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Sunset somewhere along the Midlands of Tasmania.

Mahmoud (56) had drie jaar geleden nog een leidinggevende functie in de olie- en gasindustrie. Nu werkt de gevluchte Syriër in een supermarkt. Het werk is ver beneden zijn niveau, maar hij is er blij mee. Want tot nu toe kreeg hij nergens anders een kans, omdat hij geen verblijfsvergunning heeft. “Werk geeft me weer een doel in het leven.”

De maand november begint deze zondag met een grijze, maar droge dag in het Rijnmondgebied. Er zou in de loop van de dag lokaal een druppeltje motregen kunnen vallen, maar dat mag verder geen naam hebben. Er staat amper wind en de maximumtemperatuur komt uit op 11 of 12 graden. Het zal daarbij kil aanvoelen.

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Authorities warned of traffic diversions ⁠ahead of the protest march ⁠and rally ​that will be led by Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi. The opposition says it expects hundreds of thousands of people to participate in what it says ⁠will be a major challenge to the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).

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Getting older and losing your autonomy is even harder without family around. You need to consider both the practical and emotional issues involved

My wife and I are in our late 70s, and have been married for more than 40 years. We didn’t have kids and were rather traumatised after failed IVF.

My wife is Asian and has no UK-based family. I do, but they are not close geographically, nor are they people who would be able to give any support if needed. Friends are of a similar age and so have their own issues to deal with. My wife and I have always been a self-reliant unit, and we’re both reasonably healthy, but I’m increasingly aware that there will soon come a time when help is needed.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 01-11-2026 07:16 CET

In één oogopslag:
• 10.3°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 7.9°C / Max 12.1°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 7.9°C, Max 12.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 342°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 08:00: 10.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.0 km/u (1.4 m/s), richting: ← 83°
• 09:00: 10.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 0.4 km/u (0.1 m/s), richting: ↑ 201°
• 10:00: 11.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 1.8 km/u (0.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 230°
• 11:00: 11.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.4 km/u (1.5 m/s), richting: → 291°
• 12:00: 11.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.5 km/u (1.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 322°
• 13:00: 11.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.4 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.4 km/u (1.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 339°
• 14:00: 11.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1032.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.3 km/u (1.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 11°
• 15:00: 11.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1031.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.0 km/u (1.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 21°
• 16:00: 12.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1031.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 3.6 km/u (1.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 7°
• 17:00: 12.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1031.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.4 km/u (1.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 354°
• 18:00: 12.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1031.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.0 km/u (1.4 m/s), richting: ↓ 354°
• 19:00: 11.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1031.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.0 km/u (1.4 m/s), richting: ↓ 348°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• maandag 02 november: Min 8.6°C, Max 12.9°C (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 4.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 18%, 🧭 1031.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 5°
• dinsdag 03 november: Min 4.9°C, Max 11.2°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1030.8 hPa ↘️ -1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.1 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 52°
• woensdag 04 november: Min 3.6°C, Max 8.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1031.7 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.1 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ← 68°
• donderdag 05 november: Min 3.7°C, Max 8.5°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1028.7 hPa ↘️ -3.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 64°
• vrijdag 06 november: Min 1.5°C, Max 5.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1024.9 hPa ↘️ -3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.3 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↙ 62°
• zaterdag 07 november: Min 2.2°C, Max 9.2°C (Mist) 🌫️, 🧭 1021.6 hPa ↘️ -3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 5.5 km/u (1.5 m/s), richting: ← 105°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 07:15): 10.3°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 9.0°C (-1.3°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 5.4 km/u (1.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 355°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 8.6 km/h (2.4 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 81%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1032.2 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 07:36 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 17:14

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 71 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 20.4 μg/m³
• PM10: 23.4 μg/m³

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So iconic yet so compatible with modern Kyoto.

Should generative AI be used for videogame development? Brandon Stirrup, a strategy manager at Xbox, claims Xbox is already using AI, reports Engadget. And he also says that those who say they aren't are merely "pretending."


Stirrup deactivated his social media account shortly after (though his posts have been archived elsewhere), igniting conversations about what role generative AI actually has or should have in game development. In some ways, it would be unsurprising to learn that Xbox is using AI to the extent that Stirrup implies. Xbox recently announced the formation of Xbox Labs at least in part as a response to a rising trend of AI-coded game ports; the announcement heavily implied that the new team would use AI as well but didn't say it outright. Xbox owner Microsoft is also a major player in AI development... Developers including Capcom, Square Enix, Sega, Nexon and Activision have all either used AI in their games or pledged to do so. Fortnite developer Epic Games has been particularly up-front about its AI use, and CEO Tim Sweeney has aggressively promoted it on social media...


On the other hand, there are large pockets of the game industry vocally opposed to generative AI. Notably, these tend to be smaller, independent studios without shareholders to impress by touting the cost-savings of AI. These studios include Tunic publisher Finji, Stardew Valley developer ConcernedApe and Clickolding developer Strange Scaffold, among many more. Due to the sheer number and variety of game studios, it's impossible to say just how much of the industry actually uses AI at this point, but claims that "everyone" is using it are clearly false.

There's a similar divide among players about whether generative AI should be embraced or avoided at all costs. While some simply accept AI as part of games going forward, others have pledged to avoid games that use the technology outright due to its environmental costs, labor issues or pure aesthetic preference. That's led to the popularity of tools like a browser extension that makes Steam's AI disclosures more visible and grassroots efforts by developers to implement labels certifying their games as AI-free... Many players and developers alike justify the use of AI in generating code, even if they're opposed to it in other areas.

"Gaming is the only industry slow-walking the transition," Xbox's Stirrup allegedly said, "because users have negative sentiment. Everyone else accepts reality."

"Gaming is the only industry pretending to not use AI."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.