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South Africa Ranks Among Global Leaders in AI Data Centres, Outpacing Taiwan and Netherlands
I Africa
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July 2, 2025
South Africa now hosts four AI-focused data centres – more than Taiwan and the Netherlands combined – placing it among the top 13 countries globally for AI compute infrastructure, according to a new study by University of Oxford researchers. The...
Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity
Quanta Magazine
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June 30, 2025
We were once promised self-driving cars and robot maids. Instead, we’ve seen the rise of artificial intelligence systems that can beat us in chess, analyze huge reams of text and compose sonnets. This has been one of the great surprises of the...
Dutch and UK gas prices dip as Norwegian supply rises
Mint
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June 30, 2025
LONDON, - Dutch and British wholesale gas prices edged lower on Monday morning as supply remained strong with rising demand from warmer temperatures across much of Europe offset by weaker demand for heating. The benchmark Dutch front-month...
An Afternoon of #Forwardism at the Dutch Ambassador’s Residence
The Diplomatist
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It isn’t every day that you find yourself walking into the former residence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, now the home of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New Delhi. On July 1st, I had the privilege of being invited there for a late...
Commentary: The Middle Ages are making a political comeback
Standard Speaker - Pennsylvania
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July 7, 2025
By Adrian Wooldridge, Bloomberg Opinion In one of the most memorable scenes in “Pulp Fiction,” a film replete with memorable scenes, a Los Angeles gangster, Marsellus Wallace, turns the tables on a man who has kidnapped and abused him. He’s going...
Purchase of new tanks will give Dutch businesses hundreds of millions of euros boost
NL Times
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July 2, 2025
The Dutch government’s purchase of 46 new Leopard 2A8 tanks is projected to bring hundreds of millions of euros in revenue to Dutch companies, according to demissionary Defense State Secretary Gijs Tuinman. The deal requires around 100 components...
As Wimbledon Lays Off Line Judges, Is Technology Trumping Tradition?
Forbes
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France's Richard Gasquet collides with a line-judge as he competes against Netherlands' Botic Van De ... More Zandschulp during their men's singles tennis match on the sixth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in...
Director-General champions innovation and collaboration at 44th Session of the FAO Conference
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, concluded the 44th Session of the FAO Conference (28 June – 4 July) by emphasizing the imperative for a robust FAO in light of the immense, complex, and interconnected challenges facing humanity. He...
Dutch startup Tibo Energy raises €6 million to scale its AI-driven energy management platform
EU Startups
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June 30, 2025
Eindhoven-based Tibo Energy, a developer of a next-generation Energy Management System (EMS) for industrial and commercial energy sites, has raised €6 million in Seed funding to help businesses unlock additional energy capacity from their existing...
EU looks to attract more private cash for quantum technology to boost the economy
Cryptopolitan
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July 2, 2025
The European Union (EU) rolled out its maiden quantum blueprint on Wednesday, determined to catapult the bloc into a leadership position by 2030 and reduce reliance on the US and China. Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen told reporters in...
Story Science & Exploration Clingy planets can trigger own doom, suspect Cheops and TESS 02/07/2025 2182 views 43 likes Read
ESA
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Science & Exploration 02/07/2025 2176 views 43 likes Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of radiation from the star it orbits. These tremendous explosions are...
Over half of the Netherlands uses AI; Job security fears on the rise
NL Times
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July 2, 2025
More than half of the people in the Netherlands use artificial intelligence sometimes. The use of AI, often used to improve text or edit photos, has grown by 12 percent in a year, ING reported based on its research. “At the same time, the concern...
Dutch home builders still too focused on staying warm in winter, not cooling in heat
NL Times
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June 30, 2025
Home builders in the Netherlands are still building according to the climate of a decade ago, focusing on homes that can catch and keep heat in the winter. But that leaves residents in homes that can’t cool down in the increasingly hot summers....
Swissport invests over 1.5 billion euros in eco-friendly technology
Travel Daily News
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July 2, 2025
Swissport is leading the industry’s sustainability actions with over €1.5 billion investment in eco-friendly technology including new electric ground handling vehicles and renewable energy over the next five years. 25% of Swissport’s fleet...
Massive Ashamed Statue of Liberty Mural Emerges in France
Hyperallergic
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July 7, 2025
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Former Allen Media, Quincy Tech Leader Buys HVS
Radio and Television Business Report
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July 2, 2025
In September 2024, he joined one of the nation’s leading video systems integration and consulting firms as Director of Business Development and Technology after serving as Chief Technology Officer at Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group. Now, he’s the...
Changpeng Zhao casts doubt on UAE residency offer tied to Toncoin staking
The Block
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July 7, 2025
Former Binance chief Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is questioning whether a new crypto-linked pathway to UAE residency is legitimate, pointing out that no official government source has confirmed the details. Over the weekend, The Open Network claimed that...
"Not being transparent about what we do and why we do it is no longer an option"
Journalism
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July 7, 2025
This article first appeared on Villamedia, it has been translated and republished with permission from the author The battle for journalism's survival is being fought right now. And we're losing. While anyone with a smartphone can break news and...
Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid Prediction and Betting Tips | July 9th 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 7, 2025
Paris Saint-Germain will face Real Madrid at the MetLife Stadium on Wednesday in the semifinals of their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup campaign. Les Parisiens have enjoyed a highly successful season and remain on course for a remarkable quintuple, but...
Heathrow embracing collaborative innovation and advanced tech to redefine the future of baggage handling
Future Travel Experience
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July 2, 2025
Share on LinkedInLinkedIn Share on TwitterTwitter Share on FacebookFacebook Share on RedditReddit Share on FlipboardFlipboard Share on TumblrTumblr Share via EmailGmail Share on WhatsAppWhatsApp Heathrow recently joined the pioneering BOOST...