F1.com takes a look back at some of the most memorable – and eye-catching – one-off liveries used during testing.
An anonymous reader shares a report: Windows 11 now has one billion users. Microsoft hit the milestone during the recent holiday quarter, meaning Windows 11 has managed to reach one billion users faster than Windows 10 did nearly six years ago.
"Windows reached a big milestone, 1 billion Windows 11 users," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the company's fiscal Q2, 2026 earnings call. "Up over 45 percent year-over-year." The growth of Windows 11 over the past quarter will be related to Microsoft's end of support for Windows 10, which also helped increase Microsoft's Windows OEM revenues.
"Windows reached a big milestone, 1 billion Windows 11 users," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the company's fiscal Q2, 2026 earnings call. "Up over 45 percent year-over-year." The growth of Windows 11 over the past quarter will be related to Microsoft's end of support for Windows 10, which also helped increase Microsoft's Windows OEM revenues.
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A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica on January 23, according to the company. Waymo told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the child -- whose age and identity are not currently public -- sustained minor injuries. TechCrunch: The NHTSA has opened an investigation into the accident, and Waymo said in a blog post that it "will cooperate fully with them throughout the process."
Waymo said its robotaxi struck the child at 6 miles per hour, after braking "hard" from around 17 miles per hour. The young pedestrian "suddenly entered the roadway from behind a tall SUV, moving directly into our vehicle's path," the company said in its blog post. Waymo said its vehicle "immediately detected the individual as soon as they began to emerge from behind the stopped vehicle."
"Following contact, the pedestrian stood up immediately, walked to the sidewalk, and we called 911. The vehicle remained stopped, moved to the side of the road, and stayed there until law enforcement cleared the vehicle to leave the scene," Waymo wrote in the post.
Waymo said its robotaxi struck the child at 6 miles per hour, after braking "hard" from around 17 miles per hour. The young pedestrian "suddenly entered the roadway from behind a tall SUV, moving directly into our vehicle's path," the company said in its blog post. Waymo said its vehicle "immediately detected the individual as soon as they began to emerge from behind the stopped vehicle."
"Following contact, the pedestrian stood up immediately, walked to the sidewalk, and we called 911. The vehicle remained stopped, moved to the side of the road, and stayed there until law enforcement cleared the vehicle to leave the scene," Waymo wrote in the post.
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“AI skeptics need to update their priors: Plenty of cause for concern, plenty of room to hit these companies for unethical behavior, resource demands, etc, but we are so, so far past the era of ‘stochastic parrots’”.
Governors offered atomic megasites and federal cash as hundreds of pages of regulations go missing
The Department of Energy (DOE) is inviting US states to host "Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses" to revitalize atomic power amid reports the agency has weakened safety rules governing the way nuclear sites operate.…
In de YouTube-serie Rondje Rotterdam neemt Rijnmond bekende Rotterdammers mee naar hun favoriete eetplekken. Deze keer is het de beurt aan content creator Lise van Wijk (26). Met meer dan 80.000 volgers op Instagram is ze een bekende verschijning, maar ze blijft nuchter als de vraag opduikt: "Hoe beroemd ben jij?"
Domodedovo was nationalized last year after a court determined its two owners were foreign residents who did not have the right to manage the airport.
BRUSSEL (ANP) - Onder de EU-ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken is brede steun om snel een nieuw sanctiepakket op te leggen aan Rusland, zei demissionair minister David van Weel (Buitenlandse Zaken). Niet in de laatste plaats omdat de situatie voor Oekraïners onleefbaar is door de kou. Het is Oekraïne daarnaast niet duidelijk hoe serieus Rusland is in de onderhandelingen over vrede.
Het is daarom belangrijk de druk op Rusland te blijven opvoeren, wil Van Weel daarmee zeggen. Volgens de bewindsman kan een besluit over het twintigste sanctiepakket volgende maand worden genomen.
De Oekraïense minister Andri Sybiha (Buitenlandse Zaken) heeft de EU-ministers donderdag via een videoverbinding bijgepraat over de situatie in zijn land, zei Van Weel na afloop van de vergadering. Sybiha heeft om hulp gevraagd bij het herstel van de energie-infrastructuur die door de Russen is vernield. Het is er momenteel 23 graden onder nul, vertelde Sybiha.
"Onleefbare situaties"
"Als de verwarming het niet meer doet in de flatgebouwen, moet al die verwarming worden leeggehaald om bevriezing te voorkomen", hoorde Van Weel. "Je krijgt dus onleefbare situaties. Dat is hoe erg het nu is."
Er is vooruitgang geboekt in de discussie over de bestedingsvoorwaarden van de EU-lening van 90 miljard euro aan Oekraïne, zei de minister. Een aantal lidstaten, waaronder Frankrijk, vindt dat Oekraïne dat geld alleen mag gebruiken om militair materieel te kopen dat in Europa is geproduceerd. Nederland vindt dat de "noden van Oekraïne voorop moeten staan", heeft Van Weel nog eens bij zijn EU-collega's benadrukt.
"Er moet ruimte zijn om ook bij derde landen materieel te kunnen kopen dat de Oekraïners nodig hebben." Van Weel verwacht ook hierover op korte termijn een overeenkomst met de EU-ministers.