Kamer eist strengere aanpak relschoppers. De minister reageert afhoudend

De Tweede Kamer debatteerde over het toenemende geweld tegen agenten en hulpverleners. Vrijwel unaniem klonk het verlangen naar een strengere aanpak van relschoppers.


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Schoof: positief dat weg naar de-escalatie is ingeslagen

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Demissionair premier Dick Schoof vindt het een positieve ontwikkeling dat de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump de aangekondigde heffingen voor Europese landen weer heeft ingetrokken. "Positief dat de weg naar de-escalatie is ingeslagen en dat de 10 procent importtarieven van tafel zijn", laat hij op X weten.


Ingelaste EU-top gaat door, ook nu Trump afziet van heffingen

BRUSSEL (ANP) - De ingelaste EU-top over de Groenland-crisis gaat door, laat een woordvoerder van de voorzitter van de EU-leiders AntĂłnio Costa weten. De EU-leiders komen donderdagavond alsnog bij elkaar, ook nu de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump afziet van importheffingen voor Europese landen die meededen aan een verkenningsmissie in Groenland.

Trump zegt de heffingen af te blazen omdat er een raamwerk zou zijn voor een Groenland-deal, zei hij na een gesprek met NAVO-chef Mark Rutte. Details over dat raamwerk zijn nog onbekend.


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Playful, Enigmatic Narratives Shape Yuko Shimizu’s Action-Packed Illustrations

Playful, Enigmatic Narratives Shape Yuko Shimizu’s Action-Packed Illustrations

Playful idiosyncrasies and bouts of whimsy bubble up in the works of Yuko Shimizu. Depicting swimmers in vintage bathing suits as they dive after giant fish or diminutive figures wading through tulips twice as tall as they are, the Brooklyn-based artist’s playful illustrations evoke folktales and dreams, characterized by enigmatic narratives and determined action.

Shimizu has previously taught at Quarantine, a unique residency off the coast of Menorca, Spain, where artists are invited to disconnect from tech in order to reconnect with the creative process and one another. She’s currently working on a number of book illustration projects and preparing to return to Quarantine for another stint this spring. Find more on her Instagram.

An illustration by Yuko Shimizu of a diminutive figure with numerous braids standing amid tulips that are twice as tall as her
An illustration by Yuko Shimizu of hands reaching up toward the tail of a heron, which flies in front of a red orb
An illustration by Yuko Shimizu of swimmers in black-and-white striped suits diving after large magenta fish underwater
An illustration by Yuko Shimizu of a giant red octopus holding a bottle and swimmers in its tentacles
An illustration by Yuko Shimizu of swimmers in black-and-white striped suits and caps
An illustration by Yuko Shimizu of snowy woods with red birds flying around a Bigfoot-like figure seated on a stump
An illustration by Yuko Shimizu of determined swimmers in striped suits and caps walking with a bullhorn and noisemakers

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AI Company Eightfold Sued For Helping Companies Secretly Score Job Seekers

Eightfold AI, a venture capital-backed AI hiring platform used by Microsoft, PayPal and many other Fortune 500 companies, is being sued in California for allegedly compiling reports used to screen job applicants without their knowledge. From a report: The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday accusing Eightfold of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act shows how consumer advocates are seeking to apply existing law to AI systems capable of drawing inferences about individuals based on vast amounts of data.

Santa Clara, California-based Eightfold provides tools that promise to speed up the hiring process by assessing job applicants and predicting whether they would be a good fit for a job using massive amounts of data from online resumes and job listings. But candidates who apply for jobs at companies that use those tools are not given notice and a chance to dispute errors, job applicants Erin Kistler and Sruti Bhaumik allege in their proposed class action. Because of that, they claim Eightfold violated the FCRA and a California law that gives consumers the right to view and challenge credit reports used in lending and hiring.

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