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In case you are a user of Facebook, Instagram and/or WhatsApp please read this deeply concerning article apnews.com/article/meta...
Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman
Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant.
apnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In case you are a user of Facebook, Instagram and/or WhatsApp please read this deeply concerning article apnews.com/article/meta...
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
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Heel bijzondere foto.
“Een opvallende plaat vanuit de ruimte. Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie ESA heeft een satellietfoto gedeeld waarop een besneeuwd Amsterdam te zien is. De foto is gisteren gemaakt door de Sentinel-2, die op bijna 800 kilometer hoogte rond de aarde vliegt.”
“Een opvallende plaat vanuit de ruimte. Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie ESA heeft een satellietfoto gedeeld waarop een besneeuwd Amsterdam te zien is. De foto is gisteren gemaakt door de Sentinel-2, die op bijna 800 kilometer hoogte rond de aarde vliegt.”
January 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Heel bijzondere foto.
“Een opvallende plaat vanuit de ruimte. Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie ESA heeft een satellietfoto gedeeld waarop een besneeuwd Amsterdam te zien is. De foto is gisteren gemaakt door de Sentinel-2, die op bijna 800 kilometer hoogte rond de aarde vliegt.”
“Een opvallende plaat vanuit de ruimte. Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie ESA heeft een satellietfoto gedeeld waarop een besneeuwd Amsterdam te zien is. De foto is gisteren gemaakt door de Sentinel-2, die op bijna 800 kilometer hoogte rond de aarde vliegt.”
"China draagt Nederland op ‘fouten’ rond Nexperia op te lossen": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
China draagt Nederland op ‘fouten’ rond Nexperia op te lossen
Chipfabrikant: In september nam Nederland de controle over Nexperia over. Volgens de Nederlandse overheid was dat bedoeld om te voorkomen dat de oprichter bedrijfsgeheimen en productie naar China zou ...
www.nrc.nl
December 31, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"China draagt Nederland op ‘fouten’ rond Nexperia op te lossen": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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December 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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@nytimes.com @theguardian.com @nrc.nl @lemonde.fr @theatlantic.com Why aren't there more news articles about European companies funding Russia's war on Ukraine? www.euronews.com/2025/11/04/r... (@russiatoday.bsky.social , maybe also one for you?)
Risky to stay, tough to exit: Why French firms still operate in Russia
Twenty-three French corporations are still active in Russia despite global outrage and sanctions over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
www.euronews.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
@nytimes.com @theguardian.com @nrc.nl @lemonde.fr @theatlantic.com Why aren't there more news articles about European companies funding Russia's war on Ukraine? www.euronews.com/2025/11/04/r... (@russiatoday.bsky.social , maybe also one for you?)
Today I say goodbye to two 9 year old Fairphone 2s that are looking forward to being dissassmbled and responsibly recycled using @fairphone.com 's take back program. Do you have a phone you want to trade in for a brand new responsibly made phone, check shop.fairphone.com/recycle #tuesday #reuse
August 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today I say goodbye to two 9 year old Fairphone 2s that are looking forward to being dissassmbled and responsibly recycled using @fairphone.com 's take back program. Do you have a phone you want to trade in for a brand new responsibly made phone, check shop.fairphone.com/recycle #tuesday #reuse
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I just found something horrifying. I searched for places with geological values in the Australian Heritage Database. From 336 entries returned, nearly 300 were from the superseded Register of the National Estate, and NO LONGER HAVE STATUTORY PROTECTION. 🧪
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I just found something horrifying. I searched for places with geological values in the Australian Heritage Database. From 336 entries returned, nearly 300 were from the superseded Register of the National Estate, and NO LONGER HAVE STATUTORY PROTECTION. 🧪
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'Al staat hij bij jou in de trapkast, het gaat erom dat de server wordt beheerd door het Amerikaanse bedrijf Microsoft'
(nieuw verhaal van yours truly en @bartvanrijswijk.bsky.social)
(nieuw verhaal van yours truly en @bartvanrijswijk.bsky.social)
Overheidsorganisaties blijven in de Amerikaanse cloud, ondanks zorgen in de Tweede Kamer
Overheidsorganisaties blijven in de Amerikaanse cloud, ondanks zorgen in de Tweede Kamer
Ondanks politieke druk blijven overheidsorganisaties op grote schaal Amerikaanse clouddiensten gebruiken, zoals Microsoft 365 en Azure.
www.bnr.nl
May 20, 2025 at 5:10 AM
'Al staat hij bij jou in de trapkast, het gaat erom dat de server wordt beheerd door het Amerikaanse bedrijf Microsoft'
(nieuw verhaal van yours truly en @bartvanrijswijk.bsky.social)
(nieuw verhaal van yours truly en @bartvanrijswijk.bsky.social)
Is it just me or is it surprising that this is one of the few times I have seen a Google Catchpa that looks like it has a seen that is not in America?
May 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Is it just me or is it surprising that this is one of the few times I have seen a Google Catchpa that looks like it has a seen that is not in America?
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I've cobbled together syco-bench, a benchmark of model sycophancy. It consists of tests measuring three things: bias towards user in an argument, mirroring user views, and overestimating user IQ. Here are the results, higher scores are worse. See the following tweet for important caveats:
April 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I've cobbled together syco-bench, a benchmark of model sycophancy. It consists of tests measuring three things: bias towards user in an argument, mirroring user views, and overestimating user IQ. Here are the results, higher scores are worse. See the following tweet for important caveats:
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Binnenkort opent de Reparatiebalie in Utrecht. Vrijwilligers uit de repaircafé's repareren daar jullie kapotte spullen. Lees meer op www.dereparatiebalie.nl en vooral, meld je aan als je wil komen repareren!
De Reparatiebalie
De Reparatiebalie is een belangrijk initiatief naast de repaircafés om huishoudelijke apparatuur in de ruimste zin van het woord en andere goederen zoals kleding en speelgoed een langer leven te geven...
www.dereparatiebalie.nl
January 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Binnenkort opent de Reparatiebalie in Utrecht. Vrijwilligers uit de repaircafé's repareren daar jullie kapotte spullen. Lees meer op www.dereparatiebalie.nl en vooral, meld je aan als je wil komen repareren!
Spannend! Over 3 weken zit ik weer in de examenbanken... Op 15 mei ga ik namelijk het klimaatexamen maken. Ben jij er klaar voor? Check www.klimaatexamen.nl
Klimaatexamen - het examen voor de toekomst
Het Klimaatexamen is jouw kans om meer te leren over klimaatverandering en oplossingen voor een duurzame toekomst. Met heldere inzichten en praktische ideeën ontdek je hoe jij verschil kunt maken.
www.klimaatexamen.nl
April 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Spannend! Over 3 weken zit ik weer in de examenbanken... Op 15 mei ga ik namelijk het klimaatexamen maken. Ben jij er klaar voor? Check www.klimaatexamen.nl
If only every company had an annual report like this one. And released it on Earth Day to beat 🌍 🌎 🌏 www.fairphone.com/nl/impact-re...
Impact Report - A challenge to the electronics industry
With the Fairphone Impact Report, we pull back the curtain and show you what it takes to scale up a social enterprise with a clear mission.
www.fairphone.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
If only every company had an annual report like this one. And released it on Earth Day to beat 🌍 🌎 🌏 www.fairphone.com/nl/impact-re...
distill.pub one of the coolest machine learning websites I would love to see come back to life. @colah.bsky.social. if anyone else from Distillpub is on Bluesky, please tag!
Distill — Latest articles about machine learning
Articles about Machine Learning
distill.pub
April 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
distill.pub one of the coolest machine learning websites I would love to see come back to life. @colah.bsky.social. if anyone else from Distillpub is on Bluesky, please tag!
🚨The latest AI Act Code of Practice seriously jeopardises the core of the AI Act.
Fundamental rights and democracy are not voluntary. These are systemic risks that must simply be assessed and mitigated without a complex maze of additional narrowing criteria.
Fundamental rights and democracy are not voluntary. These are systemic risks that must simply be assessed and mitigated without a complex maze of additional narrowing criteria.
April 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Our reliance on American big tech is bad for democracy, security and our economy. Good that Dutch Parliament (@barbarakathmann.bsky.social ) decided that we need an independent national cloud and .nl domains in Dutch hands. Time for EU Commission to act as well!
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Dutch parliament calls for end to reliance on US software
The Netherlands' parliament on Tuesday approved a series of motions calling on the government to reduce dependence on U.S. software companies, including by creating a cloud services platform that is under Dutch control.
www.reuters.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Our reliance on American big tech is bad for democracy, security and our economy. Good that Dutch Parliament (@barbarakathmann.bsky.social ) decided that we need an independent national cloud and .nl domains in Dutch hands. Time for EU Commission to act as well!
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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We’ve reached ep 100 of the Restart Podcast! 🎉
To mark the occasion, we wanted to speak to a few repair pioneers - most of who somehow haven't appeared before!
Ugo got back behind the mic to talk to Martine Postma, Kyle Wiens @ifixit.com, Cristina Ganapini @r2reurope.bsky.social, and Mathew Lubari
To mark the occasion, we wanted to speak to a few repair pioneers - most of who somehow haven't appeared before!
Ugo got back behind the mic to talk to Martine Postma, Kyle Wiens @ifixit.com, Cristina Ganapini @r2reurope.bsky.social, and Mathew Lubari
Restart Podcast Ep. 100: Trailblazers of repair - The Restart Project
In our 100th episode, we speak to four trailblazers of repair including, Martine Postma, Kyle Wiens, Cristina Ganapini and Mathew Lubari.
therestartproject.org
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We’ve reached ep 100 of the Restart Podcast! 🎉
To mark the occasion, we wanted to speak to a few repair pioneers - most of who somehow haven't appeared before!
Ugo got back behind the mic to talk to Martine Postma, Kyle Wiens @ifixit.com, Cristina Ganapini @r2reurope.bsky.social, and Mathew Lubari
To mark the occasion, we wanted to speak to a few repair pioneers - most of who somehow haven't appeared before!
Ugo got back behind the mic to talk to Martine Postma, Kyle Wiens @ifixit.com, Cristina Ganapini @r2reurope.bsky.social, and Mathew Lubari
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Banksy did it again.
March 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Banksy did it again.
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Stroomprijzen in de EU zijn generiek hoog door hoge gas- en CO2-prijzen. Enig idee welk deel van alle EU-elektriciteit met gas wordt geproduceerd?
#grafiekvandedag
Tip: 70% van alle EU-elektriciteit is CO2-vrij.
#grafiekvandedag
Tip: 70% van alle EU-elektriciteit is CO2-vrij.
March 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Stroomprijzen in de EU zijn generiek hoog door hoge gas- en CO2-prijzen. Enig idee welk deel van alle EU-elektriciteit met gas wordt geproduceerd?
#grafiekvandedag
Tip: 70% van alle EU-elektriciteit is CO2-vrij.
#grafiekvandedag
Tip: 70% van alle EU-elektriciteit is CO2-vrij.
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