Op een winderige campus in Utrecht worden torens met honderden studentenwoningen uit de grond gestampt. Dat lijkt goed nieuws, want er is een groot woningtekort onder studenten.

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date stamped on slide, October 1965

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Astronaut Tim Peake and Guardian journalist Richard Luscombe talk through Artemis II, the first manned mission to the moon for 50 years

This week, for the first time in 50 years, Nasa is sending people to the moon once more.

And though none of the four astronauts of Artemis II will land on the lunar surface, the mission – which will involve flying around the moon – will take humans deeper into space than we have ever been before.

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Microsoft is reportedly shifting Windows 11 app development back toward fully native apps. Rudy Huyn, a Partner Architect at Microsoft working on the Store and File Explorer, said in a post on X that he is building a new team to work on Windows apps. "You don't need prior experience with the platform.. what matters most is strong product thinking and a deep focus on the customer," he wrote. "If you've built great apps on any platform and care about crafting meaningful user experiences, I'd love to hear from you." Huyn later said in a reply on X that the new Windows 11 apps will be "100% native." TechSpot reports: The description stands out at a time when many of Microsoft's built-in tools, including Clipchamp and Copilot, rely on web technologies and Progressive Web App architectures. The company's commitment to native performance suggests that some long-standing frustrations around responsiveness, memory use, and interface consistency could finally be addressed.

For Windows developers, Huyn's comments hint at a change in direction. Microsoft's recent development priorities have leaned heavily on web-based approaches, with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) replacing or supplementing many native programs. [...] Exactly which applications will be rebuilt, or how strictly "100% native" will be enforced, remains unclear. Some current Microsoft apps classified as native still depend on WebView for specific features. But the renewed emphasis already has developers paying attention.

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Looking for the next thing to do after No Kings? Try following the playbook of the Democratic Socialists of America: Our National Labor Commission is fighting fascism and building worker power! Throughout April, we're building up to International Workers' Day.

Here's how you can join us to fight oligarchy and build up to this year's International Workers' Day. Thursday, 4/3, 5pm ET/4pm CT/3pm MT/2pm PT: CTU National Call for May Day 2025 Join the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and friends for a national mass call to learn how to build May Day 2025 to be as big and powerful as possible. Saturday, 4/5: "Hands Off" National Day of Action Join a growing nationwide coalition of labor and community partners to say: Hands off our democracy, our rights, our livelihoods, and our neighbors! Tuesday, 4/8: "Kill the Cuts" National Day of Action Stand in solidarity with workers in education, research, and healthcare to demand NO cuts to education and life-saving research. Sunday, 4/13, 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: Building Sanctuary Unions Training Session DSA's National Labor Commission has partnered with DSA's International Migrant Rights Working Group to host member training sessions. Learn how to organize within your union for an American labor movement where immigrant workers can find protection and build power. Tuesday, 4/29: Fight Oligarchy, Build to May Day Mass Call Join us as we gear up for May Day 2025! We will hear from labor organizers, immigrants rights activists, and chapter leaders about why workers everywhere need to stand up and fight back against the attacks on our unions, rights, and essential services, and how you can join in the fight today and in the weeks and months ahead. Thursday, 5/1: May Day 2025 Save the date to join hundreds of thousands in the streets for International Workers' Day.