Ferrari’s strong Friday at the Hungaroring continued as they ended FP2 with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc at the top of the timesheets.
Mercedes plans to try and bring "something more sizeable onto the track" after the Formula 1 summer break in a bid to pull away from title rivals Ferrari.
MP Motorsport's Tuukka Taponen secured his maiden pole position at the Hungaroring.
Adrian Newey has explained how “getting to a point of respectability” is the “immediate goal” for Aston Martin with the introduction of their upgrade package at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Live coverage of the second F1 practice session for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest.
Longtime Slashdot reader sandbagger shares the passing of John C. Dvorak, an early and influential technology journalist for PC Magazine. He was 80. Talking Biz News reports: Aric Mackey writes, "Widely recognized for his profound impact on the technology industry, John's career spanned decades of rapid digital evolution. He was perhaps best known for his influential, long-running column in PC Magazine and his groundbreaking work on the No Agenda podcast. Through his prolific writing, broadcasting, and distinct public voice, he helped shape critical conversations around both technology and political analysis, guiding generations of readers and listeners with his unique perspective.
"To those who knew him personally, John was far more than his public work. He was a beloved husband, devoted father, proud grandfather, and a loyal friend. Those closest to him will remember a man defined by his strong convictions, his exceptionally sharp wit, and an enduring curiosity about the world around him." Dvorak was also part of the startup team at CNET Networks, and appeared on MarketWatch TV.
"To those who knew him personally, John was far more than his public work. He was a beloved husband, devoted father, proud grandfather, and a loyal friend. Those closest to him will remember a man defined by his strong convictions, his exceptionally sharp wit, and an enduring curiosity about the world around him." Dvorak was also part of the startup team at CNET Networks, and appeared on MarketWatch TV.
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from PYMNTS.com: Stripe is in talks to buy OpenRouter, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that could sell for roughly $10 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move would mark a significant step outside payments for a company that processes transactions for much of the internet. It also lands while Stripe pursues a far larger target: a bid for PayPal that would value the payments giant at about $53 billion.
The Journal reported Thursday (July 23) that a transaction could be announced soon, though the talks could still collapse or another buyer could step in. The exact price under discussion could not be learned. Several other large technology companies had also been weighing deals for OpenRouter. The startup was valued at $1.3 billion in May, according to PitchBook, meaning a sale near $10 billion would represent a steep markup in a matter of months. Its backers include Menlo Ventures and CapitalG, the growth fund of Google parent Alphabet.
OpenRouter sells software that lets customers reach AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic, along with open weight alternatives anyone can download and run. The Journal described the company's position this way: "OpenRouter is part of an emerging crop of startups that have found a lucrative niche between AI developers and the companies that want to use them." The platform lists hundreds of large language models and lets developers compare and switch between them.
The Journal reported Thursday (July 23) that a transaction could be announced soon, though the talks could still collapse or another buyer could step in. The exact price under discussion could not be learned. Several other large technology companies had also been weighing deals for OpenRouter. The startup was valued at $1.3 billion in May, according to PitchBook, meaning a sale near $10 billion would represent a steep markup in a matter of months. Its backers include Menlo Ventures and CapitalG, the growth fund of Google parent Alphabet.
OpenRouter sells software that lets customers reach AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic, along with open weight alternatives anyone can download and run. The Journal described the company's position this way: "OpenRouter is part of an emerging crop of startups that have found a lucrative niche between AI developers and the companies that want to use them." The platform lists hundreds of large language models and lets developers compare and switch between them.
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Astronomers studying the star system CD-35 2722 may have found the first known moon-like object outside our solar system. The classification is unusually tricky, however, because it orbits a brown dwarf rather than a planet, making it clearly an "exosatellite" but forcing scientists to rethink where the line between planet, moon, and failed star should be drawn. Space.com reports: The star CD-35 2722 is located around 73 light-years away and has around half the mass of the sun. It is orbited by a "failed star" or brown dwarf. These stellar bodies get their unfortunate nickname because they form like other stars but fail to gather enough mass to trigger the fusion of hydrogen to helium in their cores. In terms of mass, brown dwarfs are more massive than the largest gas giant planets, but smaller than the smallest stars, usually with around 13 to 80 times the mass of Jupiter, or around 0.013 to 0.08 times the mass of the sun.
The newly discovered object in CD-35 2722 is certainly moon-like, but rather than orbiting a planet as the moons in the solar system do, it orbits the system's brown dwarf. "This system is somewhat hard to define using solar-system-based words like 'planet' and 'moon.' The exosatellite is clearly massive enough to be a planet, but it does not orbit a star, though it orbits an object that orbits a star," team leader Kevin Hoy of the Universidad Diego Portales and the Millennium Nucleus of Young Exoplanets and their Moons (YEMS) in Chile, said in a statement. "Being the third wheel in this system makes us want to call it a moon, even if it is nothing like the small, rocky moons we have in our system."
The team currently isn't able to definitively claim this object in CD-35 2722 is an exomoon, because that would require really nailing down a new definition of what a moon is. "The satellite we report is a giant gaseous body orbiting a highly massive companion, itself several times the mass of Jupiter. We have a clear delineation between the planets and the sun in the solar system, so defining things like moons is simple," team member Alice Zurlo of the Universidad Diego Portales said. "In the CD-35 2722 system, where we are blurring the lines between stars, planets, and moons, the whole thing becomes more complicated to describe." Zurlo and colleagues can, however, confidently claim this is an exosatellite, meaning it is a first-of-its-kind detection no matter what the future holds for its classification.
The findings have been published in the journal Nature.
The newly discovered object in CD-35 2722 is certainly moon-like, but rather than orbiting a planet as the moons in the solar system do, it orbits the system's brown dwarf. "This system is somewhat hard to define using solar-system-based words like 'planet' and 'moon.' The exosatellite is clearly massive enough to be a planet, but it does not orbit a star, though it orbits an object that orbits a star," team leader Kevin Hoy of the Universidad Diego Portales and the Millennium Nucleus of Young Exoplanets and their Moons (YEMS) in Chile, said in a statement. "Being the third wheel in this system makes us want to call it a moon, even if it is nothing like the small, rocky moons we have in our system."
The team currently isn't able to definitively claim this object in CD-35 2722 is an exomoon, because that would require really nailing down a new definition of what a moon is. "The satellite we report is a giant gaseous body orbiting a highly massive companion, itself several times the mass of Jupiter. We have a clear delineation between the planets and the sun in the solar system, so defining things like moons is simple," team member Alice Zurlo of the Universidad Diego Portales said. "In the CD-35 2722 system, where we are blurring the lines between stars, planets, and moons, the whole thing becomes more complicated to describe." Zurlo and colleagues can, however, confidently claim this is an exosatellite, meaning it is a first-of-its-kind detection no matter what the future holds for its classification.
The findings have been published in the journal Nature.
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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 24-07-2026 19:15 CEST
In één oogopslag:
• 25.0°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 17.4°C / Max 26.0°C | Kans op neerslag 5%
Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 17.4°C, Max 26.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1013.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: → 266°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
• 20:00: 24.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 319°
• 21:00: 23.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.1 km/u (1.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 326°
• 22:00: 23.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.5 km/u (1.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 342°
• 23:00: 22.7°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.3 km/u (1.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 30°
• 00:00: 22.3°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.0 km/u (1.1 m/s), richting: ← 70°
• 01:00: 21.5°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1012.6 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ← 99°
• 02:00: 21.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1012.1 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.8 km/u (1.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 177°
• 03:00: 21.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1011.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 200°
• 04:00: 20.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1011.2 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 207°
• 05:00: 20.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1010.6 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 207°
• 06:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1009.9 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 201°
• 07:00: 19.9°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1009.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↑ 199°
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
• zaterdag 25 juli: Min 19.7°C, Max 25.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1008.7 hPa ↘️ -4.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 247°
• zondag 26 juli: Min 18.1°C, Max 21.6°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 47%, 🧭 1004.8 hPa ↘️ -3.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: → 270°
• maandag 27 juli: Min 16.7°C, Max 20.8°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 4.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 27%, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ↗️ +10.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: → 288°
• dinsdag 28 juli: Min 15.9°C, Max 26.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.0 hPa ↗️ +5.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.9 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 214°
• woensdag 29 juli: Min 19.2°C, Max 31.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1016.3 hPa ↘️ -4.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.5 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↖ 152°
• donderdag 30 juli: Min 20.2°C, Max 29.8°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↘️ -1.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: → 278°
Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 25.0°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 23.7°C (-1.3°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 312°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 20.5 km/h (5.7 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 45%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1013.9 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 33.7 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 1.4
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:52 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:44
Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 38 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 7.2 μg/m³
• PM10: 11.6 μg/m³
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In één oogopslag:
• 25.0°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 17.4°C / Max 26.0°C | Kans op neerslag 5%
Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 17.4°C, Max 26.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1013.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: → 266°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
• 20:00: 24.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 319°
• 21:00: 23.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.1 km/u (1.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 326°
• 22:00: 23.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.5 km/u (1.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 342°
• 23:00: 22.7°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.3 km/u (1.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 30°
• 00:00: 22.3°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1013.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.0 km/u (1.1 m/s), richting: ← 70°
• 01:00: 21.5°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1012.6 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ← 99°
• 02:00: 21.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1012.1 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.8 km/u (1.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 177°
• 03:00: 21.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1011.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 200°
• 04:00: 20.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1011.2 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 207°
• 05:00: 20.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1010.6 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 207°
• 06:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1009.9 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 201°
• 07:00: 19.9°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1009.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↑ 199°
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
• zaterdag 25 juli: Min 19.7°C, Max 25.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1008.7 hPa ↘️ -4.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 247°
• zondag 26 juli: Min 18.1°C, Max 21.6°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 47%, 🧭 1004.8 hPa ↘️ -3.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: → 270°
• maandag 27 juli: Min 16.7°C, Max 20.8°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 4.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 27%, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ↗️ +10.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: → 288°
• dinsdag 28 juli: Min 15.9°C, Max 26.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.0 hPa ↗️ +5.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.9 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 214°
• woensdag 29 juli: Min 19.2°C, Max 31.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1016.3 hPa ↘️ -4.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.5 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↖ 152°
• donderdag 30 juli: Min 20.2°C, Max 29.8°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↘️ -1.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: → 278°
Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 25.0°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 23.7°C (-1.3°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 312°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 20.5 km/h (5.7 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 45%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1013.9 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 33.7 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 1.4
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:52 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:44
Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 38 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 7.2 μg/m³
• PM10: 11.6 μg/m³
Gegevens geleverd door Open-Meteo
#Rotterdam #Meteo #MeteoBot #MeteoNetherlands #OpenMeteo #FediMeteo
No end to fighting in sight as Revolutionary Guards launch drones at targets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait
The US struck targets across Iran on Friday, reaching as far as the Caspian Sea, as Donald Trump threatened “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen for extending the war to a second major shipping chokepoint at the entrance to the Red Sea.
As Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire against US bases and allies across the region, the New York Times reported that Tehran had rejected a US ceasefire proposal delivered by the Iraq prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi. This despite the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, claiming a day earlier that Iran was begging for a ceasefire. Iraq later disputed the report.
Continue reading...OXFORD (ANP/AFP) - Het eerste shot van een vaccin dat is ontwikkeld tegen de bundibugyavariant van het ebolavirus, is gezet bij een vrijwilliger. Dat meldt de Universiteit van Oxford. Het gaat om de eerste toediening bij een mens in de zogenoemde fase 1-testen, de testfase waarin medicatie voor het eerst wordt getest op mensen.
De bundibugyavariant van ebola gaat rond in onder meer de Democratische Republiek Congo en heeft aldaar tot een flinke uitbraak geleid. Hoewel schattingen met dergelijke virale infectieziekten altijd lastig zijn, zijn al zeker duizend doden gemeld als gevolg van ebola. Een veelvoud daarvan wordt vermoed een besmetting te hebben opgelopen.
Voor de bundibugyavariant bestond aanvankelijk geen passend vaccin. Bestaande ebolavaccins moesten daarom worden aangepast, en het nieuwe vaccin de bijbehorende testfasen opnieuw doorlopen. De komende weken moeten nog 49 mensen een testshot krijgen, aldus de universiteit.
PHILADELPHIA (ANP/RTR) - LeBron James speelt zijn 24e seizoen in de Amerikaanse basketbalcompetitie NBA voor de Philadelphia 76ers. De 43-jarige basketbalvedette hoopt het team aan de titel te helpen na 43 jaar 'droogte'.
James speelde de afgelopen acht seizoenen voor de Los Angeles Lakers, waarmee hij in 2020 kampioen werd. Hij speelde daarvoor twee periodes voor de Cleveland Cavaliers en voor Miami Heat.
"Ik ga niet voor het geld en ik ga niet voor de familie. Waar speel ik echt nog voor op dit punt? Ik wil me nog opofferen, ik wil nog werken en ervoor gaan. Ik wil nog meedoen en winnen en de kans krijgen een titel te veroveren", liet James op social media weten. "Ik geloof dat ik kan helpen om van de Philadelphia 76ers een kampioenschapsteam te maken."
De Albert Heijn aan de Nieuwe Binnenweg in Rotterdam is na een verbouwing weer open. Achter de vernieuwde winkel schuilt een bijzonder stukje Rotterdamse geschiedenis: op precies deze plek opende Albert Heijn in 1955 de eerste volwaardige supermarkt van Nederland.
