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Mapping the Ecology of Heritage in the Madrid Metropolis. A map as the central framework for exploring theories, histories, and projects from their territorial context. - Cartografía de la ecología del patrimonio en la metrópolis de Madrid. Un mapa como eje para recorrer teorías, historias y proyectos desde su contexto territorial.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Bij de Iraanse ambassade in Den Haag zijn dinsdagavond vier mensen aangehouden. Ze gooiden met stenen naar de ambassade en probeerden het hek bij het gebouw over te klimmen, bevestigt de politie berichtgeving van 112-website Regio15.
De arrestaties waren rond 21.00 uur. Of er meer mensen bij de ambassade vernielingen aanrichtten, weet de politiewoordvoerder niet. Volgens hem waren er gedurende de dag demonstraties bij de ambassade aan de Duinweg.
Regio15 meldt dat er na de arrestaties extra bewaking is ingezet bij en rondom de ambassade. De politie kan daar niets over kwijt.
In Nederland wordt de afgelopen dagen net als in Iran zelf gedemonstreerd tegen het regime van dat land. Mensenrechtenorganisaties geven aan dat in Iran met dodelijk geweld wordt opgetreden tegen de demonstranten en dat dit al tot veel slachtoffers heeft geleid.
NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York zijn dinsdag met verliezen de handelsdag uitgegaan. Onder meer JPMorgan Chase ging omlaag, ondanks dat de grootste bank van de Verenigde Staten het beste vierde kwartaal ooit kende en beter presteerde dan verwacht. Het aandeel zakte 4,2 procent.
De Dow-Jonesindex eindigde 0,8 procent lager op 49.191,99 punten. De brede S&P 500-index zakte 0,2 procent naar 6963,74 punten en techgraadmeter Nasdaq daalde 0,1 procent tot 23.709,88 punten.
Beleggers hadden de aandacht dinsdag ook gericht op nieuwe Amerikaanse inflatiegegevens. In december stegen de consumentenprijzen in de grootste economie ter wereld minder hard dan verwacht. Het meevallende inflatiecijfer versterkte de hoop op een verdere renteverlaging door de Federal Reserve.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Een reeks partijen is er niet blij mee dat duizenden huurders van sociale huurwoningen ook een of meerdere woningen bezitten. Bijna 12.000 sociale huurders zijn ook eigenaar van een woning en sommigen zelfs van meer dan tien, meldde het Centraal Planbureau dinsdag. "Oneerlijk en onrechtvaardig", zei Hans Vijlbrief (D66) in een debat.
In een deel van de gevallen kozen de huurders er niet voor om een woning te bezitten, bijvoorbeeld omdat ze een woning erfden. Dat benoemde Vijlbrief ook. "Maar drie à vijf à tien woningen per ongeluk hebben terwijl je in een sociale woning zit, dat zou ik toch wel misbruik willen noemen." Henk Vermeer (BBB) wilde van partijgenoot en demissionair woonminister Mona Keijzer een brief met "alle ins en outs".
"Iemand die al een woning heeft, hoeft niet in een sociale huurwoning te zitten", zei Habtamu de Hoop van GroenLinks-PvdA. Hij noemde de groep "profiteurs" en vindt dat zij ruimte moeten maken voor andere mensen.
Electric vehicles are more likely to be fixed at the roadside than petrol or diesel cars despite public fears to the contrary, according to new breakdown data from the AA. From a report: New research from Autotrader and the AA, carried out in December among more than 2,000 consumers, found 44% of respondents are concerned about the risk of breakdowns or roadside repairs when considering switching to an EV. Concern was highest among drivers aged 75 and over, with 56% saying they were worried.
The North East recorded the highest level of concern at 52%, while women were slightly more likely to express reservations than men - 46% versus 41%. Even so, AA call-out data indicates EVs are more likely to be successfully repaired at the roadside than a 12-volt battery in a petrol or diesel car.
Separately, industry data continues to indicate growing readiness to service electric cars. A recent Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) survey of aftermarket businesses found 81.2% of UK workshops are already equipped to work on EVs, according to the campaign partners.
The North East recorded the highest level of concern at 52%, while women were slightly more likely to express reservations than men - 46% versus 41%. Even so, AA call-out data indicates EVs are more likely to be successfully repaired at the roadside than a 12-volt battery in a petrol or diesel car.
Separately, industry data continues to indicate growing readiness to service electric cars. A recent Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) survey of aftermarket businesses found 81.2% of UK workshops are already equipped to work on EVs, according to the campaign partners.
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Mercedes-Benz is pausing the roll-out of Drive Pilot, an "eyes off" conditionally automated driving feature that was available in Europe and the US. From a report: As first reported by German publication Handelsblatt, the revised S-Class will not have the Level 3 system when it arrives at the end of this month. Mercedes was one of the first automakers to offer a Level 3 driving system to its customers when it launched Drive Pilot with the electric EQS sedan and the gas-powered S-Class in the fall of 2023. At up to 40mph in traffic jam situations on highways, Drive Pilot provided hands-free, eyes-off driving that allows the driver to look away from the road at something else, like a game or a movie.
It was big leap up from hands-free Level 2 systems -- Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) included -- which still require the driver to be in full control, looking ahead and paying attention while the system is active. But now Mercedes says it is temporarily scrapping the feature, citing middling demand and the high production costs of developing the technology.
It was big leap up from hands-free Level 2 systems -- Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) included -- which still require the driver to be in full control, looking ahead and paying attention while the system is active. But now Mercedes says it is temporarily scrapping the feature, citing middling demand and the high production costs of developing the technology.
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Analyst Ben Thompson, sharing the experience of watching an NBA game on the Vision Pro: When I started the broadcast [on Apple Vision Pro's immersive view of the Bucks vs. Lakers NBA game] I had, surprise surprise, a studio show, specially tailored for the Apple Vision Pro. In other words, there was a dedicated camera, a dedicated presenter, a dedicated graphics team, etc. There was even a dedicated announcing team! This all sounds expensive and special, and I think it was a total waste.
Here's the thing that you don't seem to get, Apple: the entire reason why the Vision Pro is compelling is because it is not a 2D screen in my living room; it's an immersive experience I wear on my head. That means that all of the lessons of TV sports production are immaterial. In fact, it's worse than that: insisting on all of the trappings of a traditional sports broadcast has two big problems: first, because it is costly, it means that less content is available than might be otherwise. And second, it makes the experience significantly worse.
[...] I have, as I noted, had the good fortune of sitting courtside at an NBA game, and this very much captured the experience. The biggest sensation you get by being close to the players is just how tall and fast and powerful they are, and you got that sensation with the Vision Pro; it was amazing. The problem, however, is that you would be sitting there watching Giannis or LeBron or Luka glide down the court, and suddenly you would be ripped out of the experience because the entirely unnecessary producer decided you should be looking through one of these baseline cameras under the hoop [...]
Here's the thing that you don't seem to get, Apple: the entire reason why the Vision Pro is compelling is because it is not a 2D screen in my living room; it's an immersive experience I wear on my head. That means that all of the lessons of TV sports production are immaterial. In fact, it's worse than that: insisting on all of the trappings of a traditional sports broadcast has two big problems: first, because it is costly, it means that less content is available than might be otherwise. And second, it makes the experience significantly worse.
[...] I have, as I noted, had the good fortune of sitting courtside at an NBA game, and this very much captured the experience. The biggest sensation you get by being close to the players is just how tall and fast and powerful they are, and you got that sensation with the Vision Pro; it was amazing. The problem, however, is that you would be sitting there watching Giannis or LeBron or Luka glide down the court, and suddenly you would be ripped out of the experience because the entirely unnecessary producer decided you should be looking through one of these baseline cameras under the hoop [...]
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How Will the Miracle Happen Today? “Kindness is like a breath. It can be squeezed out, or drawn in. You can wait for it, or you can summon it. To solicit a gift from a stranger takes a certain state of openness.”
There’s a guy named Orion who surfs the St Lawrence River in the winter, sometimes dodging massive chunks of ice and sometimes riding them downstream, looking for waves. If you’ve ever been in Montreal near the river, even in the summer, you know how scary the water looks — churning & choppy with many eddies; I’m gobsmacked that someone goes out in that in freezing temperatures. The footage in this short film is incredible, otherworldly.
Gemeente Helmond nam extra veiligheidsmaatregelen bij een vergadering over asielopvang, zodat raadsleden vrijuit konden spreken. Uit voorzorg, na uit de hand gelopen bijeenkomsten in andere gemeentes en een drukbezochte demonstratie in Helmond.
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In het Anna Ziekenhuis in Geldrop zal deze week een 36-jarige man een ingreep ondergaan die nog niet eerder bij een mens is uitgevoerd. De techniek werd tot nu toe alleen toegepast bij honden met heupdysplasie.
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The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss group
Vulnerabilities in popular AI and ML Python libraries used in Hugging Face models with tens of millions of downloads allow remote attackers to hide malicious code in metadata. The code then executes automatically when a file containing the poisoned metadata is loaded.…