About thirty demonstrators from the activist group Extinction Rebellion have been sitting in Stopira Hall since this morning. They are protesting against municipal policy. Activists demand that Amsterdam immediately stop transporting coal at the port. Around 9:30 p.m., the police intervened. The police intervene in the Climate Stopera protest Inter Visual Studio / Arjen Tushuizen […]
The vulnerability in Bing enabled the manipulation of search results – computer – news
A flaw in the Azure configuration allowed any user to log into the content management system through which Microsoft operates Bing. They can then modify the search results and even insert a payload to hack user accounts. Researchers call it infusion ping bang. It is a misconfiguration of Azure Active Directory. Selecting the wrong option […]
A tax on oat and rice milk, not cow’s milk and chocolate milk
APSchool lunch preparations (archive) NOS News•Today 19:52 Most plant-based dairy products, such as rice drinks and drinks made with oats, almonds, coconut, nuts and grains, are classified as lemonade and will be taxed more heavily on January 1, 2024. It does not matter if sugar is added or not. This is the government’s response to […]
Intel Xeon Sierra Forest server processors get up to 144 cyber cores – Computers – News
Upcoming Intel Sierra Forest CPUs for servers will ship with up to 144 active electronic cores per processor. Intel reported this while updating its data center roadmap. Sierra Forest will appear in the first half of next year. Intel Shared during Datacenter and AI webinar Several updates to its server roadmap, which extends through 2025. […]
The electric Nio ET5 is slightly less expensive
Prices are down 1200 euros Nio is implementing the ET5 price cut in the Netherlands. The electric sedan will be €1,200 less expensive across the board, and will now start at around €63,000. The ET5 is one of three electric models that China’s Nio carries in the Netherlands. The sedan is for sale in the […]
Millions of Android devices fall victim to the Chinese app
Chinese e-commerce app Pinduoduo infected millions of Android devices with EvilParcel. By exploiting a vulnerability in an application, rogue software can be installed on devices. binary pin Pinduoduo is no small fish: it’s the second largest e-commerce company in China (sort of AliExpress) and has 751.3 million monthly active users (!). Apps under the brand […]
Oops, wrong: Tax authorities have, almost unfairly, given a rent cut to 11,000 people
At the end of last year, Public Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge announced that people who had to make ends meet with an amount of up to 120 percent of the social minimum would receive a rent reduction. They will pay a maximum of 575 euros per month. This concerns about half a million residents […]
Fiplay president: “I don’t think we’ll get the Eredivisie”
Tips from this episode: Watch: Wim DB passed away this week. Together with Kees van Kooten, he has drawn powerful sketches for decades. Socially critical and often ahead of his time. Also about technology: eg Sketches on “Forgotten Media”.For example, or National Privacy Test. or Virtual reality for the poor man Since 1994: Even then, […]
The landlord wants to buy out his tenants, but he: “They thought €30,000 was too little.”
Higher taxes and stricter rent rules: Many small landlords in Amsterdam want to get rid of their homes. Zuid’s landlord wants to buy out his tenants because an empty flat is worth more in the buyer’s market. “I give them this money, but it must be from my pension.” Not so long ago, trees grew […]
Astronomers have discovered one of the largest black holes thanks to gravitational lensing | Sciences
Door Robbert van der Linde 29 mrt 2023 om 11:31Update: now we are oldEen weergave van hoe een zwaartekrachtlens werkt. Het zwarte gat trekt het licht van een ver sterrenstelsel naar de ontvanger (in dit geval de Hubble-telescoop). Foto: Durham University Courtney HortonCourtney Horton is a contributor at Houstonian Online, covering news, politics, business, technology, […]