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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang "said one of his biggest takeaways from 2025 was 'the battle of narratives' over the future of AI development between those who see doom on the horizon and the optimists," reports Business Insider.



Huang did acknowledge that "it's too simplistic" to entirely dismiss either side (on a recent episode of the "No Priors" podcast). But "I think we've done a lot of damage with very well-respected people who have painted a doomer narrative, end of the world narrative, science fiction narrative."


"It's not helpful to people. It's not helpful to the industry. It's not helpful to society. It's not helpful to the governments..." [H]e cited concerns about "regulatory capture," arguing that no company should approach governments to request more regulation. "Their intentions are clearly deeply conflicted, and their intentions are clearly not completely in the best interest of society," he said. "I mean, they're obviously CEOs, they're obviously companies, and obviously they're advocating for themselves..."

"When 90% of the messaging is all around the end of the world and the pessimism, and I think we're scaring people from making the investments in AI that makes it safer, more functional, more productive, and more useful to society," he said.

Elsewhere in the podcast, Huang argues that the AI bubble is a myth. Business Insider adds that "a spokesperson for Nvidia declined to elaborate on Huang's remarks."

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"The clock is ticking" on the Hubble Space Telescope,
writes the space news site Daily Galaxy, citing estimates from the unofficial "Hubble Reentry Tracker" site (which uses orbital data from the site space-track.org, created by tech integrator SAIC):



While Hubble was initially launched into low Earth orbit at an altitude of around 360 miles, it has since descended to approximately 326 miles, and it continues to fall... "The solar flux levels are currently longer in duration and more elevated than previously anticipated, resulting in an earlier reentry forecast for the Hubble Space Telescope if no reboost mission is conducted," Hubble Reentry Trackersays the Hubble Reentry Tracker... ["Hubble has been reboosted three times in its history," the site points out, "all by servicing missions using the Space Shuttle."]

NASA partnered with SpaceX in 2022 to explore the feasibility of raising Hubble to its original altitude of 373 miles. Such an adjustment would have bought Hubble a few more years in orbit. However, the future of this plan remains uncertain, as NASA has not made any official announcements to move forward with it... Solar flux levels, which determine atmospheric drag, have increased in recent years, accelerating the telescope's decline. This change in solar behavior means that the possibility of Hubble reentering Earth's atmosphere in the next five to six years is quite high if no corrective action is taken. ["But it is difficult to estimate this value due to the variability of future solar flux," the site cautions. "In the best case, Hubble may not reenter for 15 more years, around 2040. In the worst case, it could reenter in 4 years..."]


Once Hubble reaches an altitude of 248 miles, it is expected that it will have less than a year before reentry...

While Hubble's end may be near, there is a promising new project on the horizon: Lazuli, a privately-funded space telescope funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Lazuli aims to become the first privately-funded space telescope, and it could be the successor Hubble enthusiasts have been hoping for. Schmidt Sciences, the organization behind the telescope, plans to launch Lazuli by 2028, providing a more modern alternative to Hubble with a larger mirror and enhanced capabilities. The telescope's proposed design includes a 94-inch-wide mirror, which is a significant upgrade from Hubble's 94.5-inch mirror, and will feature updated instruments to capture more detailed data than ever before.

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Weer voor Rotterdam 🌧️

Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 1.3°C (Lichte regen)
Windsnelheid: 30.2 km/u (8.4 m/s), richting: ↓ 159°

Luchtkwaliteit:

• AQI: 55 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 6.3 μg/m³
• PM10: 7.3 μg/m³

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• maandag 12 januari: Min 1.2°, Max 6.5° (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 4.8, Kans op neerslag 38%, Windsnelheid: 30.6 km/u (8.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 190°
• dinsdag 13 januari: Min 6.6°, Max 8.3° (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 5.3, Kans op neerslag 24%, Windsnelheid: 23.8 km/u (6.6 m/s), richting: ↓ 182°
• woensdag 14 januari: Min 2.5°, Max 8.9° (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.8, Kans op neerslag 43%, Windsnelheid: 24.1 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 230°
• donderdag 15 januari: Min 2.7°, Max 7.5° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 37%, Windsnelheid: 19.2 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 182°
• vrijdag 16 januari: Min 5.7°, Max 7.8° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.6, Kans op neerslag 32%, Windsnelheid: 17.9 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 178°
• zaterdag 17 januari: Min 4.1°, Max 6.6° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.8, Kans op neerslag 16%, Windsnelheid: 10.3 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 158°
• zondag 18 januari: Min 4.6°, Max 7.1° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 42%, Windsnelheid: 9.2 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↓ 164°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 1.5° (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.0, Kans op neerslag 100%, Windsnelheid: 27.4 km/u (7.6 m/s), richting: ↓ 168°
• 03:00: 1.8° (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9, Kans op neerslag 100%, Windsnelheid: 25.9 km/u (7.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 171°
• 04:00: 2.1° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2, Kans op neerslag 100%, Windsnelheid: 23.4 km/u (6.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 178°
• 05:00: 2.7° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 79%, Windsnelheid: 25.9 km/u (7.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 190°
• 06:00: 2.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 51%, Windsnelheid: 25.6 km/u (7.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 195°
• 07:00: 3.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 27%, Windsnelheid: 24.5 km/u (6.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 198°
• 08:00: 3.1° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 14%, Windsnelheid: 24.1 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 199°
• 09:00: 3.3° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 197°
• 10:00: 3.5° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 196°
• 11:00: 3.9° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 21.2 km/u (5.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 194°
• 12:00: 4.4° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 196°
• 13:00: 5.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 198°

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Nederlanders gaven vorig jaar in totaal 23 miljard euro uit aan eten en drinken buiten de deur. Dat is 3,9 procent meer dan een jaar eerder, blijkt uit jaarcijfers van kennisplatform FoodService Instituut Nederland (FSIN). Voor 2026 verwacht FSIN een verdere groei van 3,2 procent.

De omzet van cafés en restaurants groeide met 4,3 procent naar 12,5 miljard euro. FSIN ziet dat restaurants en kroegen profijt hebben van de groeiende koopkracht, maar tegelijkertijd blijven personeelskosten en inkoopkosten knellen. De horeca moet daarom inzetten op automatisering en kostenbesparing. Voor 2026 verwacht het kennisplatform een verdere groei van 3,1 procent.

Voor catering is de omzet met 4 miljard euro terug op het niveau van voor corona. De omzetgroei wordt dan ook deels verklaard door een groeiend aantal mensen dat weer meer op kantoor werkt. Ook prijsstijgingen dragen bij aan een toename van de omzet. Voor dit jaar verwacht FSIN een groei van 3,8 procent.

Fastfoodzaken en pompshops zien een stagnatie van het volume. De omzet groeide wel vorig jaar, met 3,2 procent naar 6,5 miljard euro, maar dat komt volledig door prijsstijgingen. "De prijzen zijn sneller gestegen dan in de traditionele horeca. Daardoor zien consumenten de fastservice niet langer als goedkoop alternatief", legt directeur Inga Blokker uit. Die prijsperceptie is het thema voor fastfoodzaken dit jaar, voorziet de directeur. Voor 2026 wordt verwacht dat de omzet met 3,1 procent zal blijven groeien