NEW YORK (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - SpaceX koopt in een aandelendeal van 60 miljard dollar het bedrijf Cursor, dat actief is met de ontwikkeling van AI-hulpmiddelen voor programmeren. In april werd al bekend dat SpaceX die start-up wilde overnemen. Het ruimtevaart- en AI-bedrijf van Elon Musk ging afgelopen vrijdag naar de beurs in New York.

In een melding bij de Amerikaanse beurstoezichthouder SEC maakte SpaceX de formele overname bekend. De deal moet in het derde kwartaal van dit jaar worden afgerond.

SpaceX haalde bij de beursgang op de technologiebeurs Nasdaq 75 miljard dollar op. Het was de grootste beursgang ooit.

WASHINGTON (ANP) - De FBI heeft een mogelijke terreuraanslag voorkomen die tijdens het kooigevecht in de tuin van het Witte Huis had moeten plaatsvinden, meldt Fox News. Het UFC-kooigevecht werd afgelopen weekend georganiseerd ter ere van de 80e verjaardag van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump.

Voor het complot zijn tot nu toe vijf verdachten aangehouden. Functionarissen melden aan Fox News dat drones met explosieven gebouwen in de omgeving van het evenement hadden moeten aanvallen. In de paniek die daarbij zou ontstaan, zou de vluchtende menigte richting scherpschutters worden gedreven. Daarnaast zouden aanvallers van plan zijn geweest de poort van het Witte Huis te bestormen.

Uit de telefoon van een van de verdachten bleek dat zeker 23 mensen betrokken waren bij het mogelijke plan.

FBI-directeur Kash Patel meldt aan Fox dat "dankzij het snelle optreden van de FBI" en partners meerdere personen in meerdere staten zijn gearresteerd.

SCHIPHOL (ANP) - KLM heeft de vluchten naar de Saudische steden Riyad en Dammam en naar Dubai langer opgeschort vanwege de aanhoudende onrust in het Midden-Oosten. De luchtvaartmaatschappij meldt dinsdag tot en met 9 augustus niet daarnaartoe te vliegen.

Eerder besloot KLM tot 26 juli niet naar de Saudische steden te vliegen. Voor Dubai stonden er tot en met 2 augustus geen vluchten gepland. Door zorgen over de veiligheid hebben veel luchtvaartmaatschappijen besloten bestemmingen in die regio voorlopig te mijden.

BRUSSEL (ANP/RTR/AFP) - Een meerderheid van het Europees Parlement heeft ingestemd met het verlagen van invoerrechten op veel Amerikaanse goederen. Daardoor kan de Europese Unie zich aan haar verplichtingen uit een vorig jaar gesloten handelsakkoord houden. De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump dreigde met een tariefverhoging als dit niet op tijd was gebeurd.

De EU sloot vorig jaar juli een handelsdeal met Trump. Daarin werd onder meer afgesproken dat de EU invoertarieven op Amerikaanse industriële goederen volledig schrapt. In ruil daarvoor zouden de VS een tarief van 15 procent heffen op de meeste EU-goederen.

Trump zei eerder dat hij de importheffingen zou verhogen als de EU zich niet voor 4 juli zou houden aan haar verplichtingen uit de handelsdeal.

peaceful-jp-scenery posted a photo:

my cosmos garden
コスモス園

Over 100 cosmos flowers have finally bloomed. It's so early, I'm starting to worry about autumn.

コスモスはついには100個以上咲きました。早くて、秋が心配になります。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

peaceful-jp-scenery posted a photo:

Tokyo Sky Tree
東京スカイツリー

I went to Tokyo for the weekend. There's a halo that appeared on top of the Tokyo Sky Tree, and there is airplane too.

週末は東京に遊びに行きました。写真は1枚だけですが、スカイツリーの上に現れたハロと、飛行機もいます。

Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan

peaceful-jp-scenery has added a photo to the pool:

my cosmos garden
コスモス園

Over 100 cosmos flowers have finally bloomed. It's so early, I'm starting to worry about autumn.

コスモスはついには100個以上咲きました。早くて、秋が心配になります。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

Weer voor Rotterdam ☀️ - 16-06-2026 13:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 23.3°C · Zonnig ☀️ | Min 14.8°C / Max 24.7°C | Kans op neerslag 4%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 14.8°C, Max 24.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ↗️ +1.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 296°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 14:00: 24.0°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 14%, 🧭 1013.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 312°
• 15:00: 24.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 12%, 🧭 1013.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 314°
• 16:00: 24.4°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1014.2 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 306°
• 17:00: 24.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1014.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 294°
• 18:00: 23.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1014.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 302°
• 19:00: 22.6°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1015.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 298°
• 20:00: 21.3°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1015.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 294°
• 21:00: 20.4°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 310°
• 22:00: 19.6°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1016.5 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 299°
• 23:00: 19.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.0 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: → 288°
• 00:00: 18.3°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: → 288°
• 01:00: 17.9°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: → 275°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• woensdag 17 juni: Min 17.1°C, Max 24.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1018.4 hPa ↗️ +3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↗ 242°
• donderdag 18 juni: Min 18.0°C, Max 30.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1018.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 226°
• vrijdag 19 juni: Min 19.6°C, Max 31.9°C (Lichte onweersbui) ⛈️, Neerslag 1.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 33%, 🧭 1014.0 hPa ↘️ -4.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.9 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 181°
• zaterdag 20 juni: Min 19.6°C, Max 27.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1018.6 hPa ↗️ +4.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.5 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: → 270°
• zondag 21 juni: Min 19.3°C, Max 34.2°C (Lichte onweersbui) ⛈️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1022.4 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.1 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↖ 121°
• maandag 22 juni: Min 22.0°C, Max 29.0°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 5.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 10%, 🧭 1019.6 hPa ↘️ -2.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.9 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↖ 147°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 13:15): 23.3°C (Zonnig)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 25.3°C (+2.0°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 302°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 25.9 km/h (7.2 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 52%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1013.3 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 29.6 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 6.9
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:21 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 22:03

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 38 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 19.7 μg/m³
• PM10: 25.2 μg/m³

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Qualcomm is reportedly moving to buy AI chip firm Tenstorrent, an acquisition that could prove a major boost to the RISC-V ecosystem. This comes from The Information, which cites an anonymous source claiming that a deal valued at $8 billion to $10 billion is under discussion. According to the report, the talks are ongoing and there is no certainty a deal will be reached, but the move would fit with Qualcomm's datacenter ambitions and bullish statements about AI opportunities made by its chief, Cristiano Amon. The Register asked Qualcomm and Tenstorrent to comment. Tenstorrent is a Canadian AI chip startup that bases its products on the permissively licensed RISC-V processor architecture. The company is led by CPU guru Jim Keller, known for his design work at AMD, Apple, and on DEC's Alpha chips back in the day. The firm's Galaxy Blackhole AI compute platform went on sale earlier this year, packing 32 of its Blackhole accelerators, each with 768 RISC-V cores, into a 6U enclosure running its own software stack. Qualcomm is also keen on RISC-V, especially since its licensing court battle with chip designer Arm, which wanted to nix Qualy's license to create its own Arm-based processor silicon. The chip design firm's datacenter products use home-brew Hexagon neural processing units, but it continues to rely on Arm processors in its Snapdragon range. In December, Qualcomm picked up Ventana Micro Systems, another company designing RISC-V CPUs targeting datacenter and enterprise applications. Financial details of that were not disclosed, but estimated at between $200 million and $600 million. A Tenstorrent buy could therefore see a greater commitment to RISC-V from Qualcomm, giving the open standard a shot in the arm (pun intended) and allowing the chipmaker to further distance itself from Arm and its owner SoftBank as it pursues datacenter customers. Arm appears unfazed by that prospect, having recently said it expects datacenter chips will soon be its main source of revenue. ®

Brits lost £1.28 billion ($1.7 billion) to payment fraud last year as scams continued to thrive on online platforms and telecoms networks, according to the latest figures from banking trade association UK Finance. The 2025 losses represent a modest four percent rise on the previous year, the trade association said, but the main sources of fraud remained familiar. UK Finance said two-thirds (66 percent) of incidents start with online platforms, such as scams promoted through social media adverts. Telecoms accounts for a smaller proportion (17 percent) but encompasses crimes such as impersonation fraud, which can result in larger per-crime losses. Calling for tighter regulations on tech and telecoms, UK Finance said online marketplaces must take measures to reduce scammers' use of their platforms. This could include prohibiting off-platform payments, relying solely on secure alternatives. It also called for stronger action against fraudulent social media advertising. "The financial sector invests huge amounts in protecting customers, but we cannot be the only line of defense," said Ruth Ray, managing director of economic crime at UK Finance. "Almost £1.3 billion was stolen again last year and it is clear we are not tackling the underlying problem effectively enough. "Given most authorized push payment (APP) fraud still starts via online tech platforms or via telecoms, we urgently need stronger, enforceable responsibilities to be placed on these sectors. This is the way to reduce the harm and stop criminals and tech companies profiting from these devastating crimes." APP fraud losses jumped 19 percent in 2025 compared with the year before. Total losses exceeded £576 million ($772.8 million), and consumers incurred the vast majority of these losses. Of the total cases, purchase scams comprised more than seven in ten, with annual losses increasing 20 percent to £118.1 million ($158.4 million). APP fraud involves convincing the victim to pay for something themselves, but the criminal giving the orders is the only party to financially benefit. Crimes that fall under the APP umbrella include investment fraud, romance fraud, and impersonation fraud – all of which saw double-digit percentage increases in case numbers. "What makes APP scams particularly worrying is how much can be lost before a victim even realizes, and how little advice still exists for consumers once it happens," said Aditya Hindocha, VP of account partnerships at SquareTrade Europe. "Device warranties largely won't cover data theft. Home insurance excludes digital losses. Banks may refund some fraudulent transactions, but there's no guarantee. Consumers today lack support for what comes next: restoring stolen funds, recovering a compromised identity, or navigating the months of fallout that follow." Unauthorized payment fraud, under which the remaining offenses fall, accounted for a higher value of total losses (£703.4 million/$943.8 million). While the total value of losses represents a decrease of five percent compared to 2024, the number of cases increased by 11 percent to 3.81 million, according to the latest report [PDF]. Unauthorized fraud encompasses offenses such as online payments made using stolen card details, lost or stolen card fraud (such as ATM skimming, petty card theft), remote banking fraud, and contactless fraud. US faring no better The Federal Trade Commission published figures this week for impersonation fraud in the US, which reached $3.5 billion in associated losses last year. It said that impersonation fraud was the most commonly reported fraud type last year, accounting for nearly one in three cases across 2025. Nearly $1 billion of the total was lost after scammers impersonated a business, with the most common type being banks, and around $920 million as a result of government impersonations, up from $866 million and $789 million respectively in 2024. According to the FBI's annual cybercrime report, published in April, government impersonation fraud saw the biggest increase in case numbers of all offenses, up 128 percent from 2023 to 2025. A separate warning from May 2025 urged citizens to be wary of the common tricks scammers use in these cases, which increasingly involve AI-generated voices to convince victims they are speaking with genuine government representatives. ®

De Poolse serie ‘Proud’ laat de worsteling zien van een onverantwoordelijke gay die moet gaan vaderen, zonder de zaak te problematiseren of te versuikeren.

Every AI writes with an accent.

Polish police said they arrested two Belarusian citizens following the deadly shooting on Monday morning, but they have yet to press charges.

There are over a dozen cases around the country where police officers are using the Flock surveillance camera system to obsessively and illegally stalk people.

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The star added that the original film appealed to a female audience ‘because it’s not about revenge, it is about vengeance’ – and because it didn’t have a gratuitous sex scene

Russell Crowe has said that the Gladiator sequel was a failure because it lacked a “moral core” and that studio behind it “didn’t understand why [the original movie] was successful”.

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Luciana Alvarengue likes to think she had the smallest of influences on two of her old pupils as they take aim at another World Cup

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“They are still my students, even if they are no longer in the classroom,” she says. “To see it with my son telling me: ‘Mamá, there are your students’ … that’s really nice.”

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With election denialists installed in key positions, officials using series of measures to change voting rules

The Trump administration is waging war on voting rights using justice department lawsuits, FBI investigations, and an executive order to limit voting by mail, moves mirroring the US president’s false claims he lost the 2020 election due to voting fraud, say election experts and ex-officials.

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From Zagreb to Wembley and Moscow, the Croatia great has derailed the Three Lions on many occasions. Now he’s ready for one last dance in Dallas

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Football fans in England – and in Croatia – may recognise which game it was solely from that last bit of pop culture history: the European Championship qualifier in Zagreb on 11 October 2006.

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The Ferrari driver secured his first Grand Prix win for the Italian team to become the most successful driver in F1 history in Barcelona.