George Russell has shared an insight into how he is approaching the resumption of the season in May, with the Mercedes driver hoping that the championship battle continues to be between himself and team mate Kimi Antonelli whilst remaining wary of the competition.
Cadillac have announced that Colton Herta will make his practice debut with the team at the upcoming Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
Newly unsealed records in California's antitrust case against Amazon allegedly show the company pressured third-party sellers to raise prices on rival sites like Walmart, Target, and Wayfair so Amazon could maintain the appearance of offering the lowest price. California says Amazon used tools like Buy Box suppression to punish cheaper listings elsewhere. The Guardian reports: [...] In one previously redacted deposition, marked "highly confidential," Mayer Handler, owner of a clothing company called Leveret, testified that he received an email in October 2022 from Amazon notifying him that one of his products was "no longer eligible to be a featured offer" through Amazon's Buy Box. The tech giant, he testified, had suppressed the item, a tiger-themed, toddler's pajama set, because his company was selling it for $19.99 on Amazon, a single cent higher than what his company was offering it for on Walmart. Afterwards, Handler testified, his company "changed pricing on Walmart to match or exceed Amazon's price" or changed the item's product code to try to throw off Amazon's price tracking system. In response to a question from the Guardian, Handler criticized Amazon for tracking prices across the internet and "shadow" blocking his company's products -- tactics which he said were depriving consumers of "lower prices." "Maybe that's capitalism," he wrote. "Or that's a monopoly causing price hikes on the consumer."
In another unsealed deposition, Terry Esbenshade, a Pennsylvania garden store supplier, testified in October 2024 that whenever his products lost Amazon's Buy Box because of lower prices elsewhere on the internet, his sales on Amazon would plummet by about 80%. This financial reality forced him to try to raise his products' prices with other retailers elsewhere, he said. In one instance, Esbenshade testified, he discovered that one of his company's better-selling patio tables had "become suppressed" on Amazon. Esbenshade wasn't sure why, he recalled, until someone at Amazon suggested he look at Wayfair, another online retailer that happened to be selling his patio table below Amazon's price. The businessman went online and set up a new minimum advertised price for the table on Wayfair to ensure it was higher than Amazon's. "So that raised the price up, and, voila, my product came back" on Amazon, he said, thanks to the reinstatement of the Buy Box.
In another unsealed deposition, Terry Esbenshade, a Pennsylvania garden store supplier, testified in October 2024 that whenever his products lost Amazon's Buy Box because of lower prices elsewhere on the internet, his sales on Amazon would plummet by about 80%. This financial reality forced him to try to raise his products' prices with other retailers elsewhere, he said. In one instance, Esbenshade testified, he discovered that one of his company's better-selling patio tables had "become suppressed" on Amazon. Esbenshade wasn't sure why, he recalled, until someone at Amazon suggested he look at Wayfair, another online retailer that happened to be selling his patio table below Amazon's price. The businessman went online and set up a new minimum advertised price for the table on Wayfair to ensure it was higher than Amazon's. "So that raised the price up, and, voila, my product came back" on Amazon, he said, thanks to the reinstatement of the Buy Box.
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: An agreement with the Philippines to establish a high-tech industrial hub is the Trump administration's latest effort to lessen China's dominance over global supply chains. The deal to build up American manufacturing across a stretch of the island of Luzon, signed Thursday, will offer U.S. companies access to essential inputs such as critical minerals that bypass Beijing's control. The artificial-intelligence-powered manufacturing hub is planned for a 4,000-acre site given to the U.S. by Manila, said undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg. The U.S. will occupy the site rent-free and administer it as a special economic zone.
The hub will have diplomatic immunity, such as the protections afforded to an American embassy, and operate under U.S. common law -- the first arrangement of its kind anywhere in the world. The two-year lease is renewable for 99 years. [...] "You can't build anything in Ohio if the minerals and the process materials are controlled by an adversary who can cut you off tomorrow," Helberg said in an interview. [...] The planned manufacturing hub is largely conceptual at this stage, and details, including which American companies will participate and just what they will build in the Philippines, are yet to be determined.
[...] The administration will ask companies to put forward proposals to compete for a spot in building out the hub, giving priority to bids that will help move critical minerals processing and manufacturing off Chinese suppliers. Investment will have to come from private-sector companies -- not the U.S. government. Factories approved for operation in the hub will be highly automated, Helberg said, using autonomous systems to operate around the clock. The Philippines has a history of robust manufacturing, particularly in semiconductors, but that has stagnated in recent decades because of high energy and logistics costs. Companies will have to address in their proposals how they will contend with energy costs and workforce needs; they can send American workers overseas or hire locally, Helberg said.
The hub will have diplomatic immunity, such as the protections afforded to an American embassy, and operate under U.S. common law -- the first arrangement of its kind anywhere in the world. The two-year lease is renewable for 99 years. [...] "You can't build anything in Ohio if the minerals and the process materials are controlled by an adversary who can cut you off tomorrow," Helberg said in an interview. [...] The planned manufacturing hub is largely conceptual at this stage, and details, including which American companies will participate and just what they will build in the Philippines, are yet to be determined.
[...] The administration will ask companies to put forward proposals to compete for a spot in building out the hub, giving priority to bids that will help move critical minerals processing and manufacturing off Chinese suppliers. Investment will have to come from private-sector companies -- not the U.S. government. Factories approved for operation in the hub will be highly automated, Helberg said, using autonomous systems to operate around the clock. The Philippines has a history of robust manufacturing, particularly in semiconductors, but that has stagnated in recent decades because of high energy and logistics costs. Companies will have to address in their proposals how they will contend with energy costs and workforce needs; they can send American workers overseas or hire locally, Helberg said.
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Keir Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ that he was not told Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting before taking up the role of US ambassador. The comments follow a Guardian investigation that exclusively revealed Mandelson had initially been denied clearance after a background check by security officials, but that the decision was overruled by the Foreign Office. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s head of investigations, Paul Lewis – watch on YouTube
Continue reading...Keir Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ that he was not told Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting before taking up the role of US ambassador. The comments follow a Guardian investigation that exclusively revealed Mandelson had initially been denied clearance after a background check by security officials, but that the decision was overruled by the Foreign Office. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian's head of investigations, Paul Lewis
Continue reading...Worshippers made their way to the Japoma stadium in Douala to hear the pontiff speak on Friday
Continue reading...Researcher Valentina Bianchi says holding in information can take a mental toll. Here’s how to manage the stress of it all
Usually nothing makes me happier than receiving a message that starts with “don’t share this, but …”. Yet as I played the voice note on my phone, my gleeful anticipation turned to dismay.
It was a juicy bit of gossip, but one I ultimately would have preferred not to know. Now I also had to conceal it from others.
I’m an adult. Why do I regress under my parents’ roof?
I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?
People say you’ll know – but will I regret not having children?
Continue reading...Mercedes driver doesn’t want to lose four-time champion
‘Natural’ for lack of competitiveness to start taking its toll
George Russell has said he would understand if Max Verstappen chose to leave Formula One after the four-time champion recently cast doubt on his future in the sport because of his dissatisfaction with current regulations.
Russell, who is currently second behind his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in the world championship, insisted Verstappen had nothing left to prove.
Continue reading...Paul Quinn convicted in light of DNA evidence from 2003 attack that led to notorious miscarriage of justice
• The rape case that became one of Britain’s greatest miscarriages of justice
A man who evaded justice for more than two decades has been found guilty of the “horrific” 2003 rape for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongfully jailed for 17 years.
Paul Quinn, 52, was convicted by a jury on Friday after a fresh forensic analysis found traces of his DNA on the victim.
Continue reading...Huidkanker rukt op in de westerse wereld en snel ook. Vooral melanoom, de gevaarlijkste vorm, komt steeds vaker voor. Twee onderzoekers hebben nu met behulp van AI een patroon gevonden dat het risico al vijf jaar van tevoren kan voorspellen.
De cijfers liegen er niet om. In de afgelopen vijftig jaar is het aantal gevallen van huidkanker explosief gestegen. Volgens de WHO leven wereldwijd zo’n 1,5 miljoen mensen met de ziekte. En landen als Nederland, Zweden en Duitsland behoren tot de koplopers.
Zo’n 90 procent van de gevallen is te herleiden tot uv-straling van de zon. Toch blijft vroege opsporing lastig. Melanoom ontstaat wanneer pigmentcellen ongecontroleerd gaan groeien en kan zich razendsnel verspreiden naar andere organen.
AI duikt in miljoenen dossiers
Onderzoekers van de universiteit van Göteborg zetten nu een grote stap richting vroegtijdige detectie. Ze analyseerden met kunstmatige intelligentie de gezondheidsgegevens van maar liefst 6 miljoen Zweden.
In die enorme dataset – die bulkt van de informatie over diagnoses, medicijngebruik en sociale omstandigheden – zochten ze naar verborgen patronen. En met succes: 38.582 mensen ontwikkelden binnen vijf jaar melanoom en de AI wist verrassend goed te voorspellen wie dat zouden zijn.
Het beste model zat in ongeveer 73 procent van de gevallen goed. Zelfs een simpel model, gebaseerd op alleen leeftijd en geslacht, haalde nog altijd 64 procent kankergevallen ertussenuit.
Risicogroepen aanwijzen
Door verschillende soorten data te combineren, konden onderzoekers kleine groepen aanwijzen met een extreem hoog risico. Binnen zo’n groep kreeg ongeveer een derde binnen vijf jaar melanoom.
Dat opent de deur naar gerichtere screening. In plaats van iedereen te controleren, kun je je richten op de mensen die het meeste risico lopen. "Onze resultaten geven een duidelijk signaal dat registergegevens in de toekomst strategischer gebruikt kunnen worden", zegt onderzoeker Martin Gillstedt. "Gegevens die al beschikbaar zijn in de gezondheidszorg, kunnen worden gebruikt om mensen met een hoger risico op melanoom te identificeren."
Slimmer screenen
De belofte is groot. Door bestaande data slimmer te gebruiken, kan de zorg efficiënter worden ingericht en kunnen gevallen van huidkanker mogelijk eerder worden ontdekt.
En dat is hard nodig. Want zolang de zon blijft schijnen, blijft ook het risico groeien. Het verschil is alleen: straks weet je misschien jaren van tevoren al of jij tot de risicogroep behoort.
Bronnen: Wibnet / Acta Dermato-Venereologica
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Oliebedrijven gingen vrijdag hard omlaag op de Europese aandelenbeurzen door de gekelderde olieprijzen na het nieuws dat de Straat van Hormuz wordt heropend door Iran voor de commerciële scheepvaart. Luchtvaartmaatschappijen profiteerden juist van de sterke daling van de olieprijzen omdat zij erg gevoelig zijn voor hoge kerosineprijzen.
Shell was de grootste daler in de Amsterdamse AEX-index met een verlies van 5,6 procent. In Londen dook het Britse BP 7,4 procent in het rood en het Franse TotalEnergies verloor 5,3 procent in Parijs. Het Spaanse Repsol en het Italiaanse Eni werden tot 7 procent lager gezet.
Daar stond tegenover dat Air France-KLM 7,4 procent meer waard werd in de MidKap. British Airways-moederbedrijf IAG, Lufthansa, Ryanair en easyJet stegen tot bijna 7 procent.
Europese gasprijs 8 procent omlaag
De AEX eindigde 0,7 procent in de plus op 1023,68 punten. De MidKap klom 1,5 procent tot 1032,94 punten. In Parijs en Frankfurt werden winsten tot 2,3 procent op de koersenborden gezet. Londen won 0,7 procent.
De prijs van een vat Amerikaanse olie daalde ruim 12 procent tot 83,18 dollar en Brentolie werd meer dan 10 procent goedkoper op 89,27 dollar per vat. De Europese gasprijs ging met 8 procent omlaag. Via de Straat van Hormuz wordt ongeveer een vijfde van alle ruwe olie en vloeibaar gemaakt aardgas (lng) in de wereld vervoerd.
Techinvesteerder Prosus
De AEX werd aangevoerd door techinvesteerder Prosus, investeerder CVC Capital Partners en staalconcern ArcelorMittal met winsten tot 4,7 procent. Telecomconcern KPN en oliedienstverlener SBM Offshore verloren tot 4,6 procent. Beide aandelen noteerden ex-dividend, wat betekent dat ze geen recht meer geven op het dividend van de afgelopen periode.
In de MidKap waren naast Air France-KLM ook metalenspecialist AMG en uitzendconcern Randstad flinke winnaars met plussen tot 5,5 procent. Basic-Fit bungelde onderaan bij de middelgrote fondsen op het Damrak met een verlies van 3,7 procent. De fitnessketen haalde bijna 308 miljoen euro op met de uitgifte van obligaties, die kunnen worden omgezet in aandelen.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het tempo van de voorbereidingen voor de missie in de Straat van Hormuz moet omhoog. Dan kunnen de landen direct aan de slag zodra er een permanent staakt-het-vuren is, zei premier Rob Jetten vrijdag op zijn wekelijkse persconferentie. Eerder op de middag was hij bij een videoconferentie van de bijna vijftig landen die zich hebben aangesloten bij de internationale coalitie.
Niet alle landen van de coalitie willen of kunnen militair materieel leveren voor de missie. "Verschillende landen richten zich op meer diplomatieke druk op Iran, het vormgeven van eventuele extra economische sancties mocht dat nodig zijn en ervoor zorgen dat die hele logistieke keten weer op gang komt" in de Straat van Hormuz, zei Jetten.
Volgende week wordt volgens hem meer bekend over concrete bijdragen. Nederland heeft aangegeven bereid te zijn een militaire bijdrage te leveren aan de missie. Daarbij kan gedacht worden aan een mijnenjager of een fregat, gaf het kabinet eerder aan. "Nederland werkt met de Britten en Fransen heel actief aan de militaire planning."
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a YouTube video by Professor Anu Ojha and The Royal Institution showing the true scale of the distance between the Earth and moon. Check it out below for both the short and longer version.
Longer Video:
Needless to say, this video blew my mind as I truly never appreciated. Just scale and size of the Earth and moon, let alone the entire solar system. As mentioned in the video, the boundary of space is about 100 km and the International Space Station sits at 400 km. The moon is 1000x times that distance. Wow!
Recently, a team of four astronauts went on a 10 day mission from 1st to 11th Apirl 2026 to orbit the moon, reaching the before return back to earth. Their 10 day misison was NASA’s first crewed test flight in the Artemis program, sending astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth to check the Orion spacecraft and deep-space mission systems. It was a major step toward later Moon landings and future Mars missions.
For 40 minuets, they were unreachable with communication blacked out as they passed behind the far-side of the moon. Not only were they most unreachable at humans at this time, they also set the record the furthest anyone has ever gone from earth in human history, ever! Artemis II set a new record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth, reaching about 252,760 miles away and beating Apollo 13’s record by around 4,105 miles.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1)
Naturally, when I think of the scale of the solar system and universe, I can't help but think of the beauty and the size of God's creation. And it turns out that I'm not the only one to think like this. The wonders of space have moved many people, including the Christians who have been into space.
According to Christianity Today, Victor Glover, one of the pilots on Artemis II, is a Christian. In the article, he reminds us that even the most accomplished and those bold enough to enter space need faith. "My career is fed by my faith, and you know, anytime I do something that's pretty risky, I pray," he says.
This isn't anything new. Before Artemis, the crew on Apollo 8, Christmas Eve 1968, read from Genesis as part of a televised broadcast, reciting from verses 1 through 10. Buzz Aldrin (second person to walk on the Moon) also privately took communion on the Moon!
All of this speaks of something far more important. These brave men and women who have had the amazing privilege to do something many (including myself) would find incredibly scary set out on a mission to explore God's vast creation need God. It's another reminder that no matter how powerful or confident you may be, we need God! In the words of Glover himself, "We need Jesus—whether here on Earth or orbiting the Moon."
A) Defensie wil minimumleeftijd dienjaar omlaag
B) Sportdagen kinderen op basisschool steeds vaker verstoord door 'onbegrepen gedrag' volwassenen
C) "Kijk, daar staat de pers, schieten maar jongens"
D) Het Nederlandse stikstofdebat, samengevat
E) Een Koning
F) Wat een Koning
G) Een levende legende
H) Gezellig toch jongens
I) Anders, namelijk...
Voor het eerst stond er in Rotterdam een flitspaal in een straat waar een maximumsnelheid van 30 kilometer per uur is toegestaan. En die heeft in korte tijd veel automobilisten geflitst: in drie maanden tijd was het 33.971 keer raak.
De gemeente Nissewaard wil na de zomervakantie beschikken over het terrein van de Charles de Foucauld-mavo in Spijkenisse, onderdeel van CVO Penta. Nu beide partijen niet tot een oplossing zijn gekomen over de oplevering, sleept de gemeente CVO de scholenkoepel via een kort geding voor de rechter. De zaak dient volgende week.
I’d vaguely heard of Project Plowshare but good god, what a ridiculous and dangerous waste of time and money.
At the height of the Cold War, nuclear weapons were seen not only as devices of destruction, but also as tools for progress. Project Plowshare was a bold attempt to use atomic explosions for more practical purposes: from digging canals and creating harbors to reshaping entire landscapes. This project was designed to push the limits of what seemed possible, but instead turned into an environmental disaster.
This reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons when Homer buys a gun and uses it around the house for everything, like changing the TV channel and opening beer cans. If the only tool you have is a hammer…
Tags: Cold War · nuclear bombs · science · video
On Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration rescinded a temporary flight restriction (TFR) that created a no-fly zone within 3,000 feet of “Department of Homeland Security facilities and mobile assets.” The new restriction softened the language of the original and abandoned the threat of civil or criminal penalties but added the Department of Justice to the list of protected agencies.
A 2025 TFR restricted the presence of drones around Department of Energy and Pentagon assets. The FAA added ICE and CBP to the list of restricted agencies in January as ICE began operations in Minneapolis. The no-fly zone covered 3,000 feet around any ICE vehicle. Anyone who was caught violating it could be fined or jailed. Because ICE agents often drive through the city in unmarked vehicles it was impossible for drone operators to know if they were violating the order and local journalists who use drones to take pictures and monitor law enforcement activities were grounded.
Earlier this month, Minnesota journalist Rob Levine sued the FAA over the TFR. In a motion filed earlier this week, Levine’s lawyers argued that the FAA had violated his rights and should rescind the restrictions. Core to their argument was the unmarked vehicles which they said created a “flotilla of invisible, moving bubbles,” according to court documents. “Under any standard, the TFR’s chilling sweep violates the First Amendment as applied to the Petitioner’s use of drones in photojournalism.”
The FAA replaced the TFR this week after Levine’s lawyers filed the motion. The new advisory lessened restrictions, including dropping the language around 3,000 feet and criminal penalties, but expanded the amount of protected assets.
“UAS operators are advised to avoid flying in proximity to: Department of War, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, and Department of Homeland Security covered mobile assets,” the new TFR said. “UAS operators who fly within this airspace are warned that…DOW, DOE, DOJ, or DHS may take action that results in the interference, disruption, seizure, damaging, or destruction of unamended [aircraft] deemed to pose a credible safety or security threat to covered mobile assets.”
Despite the threat to shoot journalist’s drones out of the sky, Levine and his lawyers see the new TFR as a victory. “This is a big win. It was heartbreaking to have my drones grounded at a time of such importance to my community, but I'm looking forward to getting back up there and getting back to my journalism as soon as possible,” Levine said in a statement provided to 404 Media.
Grayson Clary, a lawyer with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press who took on Levine’s case, said there is still work to do. “We're glad to see the FAA rescind its original order, which was an egregious overreach that had serious consequences for reporters nationwide. But this kind of arbitrary back-and-forth from the FAA is exactly the problem, and we intend to make clear to the D.C. Circuit that this restriction never should have been implemented in the first place,” he said.