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PM says: ‘I love this country, I want this country to thrive, and I shall do everything I can to make sure it’s a success and thrives’
In her Q&A this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, confirmed that she wants the government to approve the licences for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea.
She said:
I’ve been very clear that I think that the North Sea is a crucial asset for the UK, and that oil and gas will be an important part of our energy mix for years to come. And I’m very keen to make sure that we use that resource, to ensure our energy security.
There are decisions to be made shortly on both Rosebank and Jackdaw. Those are quasi-judicial decisions. But in our manifesto two years ago, we committed to honour existing licences, and I hope that we do.
Continue reading...Airports CEO says letting non-EU passengers skip entry-exit system would be only way to avoid peak season travel chaos
Rome’s airports will have to suspend the EU’s new digital border system for non-EU citizens to avoid a “disaster” during the peak tourism summer months, according to the head of the airports company.
Marco Troncone said that allowing passengers to skip the biometric entry-exit system (EES) was the only way of avoiding travel chaos over the summer amid warnings from other European airport officials.
Continue reading...Veel Nederlanders hebben anno 2026 het gevoel dat hun geld verdampt: de prijzen stijgen, de loonstrook lijkt niet mee te doen en aan het einde van de maand is de rekening alweer rood. Dat heeft óók te maken met inflatie en hogere vaste lasten, maar niet alleen. Een deel van de pijn zit in een paar taaie geldfouten die we massaal blijven maken. Niet spectaculair, wel dodelijk voor je koopkracht: geen buffer, geen overzicht, een bos aan abonnementen en toeslagen die je nooit aanvraagt. Wie ze één voor één fileert, ziet dat veel “geldproblemen” minder onvermijdelijk zijn dan ze voelen – en dat een paar saaie ingrepen meer opleveren dan de zoveelste side hustle‑guru op TikTok.
1. Leven op gevoel, niet op cijfers
We “denken” ongeveer te weten wat er binnenkomt en wat eruit gaat – en daar gaat het al mis. Zonder keihard overzicht van inkomsten, vaste lasten en dagelijkse uitgaven is elk financieel gesprek een gok. Wie zijn situatie niet doorrekent, laat de bankrekening sturen in plaats van andersom. Dat is comfortabel zolang het goed gaat, maar desastreus zodra de prijzen oplopen of er een tegenslag komt.
2. Geen buffer: elke tegenslag wordt een crisis
De kapotte wasmachine, de tandartsrekening, de naheffing: ze komen altijd “ongelegen”, maar nooit onverwacht. Toch leeft een grote groep Nederlanders zonder praktische buffer, waardoor elke tegenvaller direct in roodstand, flitslening of incasso eindigt. Dat voelt als pech, maar is meestal gewoon beleid: maandelijks alles uitgeven en hopen dat het goed gaat. Koopkrachtverlies begint niet bij de inflatiecijfers, maar bij het ontbreken van die saaie noodspaarpot.
3. Vaste lasten als heilige huisjes
Huur, energie, verzekeringen, telefoon: het zijn de rekeningen die “nu eenmaal zo zijn”. Alleen: juist daar ligt de grootste winst. Wie nooit vergelijkt, polisvoorwaarden doorloopt of dubbele dekking wegsnijdt, betaalt jarenlang meer dan nodig. Bedrijven rekenen erop dat je niet oplet en de automatische incasso wel zijn werk doet. De consument die wél oplet, wint elke maand stilletjes koopkracht terug – zonder een euro extra te verdienen.
4. De abonnementen‑eroderende werking van comfort
Elke streamingdienst kost “maar een tientje”, elk loterijtje “maar een paar euro”, elk clubje “maar één keer per maand”. Samen vormen die kleintjes een permanente lek in je budget. Het pijnlijke is: veel daarvan gebruik je nauwelijks. Maar opzeggen voelt lastig, gedoe, bijna alsof je een stukje identiteit inlevert. Intussen verdwijnt er ongemerkt een vakantie per jaar in de digitale prullenbak van ongebruikte abonnementen.
5. Zogenaamd “te trots” voor toeslagen
In een land waar toeslagenstelsels de ene na de andere parlementaire enquête opleveren, is het niet gek dat mensen huiverig zijn om er gebruik van te maken. Maar wie uit trots, schaamte of wantrouwen geen huur- of zorgtoeslag aanvraagt terwijl hij er wél recht op heeft, laat gewoon geld liggen. Dat is moreel netjes, financieel dom. Er is niets heldhaftigs aan vrijwillig minder koopkracht accepteren dan waar je wettelijk aanspraak op hebt.
6. De struisvogelstrategie bij beginnende geldproblemen
De eerste aanmaning gaat ongeopend in de la, de tweede “komt wel een keer”, de derde zorgt voor een dichtklappend keelgat. Pas als de deurwaarder in zicht komt, wordt er gebeld. Dat patroon is menselijk, maar desastreus: juist in de fase van beginnende problemen kun je nog afspraken maken, uitstel regelen, regelingen vinden. Wie te laat reageert, wordt gestraft met boetes en incassokosten – pure, vermijdbare koopkrachtvernietiging.
7. Inflatie als natuurkracht, niet als signaal
Inflatie voelt als een soort weerbericht: het gebeurt nu eenmaal. Maar in de supermarkt is het gewoon een uitnodiging om je gedrag te herzien. Wie in een jaar tijd 3–4 procent prijsstijging accepteert zonder merken, winkels of gewoonten aan te passen, laat dagelijks geld liggen. Je hoeft geen extreme koopjesjager te worden, maar bewust boodschappen doen – minder impulsen, meer alternatieven – is één van de weinige plekken waar je inflatie direct kunt terugvechten.
8. Dure maanden doen alsof ze je overvallen
Kerst, vakanties, gemeentelijke aanslagen en verzekeringspremies komen hooguit onverwacht voor wie weigert een jaaroverzicht te maken. Als je wéét dat maart en december traditioneel duur zijn, kun je daar het hele jaar op voorsorteren. Niet plannen betekent dat dure maanden standaard eindigen in “even de creditcard pakken” – met rente en aflossing als stille vijand van je koopkracht in de rest van het jaar.
9. Zwijgen over geld – tot het echt misgaat
Nederlanders praten liever over politiek, woningmarkt en pensioenstelsel dan over hun eigen bankrekening. Zolang het stil blijft, lijkt er niets aan de hand – tot het opeens misgaat en schaamte de drempel naar hulp nog hoger maakt. Ironisch genoeg is vroegtijdig praten juist de goedkoopste interventie: familie, vrienden, gemeente, hulpinstanties kunnen mee kijken, meedenken en meeregelen. Wie blijft zwijgen, betaalt de rekening alleen.
10. Geen systeem, wel goede voornemens
De kern van al deze fouten: we hebben wél doelen (“meer sparen”, “minder stress”), maar geen systeem. Zonder vaste momenten voor administratie, automatische spaaropdrachten en duidelijke budgetten blijft elke maand een geïmproviseerd gevecht met dezelfde problemen. Het politieke debat gaat over koopkrachtplaatjes, maar in de praktijk bepaalt je persoonlijke systeem of je meebeweegt met die cijfers of eronder zakt. Wie dat systeem opzet, wint niet alleen euro’s, maar ook rust.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - De wereldhandel is in april met 0,7 procent toegenomen. Dat blijkt uit de wereldhandelsmonitor van het Centraal Planbureau (CPB). In maart was de wereldhandel nog afgenomen, maar in april is het effect van de onrust in het Midden-Oosten beperkt.
Het effect van de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten op de wereldhandel lijkt zich te beperken tot verminderde uit- en invoer van de Golfregio. Met name in China en opkomend Azië neemt de export toe. Volgens het rapport hangt dit samen met het Chinese Nieuwjaar. Als gevolg daarvan is er in maart tijdelijk minder geëxporteerd en kwam het niveau van export lager uit dan eind 2025. Door de toename in april is het niveau van de export nu weer hoger dan tijdens de Europese jaarwisseling.
Daarnaast lijken de hoge energieprijzen nog geen effect te hebben op de wereldhandel, stelt het CPB. De eurozone, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en de Verenigde Staten exporteerden meer. De sterke vraag naar AI-gerelateerde elektronica houdt de wereldhandel volgens het CPB juist op peil.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Een nieuw debacle bij Philips zoals de apneu-affaire is niet uit te sluiten. Dat zeggen advocaten van beleggers die een diepgaand onderzoek willen naar het medisch-technologische concern. Ze beschuldigen het bedrijf ervan de markt te laat te hebben ingelicht over een probleem met afbrokkelend schuim dat in 2021 leidde tot de terugroepactie van miljoenen beademingsapparaten voor apneu-patiënten, met grote verliezen en een gedaalde beurskoers als gevolg.
Ze wijzen erop dat bij de Amerikaanse Philips-dochter voor beademingsapparaten al in 2015 klachten bekend waren. Eerder kreeg dit onderdeel al een waarschuwing van toezichthouder FDA dat de afhandeling van klachten niet op orde was. Ook na de kostbare terugroepactie heeft Philips waarschuwingen gekregen dat het kwaliteitsmanagement niet op orde was.
Vertegenwoordigers van beleggers, waaronder de Vereniging Effectenbezitters (VEB), stellen het medisch-technologische bedrijf aansprakelijk voor de schade die ze hebben geleden. Philips heeft altijd ontkend dat het beleggers te weinig informatie heeft gegeven.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken heeft het reisadvies voor zeven landen in het Midden-Oosten aangepast, waardoor mensen daar grotendeels weer naartoe kunnen. Dat gebeurde na de voorlopige vredesdeal tussen de Verenigde Staten en Iran over het conflict in het Midden-Oosten. De situatie kan echter snel verslechteren, waarschuwt het ministerie.
Nadat de VS en Israël Iran begonnen aan te vallen in februari, werden de reisadviezen voor veel landen in de regio aangescherpt. Het devies was er alleen heen te reizen als het noodzakelijk was, reisadviescode oranje, of zelfs er helemaal niet heen te gaan, code rood. Nu mag weer naar de grootste delen van Irak, de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten, Qatar, Saudi-Arabië, Koeweit en Oman gereisd worden. Voor Bahrein geldt na code rood nu code oranje.
In alle landen wordt geadviseerd uit de buurt te blijven van kritieke infrastructuur als gas- en olie-installaties en er rekening mee te houden dat het luchtruim tijdelijk kan sluiten. Voor twee grensgebieden in Saudi-Arabië gelden nog code oranje en rood.
BERLIJN/PARIJS (ANP/RTR) - Ook landen in Europa hebben Venezuela hulp aangeboden na de dodelijke aardbevingen die daar hebben plaatsgevonden. Zo heeft Frankrijk besloten direct 85 gespecialiseerde reddingswerkers te sturen.
De Franse president Emmanuel Macron meldt na zijn contact met de Venezolaanse interim-president Delcy Rodríguez dat "Frankrijk samen met zijn Europese partners klaarstaat om hulp te bieden aan de getroffen bevolking". Het reddingsteam gaat volgens hem direct naar Venezuela.
Duitsland wil helpen met zes militaire transportvliegtuigen. Die kunnen op korte termijn worden ingezet voor het transport van reddingswerkers en materiaal van Duitsland naar Venezuela en vluchten binnen het Zuid-Amerikaanse land, aldus defensieminister Boris Pistorius. De bemanning bereidt zich volgens hem al voor op een eventuele inzet.
Elastic, whose products include Elasticsearch and Kibana, has announced an "approximately" 7 percent reduction in its workforce. In a blog post, CEO Ash Kulkarni thanked employees for their hard work as he announced the layoffs. He stated that the customer-facing sales team would continue to grow, but for others, "advances in AI and automation are letting us operate with leaner teams." Kulkarni also noted that engineering, "where the nature of the work is evolving fastest," would be split into three core areas, each led by a senior leader who will report directly to him. Last month, Elastic announced its Q4 FY 2026 figures, which included a total revenue of $451 million, an increase of 16 percent year-over-year. It's been an interesting few years for Elastic. In 2021, the company announced the adoption of the Server Side Public License (SSPL) in an effort to stop cloud providers from offering its software as a service. It had formerly used the more permissive Apache 2.0 license. The reaction was swift: Amazon Web Services (AWS) forked Elasticsearch and Kibana, calling it OpenSearch. OpenSearch was later transferred to the Linux Foundation. For those who haven't come across the company's wares, Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine, and Kibana is a data visualization tool. In 2024, shortly before the transfer of OpenSearch, Elastic announced that it was adding the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL) as an option. CTO Shay Banon said at the time: "I am so happy to be able to call Elasticsearch Open Source again." Kulkarni said: "The industry is changing. Advances in AI, automation, and technology are reshaping how work gets done, and we're changing with them." Part of the change, it appears, is laying off a chunk of the workforce. "We're shifting our pace of innovation," he stated, "simplifying how we operate, and investing in new skills. That's what this reorganization is for: a simpler structure, with fewer layers, less complexity, and less friction." In its last 10-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company stated it had a total of 4,019 employees. Slightly less than 300 Elasticians stand to be shown the door depending on what "approximately 7 percent" ends up being. In its SEC 8-K filing [PDF] last night, the company said in addition to the 7 percent workforce reduction, it "plans to continue hiring in key strategic areas and locations, including continuing to grow headcount in customer-facing go-to-market functions." It said that overall, it expects "total headcount to grow this fiscal year compared to last fiscal year." The Register asked Elastic for a breakdown of the figures, and will update this piece should the company provide more information. ®
ZTE announced that Cui Li, the company's Chief Development Officer, delivered a keynote speech titled "Unlocking Value and Embracing Uncertainty in the AI Era" at MWC Shanghai 2026. Cui Li noted that the world is undergoing a profound paradigm shift. AI is iterating at a breakneck pace and generating more customized demands, where the "one-size-fits-all" model is no longer applicable. We are now in an era where uncertainty is the only certainty. In this time of change, ZTE put forward the "All in AI, AI for All" strategy. Specifically, the company aims to unlock AI value to the fullest—deeply embedding AI-native capabilities into products and solutions to achieve a great leap in value delivery, and advancing the agile evolution toward a data-driven organization that features human-machine collaboration. Meanwhile, to address uncertainty, ZTE is committed to building a resilient AI system capable of agile actions and fast evolution from four key dimensions: openness and decoupling, flexible scaling, extreme synergy, and scenarios first. Looking into a future of human-AI symbiosis, ZTE will remain steadfast in its role as a value contributor in the ecosystem, and make continuous innovations and breakthroughs, to create a brighter future with global partners. Below is the full transcript of Cui Li's keynote speech: It's a great honor to meet you again here at MWC Shanghai. Last year at this venue, we explored how tech surge was reshaping the boundaries of industries under the title "Digital and Intelligent Evolution: Usher in a New Era of AI Civilization". While a year later, agentic AI is emerging as a dominant force driving industrial upgrading, redefining the business logic, and transforming how we collaborate. So today, I'll elaborate on how we can fully unlock value and embrace uncertainty in the AI era. Undoubtedly, we're now in an era where uncertainty is the only certainty. From a global perspective, the macro environment is undergoing profound transformation, and AI revolution and energy transition are redefining the underlying logic of industry competition. Against this backdrop, the global industries are moving from "efficiency first" to "efficiency + resilience"—where short-term volatility and long-term structural adjustments converge, reshaping the global economic and technological landscape. From a tech perspective, AI keeps iterating at a breakneck pace. As for software, large AI models evolve monthly or even weekly, with major capability leaps every six months. And we're seeing the profound transition from conversational AI toward agentic AI and embodied AI. Hardware upgrade is also accelerating. Companies like NVIDIA roll out new architectures every two years and update flagship chips annually, continuously expanding compute supply. Meanwhile, huge gains in inference efficiency are transforming cost structures, and the competition between open-source and closed-source models is advancing the democratization of AI. As we can see, compressed tech iteration cycles give rise to new application scenarios, while posing higher requirements on companies in choosing the right tech roadmap, setting an appropriate pace for asset updates, and aligning talent capabilities. In addition, markets are segmenting at an unprecedented pace. AI is generating more customized demands, and the "one-size-fits-all" model is no longer applicable. On the consumer side, the long-tail demand is exploding, driven by personalized recommendation algorithms, and niche brands are breaking through against all odds via content marketing in e-commerce platforms. In production, the "small order, fast supply" model becomes the norm powered by flexible manufacturing and AI quality inspection. Meanwhile, emotional economy and experience economy are rising fast, as evidenced by the exponential growth of segmented markets like AI pet, emotional healing, and silver hair technology. Under such trends, the traditional economies of scale are being disrupted, and a new business paradigm is taking shape, where niche is the new mainstream. Amidst such market uncertainty, innovation is the only way forward. In this time of change, we advocate for deeply embedding AI-native capabilities into our products and solutions to achieve a great leap in value delivery, while advancing the agile evolution toward a data-driven organization featuring human-machine collaboration. Also, we should fully take into account the exponential factors of AI iteration—namely, keep our architecture flexible and open, leave room for dynamic resource reallocation, and thus build a resilient system that is capable of addressing uncertainty. After over three years of AI sprints, model capabilities have continuously improved. Large AI models already perform at or beyond PhD level, especially good at info-heavy, super-uncertain tasks. Agents move from passive information processing and reasoning to active interaction and execution, steadily advancing toward continuous learning and self-evolution. This raises a fundamental question: how intelligent does a model really need to be? For most consumers, today's models are already overkill; yet for developers and enterprises, there is still a considerable gap in using AI well. ZTE's proposition is clear: unlock AI value to the fullest. We are upgrading products, solutions, and platforms, building full-stack, all-scenario intelligent computing solutions driven by end-to-end TCO optimization, and fully accelerating the company-wide intelligent transformation. In 2025, ZTE proposed the "All in AI, AI for All" strategy. At the core of it lies our commitment to fully unlocking AI value. To start with, with an AI-native mindset, we are redefining telecom networks and our offerings for enterprises, homes, and consumers. In connectivity, we bring intelligence to our products and solutions, such as AIR MAX and lossless WAN, while harnessing agentic AI and digital twins to accelerate the evolution toward L4 autonomous networks. For enterprises, our all-in-one gateway, integrating optical connectivity, video security, computing, and storage, delivers plug-and-play simplicity, making AI adoption effortless for small and micro-sized enterprises. For homes, we have partnered with operators to develop AI smart displays—an AI hub covering education, entertainment, eldercare, and home security. The cumulative shipments already exceed 3 million units. For consumers, our AI-native phones and AI Cloud PC WorkBuddy bring brand-new intelligent experiences. In computing, we focus on end-to-end TCO optimization and stay committed to building a homegrown, open AI ecosystem. At the core capability layer, we deliver full-range, system-level AI chip capabilities that enable optimal selection. This is empowered by our in-house switch chips for high-speed intra-HBD/cross-HBD interconnects, domain-specific CPUs, DPUs, and NICs, alongside the adaptation and optimization for various mainstream GPUs. As for infrastructure, we provide a full-stack intelligent computing solution that brings together computing, high-speed network, and green IDC—all designed to deliver the optimal TCO. Regarding platforms, we are building an AIOS and an agent hub, supporting elastic scheduling of intelligent computing resources, training and inference acceleration, and rapid agent development. At the application layer, based on the "1+N+X" model (one foundation model, N domain-specific models, and X scenario-based applications), we have delivered more than 1,000 AI projects across over 18 industries such as telecom, manufacturing, and power grid. At the terminal layer, we have launched innovative products including AI-native phones, AI cloud PCs, and AI smart displays, creating an intelligent home hub that integrates networks, computing, displays, and agents. This is how we promote scenario-based application and truly realize AI for all. Regarding organizational evolution, building on the digital transformation initiated in 2016, ZTE has achieved comprehensive intelligent upgrade across key areas, including R&D, marketing, operations, and supply chain. In R&D, we have successfully advanced from "Chip + Equipment" to "Chip + Equipment + Large AI Model", and are now accelerating toward "human-machine collaboration". In marketing, we have created "agile small teams within a large enterprise" to break down organizational and process barriers, and strengthen process reengineering and cross-enterprise IT system interconnection, thereby ensuring fast response and efficient execution. In operations, our in-house Co-Claw has been deployed across the company. As an enterprise-grade agent platform compared to OpenClaw, Co-Claw has been significantly enhanced in compliance, security, reliability, and integration with internal systems. Deeply embedded into our core systems, it can effectively execute high-frequency tasks, including document management, contract analysis, fault ticketing, event creation, and R&D collaboration. Over the past three years, innovations in AI algorithms and architectures have exploded, with landmark advancements such as MoE, MLA, quantization, distillation, attention mechanism optimizations, and ultra-long context windows. Different algorithms require tailored hardware to achieve optimal cost-performance, while system and hardware architectures typically follow a 2 to 3-year refresh cycle. This calls for keen foresight and built-in flexibility across solution development, architectural design, investment deployment, and operations management to secure medium- and long-term competitiveness. Drawing on our experience, ZTE advocates "embracing uncertainty". We are building a resilient system capable of agile actions and fast evolution from four key dimensions: openness and decoupling, flexible scaling, extreme synergy, and scenarios first. First, openness and decoupling. Given AI's rapid evolution, only openness and decoupling allow us to fully internalize the latest industry innovations and practices. That's why, in the intelligent computing field, ZTE remains committed to decoupling hardware from software, models from platforms, and training from inference. For hardware, our solutions support different GPU and CPU combos for optimal performance and compatibility, while delivering software-hardware co-optimization to maximize tokens per watt. Additionally, ZTE's platform is fully compatible with over 200 models, enabling efficient heterogeneous resource management and deep software-hardware synergy. It also accelerates the full lifecycle from model development to application with one-click deployment and seamless migration. For applications, our product packages support high-quality data synthesis, one-click rapid fine-tuning, intelligent generation of knowledge graphs, tacit knowledge mining, minute-level agent building, and autonomous tool evolution. Notably, ZTE's Co-Sight AI agent factory has been open-sourced. Second, flexible scaling. Take ZTE's AI server portfolio as an example. It spans standard 8-GPU/16-GPU nodes, SuperPOD, and modular solutions. The SuperPOD, built on an innovative OEX architecture, packs 64 or even 128 GPUs into a single rack. In cluster-level scaling, our modular design allows seamless expansion all the way to tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of GPUs. For our customers, this means they can scale incrementally rather than all at once. This approach significantly slows down hardware depreciation and maximizes the long-term ROI. Third, extreme synergy. For computing-network convergence, through scale-up, we boost computing density to up to 16,000 GPUs; through scale-out, we expand clusters beyond 100,000 GPUs via optical interconnects and electrical switching. This truly strengthens computing power through advanced networks. For computing and storage, our in-house switch chips guarantee high running efficiency, while our Dinghai DPU chips enable Pod-level shared memory, delivering microsecond latency and PB-scale expansion for KV cache. In computing-power coordination, operation strategies can be dynamically adjusted based on grid loads—enabling elastic power supply and intelligent energy saving. The rack power density scales flexibly from 8 to 120 kW. And our cold-plate liquid cooling solution reduces the PUE to 1.15, making green and sustainable development a tangible reality. Finally, scenarios first. We emphasize tailoring solutions to the unique requirements of each scenario and application—because the best fit delivers optimal cost effectiveness. To date, ZTE's intelligent computing solutions, including AI all-in-one machines, have empowered more than 18 vertical industries. Together with over 1,000 ecosystem partners, we have delivered over 100 best use cases, charting a path from pilot projects to industry-wide adoption. Here are some examples: At ZTE Nanjing Binjiang Base, our integrated intelligent operations system has shortened order scheduling cycles by 80% and improved per capita output by 81%. In the Yunnan Sunho Aluminum factory, ZTE's Co-Claw, as an intelligent hub, enables millisecond load regulation, with capacity utilization exceeding 99% and aluminum distribution efficiency up by 30%. At the Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Balasu Coal Mine, four digital employees have been deployed, accumulating more than 60 AI skills. This has accelerated major hazard identification to the minute level, reduced technical report generation to just 5 minutes, and lowered the proportion of repetitive operational and management tasks to below 15%, significantly improving production safety and operational efficiency. The future has already arrived. We are entering a new stage of civilization that is defined by "human-AI symbiosis". Through the profound synergy of computing, networks, energy, and algorithms, AI is seamlessly embedded into every facet of social operations—much like a vast, intelligent organism. In this living system, 6G serves as the "neural fibers", enabling millisecond information transmission; computing power is the "heart", pumping energy to sustain the entire system; energy functions as the "blood", which is intelligently scheduled and circulates in an endless cycle; and algorithms represent the "genes", which define the shape of the entire system and where it evolves. Looking ahead, research into continuous learning and self-evolution will further propel the system toward higher-level intelligence. For ZTE, we firmly believe that though the road is long, every step forward brings us closer to our destination. Our commitment is to fully unlock AI value and embrace uncertainty with agile iteration. We also believe that harmony lies in diversity and prosperity lies in symbiosis—and that only through open collaboration can we build an ecosystem that is stronger and truly thrives. ZTE will remain steadfast in its role as a value contributor in the ecosystem, and make continuous innovations and breakthroughs, to create a brighter future with global partners. Contributed by ZTE.
ZTE showcased the TCO-optimal AI factory, an AIOS-powered ecosystem spanning scenario-based applications and innovative terminals, and cutting-edge breakthroughs in AI-driven networks at MWC Shanghai 2026. Through the extreme synergy across computing, network, storage, energy, and software, as well as system-level architecture innovations, ZTE fully unlocked new momentum for token operations. As AI agents become widespread, industry competition focus is shifting from computing power scale to token efficiency. Leveraging its end-to-end, full-stack AI capabilities, ZTE is forging a complete value chain spanning token production, services, and circulation—to enable operators, enterprises, and industry partners to unlock AI value at scale. Building a TCO-optimal AI factory for more efficient, cost-effective token production Token efficiency is the core competitiveness in this era of inference. TCO-optimal AI factories are the key to boosting token efficiency and achieving "token freedom". At MWC Shanghai 2026, ZTE showcased solutions that enhanced token efficiency and minimized the cost-per-token through the deep synergy of various elements, including SuperPod, extremely cost-efficient inference, and AIDC with ultimate energy efficiency. Building on 41 years of accumulated expertise in the R&D and engineering of ultra-large-scale, complex systems, ZTE has launched its SuperPod solution. Leveraging multi-chip open collaboration design and the innovative Orthogonal Electrical eXchange (OEX) architecture, it enables plug-and-play deployment and rapid provisioning. A single rack supports 128 GPUs, with high scalability up to 16,000 GPUs, laying a foundation for high-efficiency computing in model training and inference. Through the synergy of network, storage, and computing, as well as hardware and software, ZTE achieves extremely cost-efficient inference. With non-blocking network and Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), ZTE's solution enables efficient coordination across computing clusters ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of GPUs, further boosting overall inference efficiency. Moreover, ZTE has developed its AIDC solution with ultimate energy efficiency, which integrates 800V HVDC power supply, full-stack liquid cooling, and intelligent computing-electricity synergy, enabling highly efficient and low carbon operations. From computing cluster construction and inference efficiency optimization to green operations, ZTE is steering AI factories from being compute-centric to efficiency-driven, delivering a more cost-efficient and sustainable token production system. Developing an innovative AIOS technological foundation for smarter token scheduling and closed-loop services The AI factory addresses the challenge of low-cost token production, while AIOS plays a critical role in token scheduling, orchestration, and service-oriented output. ZTE has launched the NewStart AIOS and positioned it as the "technological foundation in the AI era". Built on AIOS, Co-Claw—an enterprise-level agent platform—is fully integrated into ZTE terminals, extending AI services to production and daily life. For enterprises, the focus is on enhancing office and R&D efficiency and enabling intelligent operations, to achieve self-evolving workflows and closed-loop decision-making. For homes, ZTE has launched innovative terminals with different screen sizes which serve as entry points to a fully connected smart home. They can be household AI assistant, AI entertainment companion, and AI security guardian—always on, always active for an intelligent lifestyle. For individuals, the company has introduced a new AI-native paradigm spanning AI phones, AI cloud PCs, AI smart displays, FreeScreen and more, enabling personalized recommendations, contextual responses, and immersive interactions across travel, life, and work. AI knows better and delivers enjoyable smart experiences anytime, anywhere. Leveraging the AIOS technological foundation, Co-Claw agent platform, and a full lineup of AI devices, ZTE transforms tokens into schedulable, serviceable, and monetizable resources. This allows operators and enterprises to develop a closedloop model for token-based services. AI + Network, co-building a future of intelligent, ubiquitous 6G connectivity 6G is more than a generational leap in connectivity. It also serves as the critical infrastructure that enables efficient token circulation in the AI era. As a key participant in global 6G research and standardization, ZTE centers around "AI+" and "SAGIN", speeding up the evolution of 6G from research to commercial use. Regarding SAGIN, ZTE has launched industry-leading LEO satellite communication payload solutions compatible with diverse application scenarios of SAGIN for 5G-A and 6G, fostering the critical connectivity foundation for a smooth evolution from 5G-A to 6G. As for AI-native communications, ZTE has demonstrated its GigaMIMO solution and the world's first 256 TR U6G prototype in the 6G Zone at this event. With GigaMIMO, a cornerstone technology for 6G, the solution leverages architecture innovation, computing synergy, and algorithmic breakthroughs to systematically overcome critical bottlenecks in future network capacity, coverage, and spectral efficiency, thus speeding up 6G deployment and industry evolution. Centered on AI-native capabilities, ZTE has driven the deep integration of AI with existing networks—through architecture upgrades and key scenario innovations—to build a next-gen communications network. The AIR MAX solution comprehensively upgrades the network architecture with AI at its core and delivers a three-tier capability system involving the AI-native infrastructure, autonomous operations, and monetization engine. Together, they empower operators in capability evolution, service transformation, operational shift, and ecosystem reshaping for the AI era. The AI HI-NET solution delivers three key capabilities—AI-native, ultra-high-speed and lossless, and intrinsically secure, laying a solid network foundation for ubiquitous intelligent computing access, lossless wide-area connectivity, and the integration of computing, network, security, and service. The 10G AI-Optical Network solution has been widely deployed across homes, campuses, small businesses, and other key scenarios, unlocking greater value of all-optical cities. Meanwhile, ZTE continues to promote key scenario applications through innovations such as new calling with AI assistant, "first-class" mobile network services, ISAC for low-altitude economy, and highly autonomous networks. These efforts are made to build a more intelligent, efficient, and trustworthy connectivity foundation for the AI era. From AI factory to AIOS, agent platform, and future networks, ZTE demonstrated an end-to-end capability system at MWC Shanghai 2026. The system covers token production, scheduling, and circulation, integrating computing, network, terminals, and agents to accelerate AI from technological breakthroughs to large-scale deployment. The AI industry is accelerating into the inference era, where tokens have become a key measure of AI-driven value creation. Looking to the future, ZTE will work with industry partners to build AI infrastructure and ecosystems that are more efficient, inclusive, and sustainable. Together, we aim to bring AI to various industries, unlocking new growth momentum for the AI era. Contributed by ZTE.
Bart uit Strijen en zijn partner Judith kunnen opgelucht ademhalen. Het stel, bekend van Winter Vol Liefde, dreigde hun boerderij in de Franse Pyreneeën kwijt te raken toen de eigenaar besloot te verkopen. Dankzij een crowdfundingsactie haalden ze in twee dagen tijd bijna een ton op.
Bart uit Strijen en zijn partner Judith kunnen opgelucht ademhalen. Het stel, bekend van Winter Vol Liefde, dreigde hun boerderij in de Franse Pyreneeën kwijt te raken toen de eigenaar besloot te verkopen. Dankzij een crowdfundingsactie haalden ze in twee dagen tijd bijna een ton op.
Keurslagerij De Leeuw in Barendrecht moet noodgedwongen sluiten tot en met zondag. Door de hitte werkt de compressor van de koeling niet en kan het vlees niet gekoeld worden. "We hebben heel snel alles leeg moeten halen."
SoftBank's shareholder presentation attempts to explain their ¥1 quadrillion "Artificial Super Intelligence" valuation through the parable of the golden goose in the most unhinged AI-generated business-speak slides that you have ever seen.
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FOTO: Staatssecretaris Van Bruggen (omcirkeld) heerlijk aan het werk op dossiers die ertoe doen
Het probleem met te weinig gevangenissen hebben, is dat je mensen die een gevangenisstraf hebben gekregen niet gevangen kunt zetten. Maar gelukkig heeft dit kabinet iets bedacht. Wat nou, als je mensen die een gevangenisstraf hebben gekregen van ons ontzettend strenge rechtssysteem gewoon NIET in de gevangenis zet?
Ha!
Daar had u nog niet aan gedacht natuurlijk. Maar staatssecretaris Van Bruggen van Justitie (die van deze crack over girlpower en heerlijk werken aan dossiers die ertoe doen) dus wel, volgens bronnen van de NOS. "Om iets te doen aan de overvolle gevangenissen worden meer gedetineerden overdag vrijgelaten. Ze mogen dan, onder toezicht van bijvoorbeeld een enkelband, buiten de gevangenismuren werken. In de avond moeten ze dan weer terugkeren om in de cel te slapen. Dat wil staatssecretaris Van Bruggen van Justitie, melden bronnen aan de NOS." En nu denkt u misschien: maar we laten gevangenen toch al twee weken eerder vrij? En daar heeft u helemaal gelijk in. "Het kabinet denkt eraan om dat te verlengen en mensen nog eerder vrij te laten." Kan Rob Jetten anders niet gewoon tien nieuwe cellencomplexen bouwen?