, AI and The Second Trump Administration’s Constitutional Crisis? Part Three
This is a premium piece of Notes on the Crises. Subscribe here to read the full piece- and series. Find part one here and part two here. Dear readers. I was interrupted by sickness last winter from f...
https://www.crisesnotes.com/what-connects-conventional-wisdom-processors-ai-and-the-second-trump-administrations-constitutional-crisis-part-three/
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WIRED
8 days ago
Solid-state batteries are safer and more capable—but harder to mass-produce. They also represent an opportunity for non-Chinese companies to get back in the game.
www.wired.com/story/prolog...
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Meet the Battery Startup Taking on China’s Giants
Solid-state batteries are safer and more capable—but harder to mass-produce. They also represent an opportunity for non-Chinese companies to get back in the game.
https://www.wired.com/story/prologium-battery-startup-betting-against-china/
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Hans de Vreij
8 days ago
'A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it won’t be simple or quick'
apnews.com/article/us-u...
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A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it won’t be simple or quick
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defense systems could mark a major breakthrough for Kyiv.
https://apnews.com/article/us-ukraine-russia-patriot-license-trump-797bbb29923bcba14f8e8ba652e98499
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Marcus Lucas
8 days ago
In werkelijkheid is de VVD een instabiele factor geworden in ons landsbestuur. Dat is geen frame of spin, maar een oordeel van onafhankelijke experts die ervoor doorgeleerd hebben
www.groene.nl/artikel/op-z...
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Patrick Breyer
9 days ago
🇪🇺 The European Parliament lets
#chatcontrol
1.0 go through despite a majority voting against it (314:276) – allowing mass scanning of private chats until 2028. Survivors are warning. My analysis and why this is the wrong approach 👇 […]
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https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/116889627679596681
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Patrick Breyer
9 days ago
🇩🇪EU-Parlament lässt
#Chatkontrolle
1.0 trotz Mehrheits‑Nein (314:276) passieren – Massenscans privater Chats bis 2028 erlaubt. Betroffene warnen. Meine Einordnung und warum das der falsche Weg ist 👇 […]
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https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/116889627295628284
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Guus Valk
8 days ago
Pubquizzen, paaseitjes en een verdwenen ‘yes we can‘-gevoel. Hoe het kabinet-Jetten naar zichzelf kijkt. Met
@markodeh.bsky.social
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Pubquizzen, paaseitjes en een verdwenen ‘yes we can‘-gevoel. Hoe het kabinet-Jetten naar zichzelf kijkt
Zomerreces: Het politieke experiment van het kabinet-Jetten is vijf maanden oud. Bewindspersonen zeggen dat de start moeizaam was. Onderling, en met de oppositie, is er vaak wantrouwen. „Ik had niet g...
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/07/10/pubquizzen-paaseitjes-en-een-verdwenen-yes-we-can-gevoel-hoe-het-kabinet-jetten-naar-zichzelf-kijkt-a4932235?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&utm_campaign=share&utm_term=share-modal&gift_token=4932235~1784302530~D6Ak4AbbQWeGX1rjvHCElA~ci41yrT_jw-4HAOr--k5_06PWQO07Km4x_O6djJ9QoI
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Marc Elias
8 days ago
I have warned that Trump never accepts defeat. Instead he escalates the attacks. This is his latest escalation.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In sweeping attack on elections, Trump fires leadership of key federal voting assistance commission
The dismissals leave the elections assistance agency without leadership just months before the upcoming 2026 midterms.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-leadership/
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Piratenpartij Nederland
9 days ago
📛 Het EU-Parlement liet vandaag Chat Control 1.0 alsnog passeren — massascanning van privéberichten mag weer tot 2028. Een meerderheid stemde tégen (314-276), maar haalde geen absolute meerderheid. Kinderen zijn de verliezers aldus Patrick Breyer. Wij blijven vechten tegen deze massasurveillance. 🏴☠️
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EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: "Our children lose out"
Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications ("Chat Control 1.0") to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting M...
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/
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Myrthe Hilkens
8 days ago
Kabinet zegt; ophoepelen.
@d66.nl
kom in godsnaam eens in verzet.
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Sudoku puzzle solved in 18 steps.
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Sudoku puzzle solved in 13 steps.
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Follow the Money
9 days ago
Niet alleen bedrijven huurden jarenlang uitzendkrachten in die goedkoper waren dan ‘gewoon’ personeel. Ook de Rijksoverheid maakte massaal gebruik van de constructie. Zelfs na een kritische uitspraak van de rechter bleven ministeries de uitzend-cao volgen.
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Overheid huurde voor meer dan 1,5 miljard euro personeel in onder omstreden uitzend-cao
Niet alleen het bedrijfsleven huurde veertien jaar lang massaal uitzendpersoneel in dat goedkoper was dan ‘gewone’ werknemers. Ook de Rijksoverheid maakte volop gebruik van uitzendkrachten die waren i...
https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/overheid-huurde-voor-meer-dan-15-miljard-euro-personeel-in-onder-omstreden-uitzend-cao?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=RijkUitzendCAO
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Bart Aafjes
9 days ago
NATO is no longer managing a crisis. They are planning victory for Ukraine. The Kremlin is fuming.
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The New York Times
9 days ago
A recent financial disclosure shows that President Trump has made $2.2 billion since he returned to office. On "The Daily," our investigative reporter reveals the Trump family’s next potential windfall and how the president's position is helping it happen.
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The Unprecedented Personal Profits of Trump’s Presidency
The Trump family is making money in sectors that align with the president’s agenda.
https://nyti.ms/4vhh0TZ
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Jen Mercieca
11 days ago
TX news right now: Cyclospora infections (explosive diarrhea) Covid infections (y'all know what that is) New World Screw Worm (flesh eating maggots) 😱
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🇳🇱 Spoedstemming over
#ChatControl
1.0 – welke Europarlementariërs hebben hier vandaag voor gestemd?
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Patrick Breyer
11 days ago
🇩🇪Eilabstimmung über
#Chatkontrolle
1.0 - welche Abgeordneten haben dem heute zugestimmt? 🇬🇧 Urgency vote on #ChatControl 1.0 - which MEPs approved this today? 🇫🇷
#chatcontrol
1.0 en procédure accélérée - qui a donné son accord aujourd'hui ? 👉
https://mepwatch.eu/10/vote.html?v=195338
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Patrick Breyer
11 days ago
Narrow majority to allow the urgent motion to reinstate
#chatcontrol
1.0 mass scans. 331 in favor. 304 against. 11 abstentions. A dark day for privacy and democracy. On Thursday, there will be a vote on the substance of the law. Only an absolute majority can stop it. 🚨
https://fightchatcontrol.eu
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Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
https://fightchatcontrol.eu
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Piratenpartei Saarland
11 days ago
🚨 Verfahrenstrick vor der Sommerpause! EVP & Mitgliedstaaten wollen die abgelehnte
#Chatkontrolle
1.0 per Dringlichkeitsverfahren durchdrücken – ohne echte Mehrheit. Anlasslose Massenüberwachung statt gezieltem Kinderschutz. Wir
#PIRATEN
sagen NEIN!
#ChatkonTrollDich
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The Tennessee Holler
11 days ago
🧵 on the “absolute nonsense” from Tennessee Republicans to kill a thriving cannabis/hemp industry in Tennessee (on behalf of Big Alcohol) (The law from Lamberth & Briggs kicked in July 1st…The “R” stands for “Reverse”😕)
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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies
11 days ago
The Russian military has suffered 1.4 million battlefield casualties and as many as 450,000 deaths since its February 2022 full-scale invasion. Since World War II, no major power has suffered anywhere near these numbers of casualties or fatalities in any war. Read more
https://bit.ly/4vQXO0v
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The Analyst
11 days ago
NATO AGREES SAAB BOMBARDIER GLOBAL-6500 GLOBALEYE AS NEXT AWACS Ten of the aircraft will be procured to replace the aged E3 Sentry in shared NATO service in Europe. The original Plan was to go with Boeings E-7 but the Pentagon cancelled it before Congress forced its late reinstatement.
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Marijn Sax
11 days ago
Nog even over dit Nieuwsuur-item + artikel op
nos.nl
Er wordt gesproken over een "vorige week verschenen rapport" en over "een alarmistisch rapport: Europe 2031." Ik heb er inmiddels naar gekeken. Het is helemaal geen rapport, maar slechts een fictieverhaaltje.
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...
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Europa loopt ver achter in AI-race en de doemscenario's komen nu al uit
Eerder dan experts verwachtten, probeert Amerika AI-technieken voor zichzelf te houden. Dat legt Europa's afhankelijkheid pijnlijk bloot.
https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2620589-europa-loopt-ver-achter-in-ai-race-en-de-doemscenario-s-komen-nu-al-uit
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Tweakers
12 days ago
Het begon simpel: ik wilde niet meer betalen voor Google Foto's. Twee maanden later heb ik een klein serverrack thuis staan met daarin een mini-pc, een nas, een switch, een patchpaneel en een Raspberry Pi als back-upsysteem. Het homelab is mijn nieuwe hobby en het is een beetje duur, maar vooral ...
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Redactieblog: Ik wilde weg bij Google en heb nu een thuisserver met 21 diensten
https://ebx.sh/8baACJ
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Raoul Beunen
12 days ago
Een heldere analyse van Thomas Oudman over de stikstofplannen: het ontbreekt aan visie en een integrale aanpak. Het risico is verdere schaalvergroting, meer natuurverlies en vergroting van andere problemen.
decorrespondent.nl/17094/de-nie...
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De nieuwe stikstofplannen zijn levensgevaarlijk voor natuur buiten de beschermde gebieden
Eindelijk een minister die de koe bij de hoorns vat: de stikstofneerslag in en om beschermde natuurgebieden gaat dalen en dat is goed nieuws. Maar de rest van het platteland – de helft van Nederland –...
https://decorrespondent.nl/17094/de-nieuwe-stikstofplannen-zijn-levensgevaarlijk-voor-natuur-buiten-de-beschermde-gebieden/cd63bd6d-5ebe-08a1-1ae5-fe9c14e0d97d
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