WASHINGTON (ANP) - Het Amerikaanse ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken heeft de verkoop van honderden raketten aan België goedgekeurd, meldt het Pentagon. De Belgen moeten 567,8 miljoen dollar (zo'n 480 miljoen euro) betalen voor de AIM-9X Sidewinders.
"De voorgestelde verkoop zal België beter in staat stellen om huidige en toekomstige dreigingen het hoofd te bieden door lucht-luchtraketten en geleidingseenheden te leveren voor de Belgische F-35-vloot ter ondersteuning van de defensiemissie van de NAVO. België zal geen moeite hebben om deze wapens in zijn strijdkrachten op te nemen", staat in de verklaring van het Pentagon. Volgens de Amerikanen is België een gewaardeerde NAVO-bondgenoot die zorgt voor stabiliteit in Europa.
Lucht-luchtraketten, zoals de AIM-9 Sidewinders, worden afgeschoten door gevechtsvliegtuigen en hebben andere vliegende objecten als doel.
NEW YORK (ANP) - De stemming zat er maandag goed in op Wall Street, waar de beursgraadmeters nieuwe records bereikten. Dat gebeurde nadat president Donald Trump had gemeld dat de handelsgesprekken met China voorspoedig verliepen. Autofabrikant Tesla (plus 3,6 procent) ging verder omhoog na de bekendmaking dat topman Elon Musk voor ongeveer 1 miljard dollar aan aandelen van zijn eigen bedrijf heeft gekocht. Vrijdag boekte het aandeel Tesla al een verrassende koerswinst van ruim 7 procent.
De S&P 500 sloot 0,5 procent hoger op 6615,28 punten, de hoogste slotstand ooit. Ook de Nasdaq bereikte met een stijging van 0,9 procent tot 22.348,75 punten opnieuw een recordniveau. De Dow-Jonesindex eindigde 0,1 procent in de plus op 45.883,45 punten.
NIJMEGEN (ANP) - Bobby Vylan van punkrapduo Bob Vylan heeft Doornroosje bedankt voor het laten doorgaan van hun optreden. Dat zei hij tijdens hun concert maandagavond in het Nijmeegse poppodium. Een medewerker van Doornroosje kwam hierbij op het podium en het publiek applaudisseerde.
Het was eerder op maandag onzeker of het concert kon doorgaan, nadat het Centraal Joods Overleg (CJO) dit via een kort geding had willen tegenhouden. Volgens het CJO deed Bobby Vylan zaterdag onder meer haatzaaiende uitingen tijdens een optreden in Paradiso. Zo riep hij teksten als "dood aan de IDF", het Israëlische leger. Maar de rechtbank in Arnhem besloot dat het concert mocht doorgaan.
In de zaal zijn heel veel Palestijnse vlaggen. Ook hangt er een bord met de tekst 'Love jews, hate zionists'. Vylan prees de tekst, "want er is een verschil en sommige mensen begrijpen dat niet. Dat moeten we blijkbaar uitleggen", aldus de muzikant.
Apple released iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26 today, introducing Liquid Glass, a translucent design language that represents the biggest visual redesign since iOS 7 in 2013. The new interface elements dynamically refract and reflect background content across all three platforms. iOS 26 requires iPhone 11 or later and second-generation iPhone SE or newer. iPadOS 26 runs on the same hardware as iPadOS 18 except the 7th-generation iPad. macOS Tahoe 26 supports all Apple silicon Macs, the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro, 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro, 2020 and later iMac, and 2019 and later Mac Pro. The transparent menu bar on macOS increases perceived display size.
iOS 26's adaptive Lock Screen time display resizes around notifications and Live Activities. Desktop icons, folders, app icons and widgets support light, dark, tinted, and clear appearances across all systems. iOS 26 adds Visual Intelligence for on-screen content analysis through screenshot button combinations. Live Translation operates across Messages, FaceTime and Phone on all platforms, translating text and audio in real-time on-device. The Camera app received streamlined navigation and lens cleaning hints for iPhone 15 and later models.
iPadOS 26 brings Mac-style windowing and multitasking. Apps support free-form placement and menu bars. The Phone app and new Apple Games app arrived on iPad. macOS gained the Phone app through Continuity, including Call Screening and Hold Assist features. Spotlight executes hundreds of actions without opening applications and automatically assigns quick keys to frequent actions. Apple Intelligence expands across all systems. The Shortcuts app gained intelligent actions for text summarization and image generation. The Wallet app tracks orders across platforms, while Apple Music introduced AutoMix for song transitions.
A third of UK employers are using "bossware" technology to track workers' activity with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing. From a report: Private companies are most likely to deploy in-work surveillance and one in seven employers are recording or reviewing screen activity, according to a UK-wide survey that estimates the extent of office snooping.
The findings, shared with the Guardian by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), are based on responses from hundreds of UK managers and suggest there has been a recent growth in computerised work surveillance. In 2023, less than a fifth of people thought they were being monitored by an employer, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found. The finding that about a third of managers report their organisations are monitoring workers' online activities on employer-owned devices is probably an underestimate, as roughly the same proportion said they don't know what tracking their organisations do.
Many monitoring systems are aimed at preventing insider threats and safeguarding sensitive information as well as detecting productivity dips. But the trend appears to be causing unease. A large minority of managers are opposed to the practice, saying it undermines trust with staff and invades their personal privacy, the CMI found.
Known for trompe l’oeil ceramic sculptures of pantry staples and domestic life, Stephanie Shih has further entrenched her largely culinary-focused repertoire in material culture. In two exhibitions, the Brooklyn-based artist (previously) embraces mosaic as she nests small glass fragments and pottery sherds into vivid compositions that explore production and labor.
Shih’s architectural work on view at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, draws on the Midwestern grotto tradition with a pagoda-style structure. Broken porcelain dinnerware, polished stone, and ceramic sherds uncovered in a Chinese fishing village on Monterey Bay cloak the facade, while hundreds of crowd-sourced knick-knacks and figures embellish the rooftop.
Titled “Toy Building (1915–1939),” the six-story sculpture reinterprets a historic spot in downtown Milwaukee that a Chinese immigrant owned and once housed a dancehall, restaurant, and various businesses. A collective portrait of the Chinese diaspora, Shih’s work pieces together archaeological, vintage, and contemporary objects into an eclectic array that bridges the mundane and divine.
Detail of “Carolina’s Pride Peaches” (2025), stained glass and cement mortar on aluminum, 18 x 48 inches
The artist continues her more recent venture into mosaic in Invisible Hand, a solo exhibition opening this week at SOCO Gallery. A wide, produce promotional in colorful stained glass, “Carolina’s Pride Peaches” depicts a woman marveling at the ripe fruit. As a statement from the gallery says, Shih directs us to consumption, portraying the luscious commodity once it’s been harvested by an unacknowledged laborer.
Invisible Hand pairs the vintage-style advertisement with the artist’s ceramic fare. Included are typical grocery store finds like a carton of Tropicana and Smucker’s jelly, along with popular fast food remnants like a box from Kentucky Fried Chicken. The seemingly mundane nature of the objects lends itself to one of the artist’s enduring questions: who’s behind the conveniences and sustenance we’ve come to expect and rely on?
As conversations about immigration and labor take center stage, Shih’s work reflects the long history of U.S. policy targeting essential workers. She references the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred Chinese immigration for 10 years and largely targeted those who would occupy low-wage jobs. “This act set the stage for a broader pattern of racialized labor exploitation that continues to shape the U.S.’s immigration and labor policies today,” the artist adds.
Invisible Hand runs from September 18 to November 8 in Charlotte. If you’re in Sheboygan, you can see “Toy Building (1915–1939)” as part of A Beautiful Experience: The Midwest Grotto Tradition through May 10, 2026. Explore more of the artist’s work on her website and Instagram.
A collection of works from ‘Invisible Hand’“Carolina’s Pride Peaches” (2025), stained glass and cement mortar on aluminum, 18 x 48 inchesDetail of “Carolina’s Pride Peaches” (2025), stained glass and cement mortar on aluminum, 18 x 48 inchesDetail of “Toy Building (1915–1939)” (2025), Chinese export porcelain, crowdsourced and found objects, archaeological ceramic fragments from a Chinese fishing village on Monterey Bay (c. 1850–1906), stained glass, ceramic, polished stones, glass rods, resin, enamel, and grout on ferrocement, steel, and polystyrene. Image courtesy of the artist and John Michael Kohler Arts Center“Kentucky Fried Chicken” (2025), ceramic, 9 x 9 x 7 inches“Whitman’s Sampler” (2025), ceramic, 2.5 x 9 x 5.5 inches“Campbell’s Condensed Soups” (2025), ceramic, 12 x 10.5 x 3 inches“McCormick Spices” (2025), ceramic, 5 x 9 x 1.5 inches
