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PARIJS (ANP/AFP) - De prijs voor diesel aan de Franse pomp is zondag naar een nieuw recordniveau gestegen van gemiddeld 2,41 euro per liter. Dat meldt het Franse persbureau AFP op basis van een analyse van de brandstofprijzen van duizenden tankstations in Frankrijk die worden bijgehouden door het ministerie van Economische Zaken.
De gemiddelde prijs van benzine (Euro95) is nu 2,17 euro per liter in Frankrijk. De brandstofprijzen zijn de laatste tijd gestegen door de hogere olieprijzen vanwege het escalerende geweld in het Midden-Oosten, waarbij onder meer een belangrijke oliepijpleiding in Saudi-Arabië is stilgelegd na een droneaanval.
Ook in Nederland zijn de prijzen aan de pomp gestegen, met een landelijke adviesprijs voor diesel op een record van 2,824 euro. Voor benzine is dat 2,712 euro per liter, nadat eerder in de week een record van 2,726 euro werd aangetikt. Deze prijzen worden doorgaans alleen langs snelwegen gevraagd, elders zijn de prijzen vaak lager.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - De 24 verdachten van de rellen op het Malieveld zaterdagmiddag zijn vrijgelaten, meldt de politie. Het grootste deel van de verdachten heeft de politie zaterdag al laten gaan, laat een woordvoerder weten.
Hij wil niets zeggen over de identiteit van de verdachten, het tijdstip van de vrijlatingen en ook niet of de verdachten met een dagvaarding of een bekeuring naar huis zijn gestuurd. Zij moeten zich volgens de woordvoerder op een later moment komen verantwoorden.
Zaterdag liet de politie weten dat de verdachten onder meer vastzaten op verdenking van verboden wapenbezit en het negeren van het noodbevel. Het ging volgens de politie om steekwapens of boksbeugels. Twee ANP-verslaggevers zagen dat er ook minderjarigen werden aangehouden.
BRUSSEL (ANP/BELGA) - De Belgische minister Vanessa Matz kan niet naar de Algemene Vergadering van de Verenigde Naties in New York. Ze heeft om medische redenen een speciale zuurstoffles nodig en die mocht het vliegtuig niet in, meldt haar kabinet.
"Het transport daarvan aan boord van vluchten naar de Verenigde Staten is verboden en er was deze keer geen uitzondering mogelijk op die regel", wordt uitgelegd. De reis is daarom te risicovol voor de bewindsvrouw, die gaat over Digitalisering.
De minister heeft last van clusterhoofdpijn en dat betekent dat ze extreme hoofdpijn kan krijgen. De medische zuurstof helpt tegen de symptomen.
Matz zou in New York onder meer gaan meedoen aan overleg over digitalisering en kunstmatige intelligentie, onderwerpen die hoog op de internationale agenda staan. Ook zou ze koningin Mathilde vergezellen bij activiteiten.
Als een miljonair wordt gevraagd wat de 'slechtste' en de 'beste' kant is van rijk zijn, dan verwacht je dat het antwoord respectievelijk 'niets' en 'alles' is. Maar dat gaat niet altijd op.
Aan rijk zijn kleven ook tal van nadelen. Op de vraag- en antwoordsite Quora noemt een Amerikaanse miljonair (onbekend of het een man of vrouw is) van in de dertig die fortuin maakte in de it-business er vier: Rijk zijn is waarschijnlijk niet de moeite waard. Maar zodra je het bent, wil je het ook blijven.’
Het maakt je lui ‘Nu ik niet meer hoef te werken, doe ik bijna niets anders dan internetten. Op den duur wordt dat meer dan vervelend.’
Je wilt steeds meer geld ‘Ondanks dat ik rijk ben, ben ik niet tevreden. Ik verlang naar meer.’
Je wordt arrogant ‘Ik wil worden behandeld als een vorst als ik 1000 dollar per nacht betaal voor een hotelsuite of 500 dollar voor een diner in een restaurant met 3 sterren. Ik word kwaad als dat niet gebeurt.’
Je hebt geen echt doel meer ‘Ik heb mijn ultieme doel al bereikt en ik heb gepiekt. Wat moet ik nu nog doen? Ik kan wat liefdadigheidswerk gaan doen, maar dat is niet intellectueel stimulerend genoeg.
Ik denk dat ik een beter mens ben als ik niet zoveel geld maar een gewone baan zou hebben. Maar het is onmogelijk om het geld op te geven.
Veel lof voor clubs en bonden die vrouwen de mogelijkheid geven hun eicellen in te vriezen. Maar er is ook ongemak. Want als de baas betaalt, is het dan ook de baas die bepaalt?
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Deep Space Discounts is an indie animated series by DeepBlueInk (of Drawfee, Game Changer, Dimension 20 and more). Imogen is the first human to join the indentured alien workforce of the titular intergalactic supermarket chain. It's a humane and economically effective alternative to incarceration! Season two has just wrapped up, wherein Plot intrudes upon cute & cosy capitalist comedy. Previously.
Saturday morning President Trump announced he's creating an AI task force and appointing an AI czar, reports Politico.
"I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremendous SUCCESS," Trump wrote Saturday in what Politico earlier described as "a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday morning."
TRUMP: Over the years, there have been many Hoaxes, all generated by the Radical Left Dumocrats, for purposes of destroying our Country. RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, Global Warming, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2 [...] and now, the decimation, or destruction, of AI, commonly known as Artificial Intelligence — And I, as President of the United States, will not stand by and let this happen.
It all began with an attack on our Data Centers, until people realized how wealthy and prestigious they were for the Communities in which they were built. Higher Salaries, Lower Taxes, and Safer Streets, was the result, and the crazed Data Center attack has largely failed, so now [...] they are going straight at AI. We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!
However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that, very easily, with our already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System. For this purpose, I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremendous SUCCESS, in my First Term. To that end, I will be announcing, in the near future, the AI "Czar" — Only High I.Q. individuals need apply!
Trump concluded by saying AI "is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but will be even larger and more impactful... We are leading China, and the rest of the World, and I intend to keep it that way!"
But what exactly is AI Force? "The White House did not immediately respond to a request to clarify whether the agency would be military or civilian," notes the Washington Post. So now "The tech industry is struggling to make sense of President Donald Trump's surprise announcement," Politico reported Saturday afternoon:
Four representatives for the sector, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, told POLITICO that the industry was not widely informed of Trump's decision prior to the Truth Social post. "Nobody knows what the idea even is," one of the people said. Another said that feedback on the idea was not widely solicited within the industry. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment...
"I think that he clearly feels pressure to say something, but he's torn because he's just spent the last few days saying that the whole thing is a hoax," Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the progressive tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, said of Trump and his prior dismissal of AI doomsday scenarios. Since the departure of David Sacks, who stepped down as the Trump administration's previous AI czar earlier this year, the White House has been "making up AI policy as it goes," Kovacevich added. "I think it's clear they've really missed the presence of an organized leader like David Sacks was."
One of the tech industry representatives said they were confused about whether the task force would be charged with formulating more AI regulations or recommending policies that would further stimulate the tech's development. Taylor Barkley, director of federal government affairs at the industry-aligned Abundance Institute, is eyeing it as a way to solidify a light-touch government approach to the technology he says will foster innovation. "Any AI Force or AI Czar should have one job: keep the field open so entrepreneurs at every scale can compete, free from onerous regulation," he told POLITICO. "Existing criminal and civil law can handle bad actors. New permission regimes will stifle the very activity America needs most."
It's worth noting that the day before, California's governor made an announcement. "With Donald Trump and Congress asleep at the wheel, Governor Gavin Newsom is once again taking the lead to strengthen AI safety for all Americans," the governor's office announced Friday. Newsom issued a strong executive order convening experts to help California create new AI safety laws and reporting rules, possibly even requiring safety auditors embedded in labs and emergency "kill switches" in frontier models.
"I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremendous SUCCESS," Trump wrote Saturday in what Politico earlier described as "a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday morning."
TRUMP: Over the years, there have been many Hoaxes, all generated by the Radical Left Dumocrats, for purposes of destroying our Country. RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, Global Warming, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2 [...] and now, the decimation, or destruction, of AI, commonly known as Artificial Intelligence — And I, as President of the United States, will not stand by and let this happen.
It all began with an attack on our Data Centers, until people realized how wealthy and prestigious they were for the Communities in which they were built. Higher Salaries, Lower Taxes, and Safer Streets, was the result, and the crazed Data Center attack has largely failed, so now [...] they are going straight at AI. We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!
However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that, very easily, with our already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System. For this purpose, I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremendous SUCCESS, in my First Term. To that end, I will be announcing, in the near future, the AI "Czar" — Only High I.Q. individuals need apply!
Trump concluded by saying AI "is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but will be even larger and more impactful... We are leading China, and the rest of the World, and I intend to keep it that way!"
But what exactly is AI Force? "The White House did not immediately respond to a request to clarify whether the agency would be military or civilian," notes the Washington Post. So now "The tech industry is struggling to make sense of President Donald Trump's surprise announcement," Politico reported Saturday afternoon:
Four representatives for the sector, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, told POLITICO that the industry was not widely informed of Trump's decision prior to the Truth Social post. "Nobody knows what the idea even is," one of the people said. Another said that feedback on the idea was not widely solicited within the industry. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment...
"I think that he clearly feels pressure to say something, but he's torn because he's just spent the last few days saying that the whole thing is a hoax," Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the progressive tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, said of Trump and his prior dismissal of AI doomsday scenarios. Since the departure of David Sacks, who stepped down as the Trump administration's previous AI czar earlier this year, the White House has been "making up AI policy as it goes," Kovacevich added. "I think it's clear they've really missed the presence of an organized leader like David Sacks was."
One of the tech industry representatives said they were confused about whether the task force would be charged with formulating more AI regulations or recommending policies that would further stimulate the tech's development. Taylor Barkley, director of federal government affairs at the industry-aligned Abundance Institute, is eyeing it as a way to solidify a light-touch government approach to the technology he says will foster innovation. "Any AI Force or AI Czar should have one job: keep the field open so entrepreneurs at every scale can compete, free from onerous regulation," he told POLITICO. "Existing criminal and civil law can handle bad actors. New permission regimes will stifle the very activity America needs most."
It's worth noting that the day before, California's governor made an announcement. "With Donald Trump and Congress asleep at the wheel, Governor Gavin Newsom is once again taking the lead to strengthen AI safety for all Americans," the governor's office announced Friday. Newsom issued a strong executive order convening experts to help California create new AI safety laws and reporting rules, possibly even requiring safety auditors embedded in labs and emergency "kill switches" in frontier models.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Bridget Phillipson says Burnham’s past criticisms of US president not an issue as PM prepares to meet Trump at UN
Next month’s budget will be made more difficult by Donald Trump’s war with Iran, one of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has said, while adding she did not expect the prime minister’s previous disparaging comments about the US president to be an issue.
Burnham is expected to meet Trump early next week at the UN general assembly summit in New York, the pair having previously spoken twice by phone since Burnham entered No 10.
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