Mastodawn

De Nederlandse wetenschap stelt stilletjes kennis veilig, nu de Amerikaanse regering vergaand wil bezuinigen op de wetenschap, en het lang niet zeker is dat gegevens in de Verenigde Staten veilig zijn. Nederlandse onderzoekers vrezen dat ze hun toegang verliezen tot data die in de VS zijn opgeslagen. Nederlandse instituten brengen nu in kaart welke onderzoeksdata veiliggesteld moeten worden.
https://nos.nl/l/2564520

#wetenschap #data

Wetenschappers halen stilletjes al onderzoeksdata weg uit VS om toegang te houden

Sinds de terugkeer van de Amerikaanse president Trump neemt het aantal verzoeken voor data-opslag in Nederland toe, merkt ICT-organisatie Surf.

McDonald_69 1h ago

Vergeet de AEX: de DOX staat al 25 jaar onafgebroken in de plus

Klassieke auto’s zijn niet alleen populair, ze worden ook gezien als een waardevaste investering. De Duitse Oldtimerindex (DOX) is sinds 2000 jaar op jaar gestegen.

https://www.ad.nl/auto/vergeet-de-aex-de-dox-staat-al-25-jaar-onafgebroken-in-de-plus~ad320193/

#auto #oldtimer

Vergeet de AEX: de DOX staat al 25 jaar onafgebroken in de plus

Klassieke auto’s zijn niet alleen populair, ze worden ook gezien als een waardevaste investering. De Duitse Oldtimerindex (DOX) is sinds 2000 jaar op jaar gestegen.

AD.nl

McDonald_69 1h ago

The fake Hitler diaries that fooled the press

In April 1983, a British newspaper, The Sunday Times, claimed to be printing an extraordinary historical document. In fact, the forged diaries were an extraordinary hoax.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250414-the-fake-hitler-diaries-that-fooled-rupert-murdoch

#Hitler #diaries #hoax #UK

'It will be a great hoax in the history of mankind': How fake Hitler diaries fooled the British press

In April 1983, a British newspaper, The Sunday Times, claimed to be printing an extraordinary historical document. In fact, the forged diaries were an extraordinary hoax.

BBC

McDonald_69 1h ago

Putin suggests Russia open to direct talks with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled he is open to bilateral talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since the early stages of the war.

Speaking to Russian state TV on Monday, Putin said Russia has "always looked positively on any peace initiatives. We hope that representatives of the Kyiv regime will feel the same way".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpq7ywvw1lzo

#UkraineWar

Ukraine war: Putin suggests Russia open to direct talks with Kyiv

The Russian president's proposal is the first signal of bilateral talks since the early days of the war.

McDonald_69 2h ago

Unsupervised use of psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” has accelerated among all age groups in the United States, but especially among adolescents and people 30 and older, a new study found.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/21/health/psilocybin-use-poison-calls-wellness/index.html

#mushrooms #psilocybin

Psilocybin use rising along with calls to poison control centers, study says

Unsupervised use of psilocybin has risen dramatically among youth and adults 30 and older, along with a corresponding rise in calls to poison centers, a new study found.

CNN

McDonald_69 2h ago

A paper in Nature Communications maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines and finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-23 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58287-3

#Bitcoin #mining #pollution

The environmental burden of the United States’ bitcoin mining boom - Nature Communications

The paper maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines. It finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-2023 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston.

Nature

McDonald_69 8h ago

"We look forward to being there!" 🙄

#Trump #PopeFrancis #funeral