James Frith says patients may be less willing to share data as new figures show a rise in opt-outs

Concern is being raised about Palantir’s work with the NHS as new figures showed tens of thousands of patients have withdrawn their data from use in research projects.

James Frith, the health innovation minister, said he was worried about “mistrust” of the US defence and health tech company and “the impact it could have on people’s willingness to share data with the NHS”.

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Ridicuolous athleticism from Andreeva, sliding into net to make a volley, has Potapova applauding at 0-15. But she certainly isn’t at 15-30, when a net cord leaves her one to dispatch, only for her to unload the suitcase at a ball not requiring violence, overhitting by a long way to donate two break-back points. And Andreeva only needs one; Potapova leads 2-1 in the first.

And Potapova holds to 30. She’s never been beyond round four of a major – she’s fallen at that stage twice in Paris – and will know the extent of her task today. As if to underline the point, Andreeva opens with an ace, but a forehand winner makes 15-all and we wind up at 30s. Just watching this game, I think Potapova fancies tucking into her opponent’s second serve; she attacks one, then unleashes a murderous inside-out backhand, followed by a fore to the same corner – in the process raising break point. And, though she accidentally sends over a moon ball, Andreeva swipes her attempted winner wide and trails 0-2.

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Estimates suggest drop in production with vineyards also concerned ‘smoke taint’ from wildfires may affect quality

French vineyards hit by severe drought and heatwaves are expected to report a 30-year low in wine production after the country’s hottest ever recorded summer, according to the agriculture ministry.

Initial estimates suggest winemakers will produce just under 34m hectolitres from this year’s harvest: a drop of 6% on last year, and 17% less than ‌the 2021-2025 average.

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On Saturday evening at Monza, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella was adamant that poor execution was the root cause of a disappointing Q3 outcome that saw Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris start in P6 and P8.

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The relentless rise in memory prices may finally be losing steam, as PC and smartphone buyers reach the limits of what their budgets will allow them to pay. Taiwanese market watcher Trend Force estimates that rising DRAM contract prices drove a 59.5 percent quarter-on-quarter jump in industry revenue to $154.73 billion in calendar Q2. The analyst now expects conventional DRAM contract price growth to "moderate" to 13 to 18 percent quarter-on-quarter in Q3. That reflects a shift in demand away from high-capacity RDIMMs toward lower-capacity products, as well as "the limited ability of PC and smartphone customers to absorb further price increases." That 13 to 18 percent is still a punishing increase by any normal standard. Supplier inventories remain at historic lows, TrendForce warns, and total bit shipments are expected to grow modestly. In other words, prices are climbing more slowly and supplies are likely to remain tight for the forseeable future. The forecast follows a warning from market intelligence biz Context that European PC shipments are set to decline even more sharply as rising component costs push up system prices. Context forecasts a year-on-year decline in laptop shipments of 6.4 percent in Q3, followed by a 20 percent fall in Q4. The outlook is even worse for desktops, with shipments expected to decline around 20 percent in Q3 and almost 30 percent in Q4. Despite declining shipments, PC makers have continued to bring home the bacon, as higher prices have so far more than compensated for the fall in volumes. Earlier this year, The Register reported how Lenovo boasted it had sidestepped the fallout from the memory crisis by shifting its focus to premium devices. Context says corporate buyers are extending refresh cycles where possible and acquiring new PCs only when upgrades are unavoidable. "The PC refresh cycle has not disappeared, but the economics around it have changed," said Context senior analyst Marie-Christine Pygott. "For the channel, the opportunity is increasingly about helping customers prioritize where refreshes are essential, where devices can remain in service for longer and where investment in newer, more capable systems makes commercial sense." As for the AI PCs that manufacturers hoped would trigger a mass upgrade wave, Context says the end of Windows 10 support was the principal driver of recent buying activity, as The Register noted at the start of this year. While AI-capable PCs account for an increasing share of systems entering the European supply chain, this is mostly because AI functionality is becoming standard in newer devices. TrendForce notes that the three major memory makers continue to focus on high-end products for the AI market. Samsung benefited from its early move into HBM4 mass production, while SK hynix had the highest proportion of HBM in its total bit shipments among the three leading suppliers. Micron is prioritizing higher-priced server DRAM. That has left second-tier manufacturers such as Nanya, Winbond, and PSMC to meet demand for mature-process products such as DDR4 and DDR3. ®

NIJKERK (ANP) - De plotselinge afsluiting van de Hardenbergerbrug bij Nijkerk kost de transportsector dagelijks ongeveer 1 miljoen euro, schat branchevereniging Transport en Logistiek Nederland (TLN). De brug is een essentiële verbinding voor het goederenvervoer van en naar Noord-Nederland, stelt TLN. De brug is uit voorzorg gesloten na een inspectie en blijft nog zeker 48 uur dicht, meldt de ANWB op basis van informatie van Rijkswaterstaat.

Dagelijks maken zo'n 13.000 vrachtwagens gebruik van deze route, meldt TLN. De branchevereniging ziet opnieuw een belangrijke schakel in het Nederlandse wegennet uitvallen.

"Het is weer raak. Weer een brug die plotseling uitvalt en weer zijn het ondernemers die direct de gevolgen dragen," zegt Jan Boeve, directeur van TLN. "Onze leden houden Nederland bereikbaar en bevoorraad, maar kunnen niet werken op basis van verrassingen. Voorspelbaarheid is cruciaal voor een sector die afhankelijk is van strakke planningen en betrouwbare infrastructuur."

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