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Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and a large number of internal CISA systems. Security experts said the public archive included files detailing how CISA builds, tests and deploys software internally, and that it represents one of the most egregious government data leaks in recent history.

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Ali Dia, die op zijn twintigste naar Nederland kwam, ontdekte in Amsterdam het boksen. „Hij schreeuwde het bijna van de daken: ik wil kampioen worden.” Niet lang nadat hij terug moest naar Libanon, werd hij gedood door een raketaanval.

Groene waterstof is onmisbaar voor de verduurzaming van Nederland. Maar een helemaal nieuwe energiedrager introduceren is een gigaklus en de afgelopen jaren mislukten veel projecten. Nu gloort er hoop: de eerste fabrieken om waterstof te maken zijn in aanbouw.

While other commencement speeches have been met with boos for hyping up artificial intelligence, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak reminded college graduates that they already posses "AI" of their own: "actual intelligence." He framed AI as an attempt to duplicate brain-like routines, and encouraged students to "think different" as they enter a workforce being reshaped by automation. Business Insider reports: Steve Wozniak did what other college graduation commencement speakers couldn't this year: earn applause when talking about AI. The Apple cofounder took the stage during Grand Valley State University's graduation ceremony earlier this month. During his speech, Wozniak offered reassurance to new graduates who are entering the workforce at the height of the AI revolution.

"It would take too long to go deeply into what I think about AI, but we've been trying to create a brain," Wozniak said. "Is there a way we can duplicate a routine a trillion times and have it work like a brain? AI is one of those attempts." [...]

During his commencement address, Wozniak reflected on working at Apple and offered students some advice as they begin their careers. "You should always try to think different," he said. "Don't follow the same steps as a million other people. Think, is there something I can do a little different?" You can watch the clip on YouTube.

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• 41-year-old died after hospitalization for severe illness

• Earnhardt, Hamlin and Gordon pay tribute

• Fans honor driver by donating to IVF foundation

Longtime teammates, former rivals and others around the sports world have joined the wave of condolences over the sudden death of Nascar driver Kyle Busch on Thursday.

Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who was the winningest driver across the sport’s three series in history, died at 41 after being hospitalized earlier Thursday with a severe illness. No cause of death has been announced.

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‘This is a change byelection,’ says Labour mayor as he launches bid for Makerfield seat and lays out policy views

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Andy Burnham has formally launched his campaign for the Makerfield byelection with a barely coded pitch for Downing Street, saying a vote for him to become the MP there was “a vote to change Labour”.

While not explicitly saying that he would seek to replace Keir Starmer, the Greater Manchester mayor used a speech to Labour MPs and activists in the constituency, followed by questions from the media , to lay out a series of national policy views, including on economy, immigration and electoral reform.

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NEW YORK (ANP) - De beurzen in New York zijn vrijdag opnieuw met winst begonnen. Beleggers bleven optimistisch over een spoedig einde aan de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten. De Amerikaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Marco Rubio verklaarde enige beweging te zien bij Iran in de vredesbesprekingen, maar gaf niet aan op welke vlakken Iran bereid is tot concessies. De twee landen verschillen nog altijd van mening over de uraniumvoorraad van Iran en de controle van de Straat van Hormuz.

De Dow-Jonesindex noteerde kort na opening van de markt 0,6 procent hoger op 50.572 punten. De graadmeter van de dertig grootste Amerikaanse bedrijven eindigde donderdag op een nieuw slotrecord. De brede S&P 500-index won 0,7 procent tot 7498 punten en techbeurs Nasdaq kreeg er 0,8 procent bij op 26.481 punten. Beleggers maken zich ook op voor een lang weekend. Maandag zijn de beurzen in New York gesloten om Memorial Day.