DanÅke Carlsson posted a photo:
Na een reeks aanslagen met explosieven sloot de gemeente Amsterdam vier vestigingen van restaurantketen De Pizzabakkers. NRC volgde de eigenaren, die door de sluiting aan de rand van de afgrond belandden, vijf maanden lang. Uit hun ervaringen rijst een ongemakkelijke vraag: werd hier onbedoeld de dader beloond?
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Met drie miljoen vrijgekomen documenten komt ongekend veel nieuws naar buiten over de veroordeelde zedendeliquent Jeffrey Epstein en zijn connecties.
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The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican megastar delivered a powerful, detail-packed performance that paid tribute to his history and teased more greatness for his future
When the NFL announced in September that Bad Bunny would perform at the Super Bowl half-time show, the immediate expectation was that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio would Make a Statement.
There was, of course, backlash from the people who think a performance in Spanish is un-American (all while Puerto Rico remains a US territory). But there was also criticism from those who argued that, post-Kaepernick, there is no performance on an NFL stage that could meaningfully challenge the power whose invitation into its center of capital and nationalism these artists accepted. And as we’ve reached peak Bad Bunny this week, Puerto Ricans have pointed out that many fans’ investment in the island ends with the artist.
Continue reading...Seattle Seahawks 29–13 New England Patriots
The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions for the second time in their history after beating the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The victory comes 11 years after they lost to the Patriots in agonizing fashion in Super Bowl XLIX, and 12 years after they claimed their first NFL title with an overwhelming victory over the Denver Broncos.
Continue reading...Jeffries says Democrats will stop Donald Trump from trying to steal this year’s midterm elections – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 February at a glance
Democrats will stop Donald Trump from trying to steal this year’s midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives said on Sunday.
Jeffries’ comments come amid widespread concern after Trump said Republicans should “take over the voting”. The US constitution gives states the power to set election rules and says Congress can pass laws to set requirements for federal elections. The constitution gives the president no authority over how elections are run.
Continue reading...PLUS: China broadens cryptocurrency crackdown; Australian facial recognition privacy revisited; Singapore debuts electric VTOL; and more!
Asia In Brief The Commissioner of Police in the Indian city of Hyderabad, population 11 million, has called for AI agents to be issued with identity cards – or at least their digital equivalent.…
John from Brisbane has added a photo to the pool:
If you enlarge or zoom into this shot, you will find more than three hang gliders disregarding the one waiting in the foreground. Can you count them? For a big hint, they are in a vertical slice in the 10-11 o'clock position.
This image is taken from the hang gliding launch spot on Tamborine Mountain which is inland from the Gold Coast (Pacific) Highway about half way between Brisbane and the Coast. It looks west into the Fassifern and Logan Valleys to the Main (Great Dividing) Range and what is known as the Scenic Rim of Queensland. Mt. Tamborine is also part of that area.
A rare posting taken today (Monday 9 February).
"How Chinese is your car?" asks the Wall Street Journal. "Automakers are racing to work it out."
Modern cars are packed with internet-connected widgets, many of them containing Chinese technology. Now, the car industry is scrambling to root out that tech ahead of a looming deadline, a test case for America's ability to decouple from Chinese supply chains. New U.S. rules will soon ban Chinese software in vehicle systems that connect to the cloud, part of an effort to prevent cameras, microphones and GPS tracking in cars from being exploited by foreign adversaries.
The move is "one of the most consequential and complex auto regulations in decades," according to Hilary Cain, head of policy at trade group the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. "It requires a deep examination of supply chains and aggressive compliance timelines."
Carmakers will need to attest to the U.S. government that, as of March 17, core elements of their products don't contain code that was written in China or by a Chinese company. The rule also covers software for advanced autonomous driving and will be extended to connectivity hardware starting in 2029. Connected cars made by Chinese or China-controlled companies are also banned, wherever their software comes from...
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, which introduced the connected-vehicle rule, is also allowing the use of Chinese code that is transferred to a non-Chinese entity before March 17. That carve-out has sparked a rush of corporate restructuring, according to Matt Wyckhouse, chief executive of cybersecurity firm Finite State. Global suppliers are relocating China-based software teams, while Chinese companies are seeking new owners for operations in the West.
Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 for sharing the article.
Modern cars are packed with internet-connected widgets, many of them containing Chinese technology. Now, the car industry is scrambling to root out that tech ahead of a looming deadline, a test case for America's ability to decouple from Chinese supply chains. New U.S. rules will soon ban Chinese software in vehicle systems that connect to the cloud, part of an effort to prevent cameras, microphones and GPS tracking in cars from being exploited by foreign adversaries.
The move is "one of the most consequential and complex auto regulations in decades," according to Hilary Cain, head of policy at trade group the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. "It requires a deep examination of supply chains and aggressive compliance timelines."
Carmakers will need to attest to the U.S. government that, as of March 17, core elements of their products don't contain code that was written in China or by a Chinese company. The rule also covers software for advanced autonomous driving and will be extended to connectivity hardware starting in 2029. Connected cars made by Chinese or China-controlled companies are also banned, wherever their software comes from...
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, which introduced the connected-vehicle rule, is also allowing the use of Chinese code that is transferred to a non-Chinese entity before March 17. That carve-out has sparked a rush of corporate restructuring, according to Matt Wyckhouse, chief executive of cybersecurity firm Finite State. Global suppliers are relocating China-based software teams, while Chinese companies are seeking new owners for operations in the West.
Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 for sharing the article.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
SAN FRANCISCO (ANP) - American footballteam Seattle Seahawks heeft de zestigste editie van de Super Bowl gewonnen. In het Levi's Stadium, in de regio rond de Baai van San Francisco, versloegen zij de New England Patriots met 29-13.
Het is de tweede keer dat de Seahawks de Super Bowl winnen. Zij deden het ook al eens in 2014, door de Denver Broncos met ruime cijfers te verslaan. De Seahawks bereikten de Super Bowl, aangevoerd door quarterback Sam Darnold, als kampioen van de National Football Conference (NFC). De Patriots, met Drake Maye als quarterback, werden kampioen van de American Football Conference (AFC).
De finale van het American football-seizoen staat bekend als het grootste jaarlijkse sportevenement van de Verenigde Staten. Naast een sportwedstrijd is het ook het grootste reclame-evenement ter wereld en vormt de traditionele halftime show een belangrijk cultureel moment. Die werd dit jaar verzorgd door de Puerto Ricaanse artiest Bad Bunny.
HONG KONG (ANP) - Jimmy Lai, mediamagnaat uit Hong Kong, is maandag tot 20 jaar cel veroordeeld voor samenzwering met buitenlandse mogendheden en de publicatie van opruiend materiaal.
Lai (78) is een leider van de prodemocratische beweging in Hongkong.
De Britse buitenlandminister Yvette Cooper sprak in december van "een politiek gemotiveerde vervolging". Ze wil dat Lai wordt vrijgelaten en de veiligheidswet op basis waarvan hij is veroordeeld wordt ingetrokken.
De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump vroeg zijn Chinese ambtgenoot Xi Jinping de vrijlating van Lai te overwegen. Trump zei dat hij zich "slecht voelt" over de veroordeling. Hij benadrukte dat Lai een oudere man is en wees op zijn toestand. Lais gezondheid gaat volgens zijn kinderen achteruit.
Mensenrechtengroeperingen hebben zich ook tegen de veroordeling gekeerd. "Het komt neer op een terdoodveroordeling", aldus Elaine Pearson, directeur Azië van Human Rights Watch.
