Lawmakers warn of ‘information gap’ lets immigration agents sidestep states’ data safeguards

Democratic lawmakers say some states that don't want to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may be unintentionally allowing the agency access to residents' driver and criminal records through a law-enforcement data network.…

Het gebruik van lichte zorg is sterk toegenomen, het gebruik van zware zorg nam niet of nauwelijks af, stelt de Jeugdautoriteit. Vijf vragen over hoe de jeugdzorg er tien jaar na de decentralisatie voor staat.

Jammer kleine Fluffer, je vroeg om de Droomtelefoon, maar het geld van Sinterklaas is op. We hebben iedereen voor de gek gehouden met die stoom, dat is gewoon een rookboom en er zit 2 x 480 pk aan diesel in de Hydrograaf. Nu betaalt Sinterklaas geen accijns over scheepsdiesel want anders nemen we die vervelende Eugène Heijnen mee in de zak naar Spanje, maar dan NOG is het niet te betalen. Wie zich helemáál schots en scheel betaalt: jouw papa aan de pomp. De hoogste prijs in anderhalf jaar. Dus HIJ krijgt op pakjesavond tien liter peut en jij krijgt helemaal niks. Als goedmakertje voor jou maken we treinreizen goedkoper. Haha nee, grapje.

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Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian said he had serious doubts a decade ago about sharing the platform's data with Sam Altman. Ohanian recounted on the "Brew Markets" podcast that between 2015 and 2016, Altman asked Reddit to let him "aggressively scrape" the site's content. Altman had recently helped Reddit raise $50 million in a Series B round and was launching OpenAI as a nonprofit.

Ohanian described Altman as "very smart" and "incredibly cunning" but questioned whether he was "the most philanthropically minded guy." The Reddit cofounder said he "felt in my bones" the company should refuse the request and debated internally about it against Steve Huffman. Ohanian said he "lost that debate." Reddit and OpenAI announced a formal licensing deal in 2024.

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Verizon is planning to cut roughly 15,000 jobs, looking to reduce costs as it contends with increased competition for wireless service and home internet, according to WSJ, which cites people familiar with the matter. From the report: The cuts, the largest ever for the carrier, are set to take place in the next week, the people said. The majority of the reduction is expected to be made through layoffs. Verizon also plans to transition about 200 stores into franchised operations, which will shift employees off its payroll.

Verizon, the largest U.S. telecommunications provider by subscriber base, faces a fierce battle for both wireless and home internet customers. It has lost crucial postpaid phone subscribers for three consecutive quarters. Last month, Verizon named its lead independent director Daniel Schulman as its new chief executive officer. Schulman, a former CEO of PayPal and Virgin Mobile USA, has said he would aggressively reduce the company's entire cost base and take steps to reverse the customer losses.

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De komst van Sinterklaas gaat vaak gepaard met verhitte discussies en demonstraties, zoals vorig jaar in Middelharnis en Ridderkerk. Dit jaar lijkt het kinderfeest in onze regio rustig te gaan verlopen: bij steeds meer intochten zijn alleen roetveegpieten te zien en voor het eerst in jaren zijn er geen protesten aangekondigd door Kick-Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP).

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