CWI spinoff DuckDB Labs on an adventure in the US
Database company DuckDB Labs, a spin-off of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has co-founded a startup called MotherDuck in the US with a handful of database players. The young American company received $47.5 million this week from the likes of tech investor Andreessen Horowitz. With this, the company is building a cloud service on top […]
“Cowboy Practices in Trading Nitrogen Rights”
NOS The trade in nitrogen rights appears to be booming. Rijkswaterstaat needs them to build highways and municipalities to expand business parks. Perhaps now also the construction company that is renovating the House of Representatives like this turned today. There is now a proliferation of commercial companies offering nitrogen rights to farmers who want to […]
Tension mounts: Is Matthijs van Nieuwkirk afraid of this scandal file?
Tension is mounting for Matthijs van Nieuwkirk. Tomorrow the article about the presenter’s whims will appear in de Volkskrant. It appears to have been a very extensive investigation, because the newspaper spent five months on it. However, many stories have already surfaced. What should Matthias fear? Matthijs van Nieuwkerk is said to have been responsible […]
Corsair Launches TBT200 Dock With Four Thunderbolt 4 Ports – Update – Computer – News
Corsair offers the TBT200 platform with four Thunderbolt 4 ports. Like its predecessor, it uses 40Gb/s bandwidth. This dock can also provide 96W of power for charging a laptop or other devices. Hacker Reports In addition to the four Thunderbolt 4 ports, there are three USB-A ports with a combined bandwidth of 10Gb/s, as well […]
How FOX will cover human rights issues in Qatar during the World Cup
Comment on this story Suspension In recent weeks, the holders of American television rights to the upcoming World Cup have been holding press conferences ahead of this even more unusual tournament in Qatar. In each, executives from Fox, which holds the English-language rights, and Telemundo, which holds the Spanish-language rights, were asked how they planned […]
AMD Threadripper CPUs with 96 Cores Appear in Computing Platform – PC – News
Potential AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 CPUs have appeared on the computing platform. The CPUs have 96 cores, just like the recently released EPYC CPUs based on Zen 4. It is not known when Threadripper models will appear with Zen 4. referrals to the alleged Threadripper processors appeared on it distributed computingUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Einstein […]
Extinct black pheasant supposedly spotted again after 140 years | the animals
The black-necked pheasant appeared in Papua New Guinea. Everyone thought exotic pigeons were extinct, but for the first time since 1882, pictures of the birds have been captured again. Three researchers spent a month searching for birds on Ferguson Island in September. They almost gave up when they received information from the locals. They claimed […]
Saudi crown prince granted immunity from US in Khashoggi case | Abroad
US court bans Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman BBC News Friday. That means he cannot be prosecuted in the US. US intelligence believes he ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi’s fiancée, Hades Genghis, sued the crown prince. She demanded compensation. “Jamal died again today,” he wrote on Twitter because of the US […]
Ed (72) Lives in an Almost 100-Year-Old House: “No Solar Panels or Heat Pump” | energy bill
energy billHow much money do you spend on energy at home? How do you try to reduce costs? We ask these questions weekly to Dutch. Today: Ed de Schoolmeester (72) from Utrecht. how do you live?“I live with my wife in a terraced house on the outskirts of Utrecht. We live in a very popular […]
Sander Schimmelbinink slams Tuan Huys and college tour: ‘There were a bunch of traps’ | show
“I thought he was asking too much about my private life,” said Schimmelbenink. “He whined for ten minutes whether or not I wanted kids. What nonsense. And half an hour about my family and my grandparents.” Schimmelpenninck is a descendant of the counting branch of the genus Schimmelpenninck. “It was all very personal,” he continued. […]