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The Open Compute Project (OCP) has commenced a workstream to learn how to deploy quantum computers alongside classical high performance computers in the same datacenter.…
LONDEN (ANP) - De extreme en langdurige droogte in Iran zou zich niet hebben voorgedaan zonder klimaatverandering door fossiele brandstoffen. Dat is de stellige overtuiging van een groep klimaatwetenschappers die de ongekende droogte in Iran en buurlanden heeft onderzocht.
"Dit soort droogte is steeds gewoner geworden in een wereld die decennialang is opgewarmd door de verbranding van fossiele brandstoffen", zegt klimaatprofessor Friederike Otto van het Imperial College in Londen in een verklaring. Bij die verbranding komt CO2 vrij en dat gas houdt warmte vast in de atmosfeer.
Volgens Otto onderstreept de analyse hoe belangrijk het is om op de klimaattop in Belém afspraken te maken over het uitfaseren van fossiele brandstoffen. De top eindigt vrijdag officieel, al is verlenging meer regel dan uitzondering op de conferenties.
Drinkwater
"Jaren met weinig neerslag in de regio komen nu vaker voor dan zonder klimaatverandering, terwijl de gemiddelde temperaturen zijn gestegen, waardoor de bodem nog verder uitdroogt", legt het collectief World Weather Attribution (WWA) uit. De gevolgen zijn groter dan ooit: grote stuwmeren die steden in het land van drinkwater voorzien, zijn drooggevallen. Volgens het drinkwaterbedrijf van Teheran is het peil in zestig jaar niet zo laag geweest.
De Iraanse regering beschouwt de droogte als nationale noodsituatie en heeft besloten dat de toevoer van drinkwater naar Teheran 's nachts wordt afgesloten. President Masoud Pezeshkian heeft zelfs geopperd de hoofdstad te evacueren als de droogte nog langer aanhoudt. In het stedelijke gebied wonen meer dan 16 miljoen mensen.
Overbegrazing
Sinds de winter van 2020 kampt het westen van Azië al met bovengemiddelde hitte en droogte. In het klimaat van nu is dat "geen ongebruikelijke gebeurtenis meer", stellen de wetenschappers van WWA vast. Als de aarde niet was opgewarmd, zou de droogte minder extreem zijn en ook veel minder vaak voorkomen, hooguit twee of drie jaren per eeuw, schrijven ze.
De watercrisis en verdroging in Iran zijn volgens het collectief verergerd door onverantwoord gebruik van grondwater en overbegrazing door vee. Het vermogen van de bodem om water vast te houden, is daardoor afgenomen, met de landbouwsector zelf als eerste slachtoffer. In de winning van fossiele brandstoffen die het grootste deel van het probleem veroorzaken, is Iran overigens ook een grote speler. Het land staat steevast in de top tien van grootste olieproducenten ter wereld.
Dat zwart populair is in kleding, is geen toeval. Volgens psychologisch onderzoek onthult een voorkeur voor zwart diepere eigenschappen van het karakter. Drie persoonlijkheidskenmerken springen eruit:
- Organisatie en structuur Wie vaak zwart kiest, doet dit deels uit praktische overwegingen. Minder keuzes betekent minder stress bij het samenstellen van een outfit. Psycholoog Barry Schwartz bracht in zijn boek ‘The Paradox of Choice’ naar voren: “Hoe meer mogelijkheden we hebben, hoe vermoeiender het beslisproces wordt”. Zwart biedt mentale helderheid en ondersteunt routine, waardoor er meer ruimte is voor andere +1
- Gevoeligheid en emotionele bescherming Mensen met een voorkeur voor zwart zijn vaak sensitief. Voor hen werkt zwart als een emotioneel schild; ze zijn gelijktijdig aanwezig en beschermend. Psychologisch wordt dit wel ‘identiteitscongruentie’ genoemd: je presenteert jezelf zoals je je voelt – zwart brengt rust en biedt comfort voor wie gevoelig is voor prikkels. +1
- Zelfvertrouwen en ambitie Uit diverse onderzoeken – waaronder een Brits onderzoek van Buy Shirts – blijkt dat mensen die zwart dragen niet alleen stijlvoller gevonden worden, maar ook als zelfverzekerder en succesvoller worden gezien. Zwart trekt aandacht naar de persoon en niet naar de outfit: het straalt kracht, onafhankelijkheid en ambitie +1
Kort samengevat:
- Zwart kiezen betekent rust en routine.
- Het biedt bescherming voor gevoelige mensen.
- Het zorgt voor een krachtige en zelfverzekerde uitstraling.
DHAKA (ANP/RTR) - Een aardbeving met een kracht van 5.7 heeft Bangladesh getroffen, meldt het Duitse Onderzoekscentrum voor Geowetenschappen (GFZ).
De beving vond plaats op een diepte van tien kilometer, meldt het agentschap. Over schade of eventuele slachtoffers is nog niets bekend.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: They're cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship -- but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children's and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season. These toys, marketed to kids as young as 2 years old, are generally powered by AI models that have already been shown to harm children and teenagers, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to an advisory published Thursday by the children's advocacy group Fairplay and signed by more than 150 organizations and individual experts such as child psychiatrists and educators.
"The serious harms that AI chatbots have inflicted on children are well-documented, including fostering obsessive use, having explicit sexual conversations, and encouraging unsafe behaviors, violence against others, and self-harm," Fairplay said. AI toys, made by companies including Curio Interactive and Keyi Technologies, are often marketed as educational, but Fairplay says they can displace important creative and learning activities. They promise friendship but disrupt children's relationships and resilience, the group said. "What's different about young children is that their brains are being wired for the first time and developmentally it is natural for them to be trustful, for them to seek relationships with kind and friendly characters," said Rachel Franz, director of Fairplay's Young Children Thrive Offline Program. Because of this, she added, the trust young children are placing in these toys can exacerbate the types of harms older children are already experiencing with AI chatbots.
A separate report Thursday by Common Sense Media and psychiatrists at Stanford University's medical school warned teenagers against using popular AI chatbots as therapists. Fairplay, a 25-year-old organization formerly known as the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has been warning about AI toys for years. They just weren't as advanced as they are today. A decade ago, during an emerging fad of internet-connected toys and AI speech recognition, the group helped lead a backlash against Mattel's talking Hello Barbie doll that it said was recording and analyzing children's conversations. This time, though AI toys are mostly sold online and more popular in Asia than elsewhere, Franz said some have started to appear on store shelves in the U.S. and more could be on the way. "Everything has been released with no regulation and no research, so it gives us extra pause when all of a sudden we see more and more manufacturers, including Mattel, who recently partnered with OpenAI, potentially putting out these products," Franz said. Last week, consumer advocates at U.S. PIRG called out the trend of buying AI toys in its annual "Trouble in Toyland" report. This year, the organization tested four toys that use AI chatbots. "We found some of these toys will talk in-depth about sexually explicit topics, will offer advice on where a child can find matches or knives, act dismayed when you say you have to leave, and have limited or no parental controls," the report said.
"The serious harms that AI chatbots have inflicted on children are well-documented, including fostering obsessive use, having explicit sexual conversations, and encouraging unsafe behaviors, violence against others, and self-harm," Fairplay said. AI toys, made by companies including Curio Interactive and Keyi Technologies, are often marketed as educational, but Fairplay says they can displace important creative and learning activities. They promise friendship but disrupt children's relationships and resilience, the group said. "What's different about young children is that their brains are being wired for the first time and developmentally it is natural for them to be trustful, for them to seek relationships with kind and friendly characters," said Rachel Franz, director of Fairplay's Young Children Thrive Offline Program. Because of this, she added, the trust young children are placing in these toys can exacerbate the types of harms older children are already experiencing with AI chatbots.
A separate report Thursday by Common Sense Media and psychiatrists at Stanford University's medical school warned teenagers against using popular AI chatbots as therapists. Fairplay, a 25-year-old organization formerly known as the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has been warning about AI toys for years. They just weren't as advanced as they are today. A decade ago, during an emerging fad of internet-connected toys and AI speech recognition, the group helped lead a backlash against Mattel's talking Hello Barbie doll that it said was recording and analyzing children's conversations. This time, though AI toys are mostly sold online and more popular in Asia than elsewhere, Franz said some have started to appear on store shelves in the U.S. and more could be on the way. "Everything has been released with no regulation and no research, so it gives us extra pause when all of a sudden we see more and more manufacturers, including Mattel, who recently partnered with OpenAI, potentially putting out these products," Franz said. Last week, consumer advocates at U.S. PIRG called out the trend of buying AI toys in its annual "Trouble in Toyland" report. This year, the organization tested four toys that use AI chatbots. "We found some of these toys will talk in-depth about sexually explicit topics, will offer advice on where a child can find matches or knives, act dismayed when you say you have to leave, and have limited or no parental controls," the report said.
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An Ohio IT contractor pleaded guilty to breaking into his former employer's network after being fired, impersonating another worker and using a PowerShell script to reset 2,500 passwords -- an act that locked out thousands of employees and caused more than $862,000 in damage. He faces up to 10 years in prison. The Register reports: Maxwell Schultz, 35, impersonated another contractor to gain access to the company's network after his credentials were revoked. Announcing the news, US attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei did not specify the company in question, which is typical in these malicious insider cases, although local media reported it to be Houston-based Waste Management.
The attack took place on May 14, 2021, and saw Schultz use the credentials to reset approximately 2,500 passwords at the affected organization. This meant thousands of employees and contractors across the US were unable to access the company network. Schultz admitted to running a PowerShell script to reset the passwords, searching for ways to delete system logs to cover his tracks -- in some cases succeeding -- and clearing PowerShell window events, according to the Department of Justice.
Prosecutors said the attack caused more than $862,000 worth of damage related to employee downtime, a disrupted customer service function, and costs related to the remediation of the intrusion. Schultz is set to be sentenced on Jan 30, 2026, and faces up to ten years in prison and a potential maximum fine of $250,000.
The attack took place on May 14, 2021, and saw Schultz use the credentials to reset approximately 2,500 passwords at the affected organization. This meant thousands of employees and contractors across the US were unable to access the company network. Schultz admitted to running a PowerShell script to reset the passwords, searching for ways to delete system logs to cover his tracks -- in some cases succeeding -- and clearing PowerShell window events, according to the Department of Justice.
Prosecutors said the attack caused more than $862,000 worth of damage related to employee downtime, a disrupted customer service function, and costs related to the remediation of the intrusion. Schultz is set to be sentenced on Jan 30, 2026, and faces up to ten years in prison and a potential maximum fine of $250,000.
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Bij een steekpartij aan de Vignolastraat in Rotterdam-Alexander is donderdagavond laat iemand gewond geraakt. Over de toedracht is niets bekend. Ook is voor zover bekend niemand opgepakt.
Langs de Kralingseweg in Capelle aan den IJssel is in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag een auto in het water beland. Het ongeluk gebeurde rond middernacht. Over de oorzaak is niets bekend.
Een huizenblok aan de Ackerdijkstraat in de wijk Liskwartier in Rotterdam-Noord is in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag ontruimd. Er was brand ontstaan in een van de kelderboxen van het pand.
In dit artikel houden we je op de hoogte van het belangrijkste en meest opvallende 112-nieuws uit onze regio van vrijdag 21 november 2025.
In dit artikel houden we je op de hoogte van het belangrijkste en meest opvallende 112-nieuws uit onze regio van vrijdag 21 november 2025.
In dit artikel houden we je op de hoogte van het belangrijkste en meest opvallende 112-nieuws uit onze regio van vrijdag 21 november 2025.
Charles Leclerc set the early pace in Free Practice 1 at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as McLaren found difficulty in the opening session of the weekend.
Live coverage of Thursday's second practice session for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Phil Kingsbury - Thanks for 4.6 million views! has added a photo to the pool:
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Olympus E-P3
OLYMPUS M.9-18mm F4.0-5.6
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Radiologen zouden overbodig worden, want AI analyseert beelden scherper en herkent patronen beter. Klinkt overtuigend – tot je een ochtend meekijkt met radioloog én fervent AI-gebruiker Firdaus Mohamed Hoesein.
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