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AMSTERDAM :The Dutch government on Friday pledged 70 million euros ($82 million) for the construction of an artificial intelligence plant in the northern city of Groningen. The plant, which will be managed by a consortium of Dutch organisations, is intended to become a research hub for the development of AI technologies in applications ranging from agriculture and healthcare, to energy and defence. The government has also applied for European Union co-financing worth another 70 million euros for the plant, it said in a statement, potentially adding to the 60 million that the Groningen regional administration also plans to contribute.”Those who…
[SINGAPORE] Singapore boosted the share of renewables in its power generation mix to a record high in May, an analysis of the latest market data showed, as the country ramped up renewable imports and accelerated local solar power generation.Domestic solar generation in May rose at the fastest pace since March 2024 and renewable imports rose a third straight month to their highest in more than two years, lifting the share of renewables in the city-state’s power mix to 2.58 per cent, data from the National Electricity Market of Singapore showed.Regional electricity trade is crucial to Singapore’s aim to become carbon…
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Thursday called for even greater efforts to help meet Ukraine’s pressing military needs, and expressed support for the country’s quest to join their ranks, but they made little headway with new sanctions against Russia.At a summit in Brussels, the leaders said it was important to deliver more “air defense and anti-drone systems, and large-caliber ammunition, to help Ukraine, as it exercises its inherent right to self-defense, to protect its citizens and territory against Russia’s intensified daily attacks.”They also underlined the need to help support Ukraine’s defense industry, which can make weapons and ammunition more…
The extent of the harm inflicted on UK car exporters from US tariffs has been revealed, with shipments plunging by more than half last month according to industry figures. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the number of UK-made cars heading across the Atlantic fell 55.4% during May following a decline of just under 3% the previous month. The dramatic slowdown marked a reaction to the 25% tariffs imposed on imports by the Trump administration from 3 April amid the president’s “liberation day” trade war escalation which sparked chaos in global supply chains.The move prompted Jaguar Land…
new video loaded: ‘F1’ | Anatomy of a ScenetranscriptBacktranscript‘F1’ | Anatomy of a SceneJoseph Kosinski narrates a sequence from his film, starring Brad Pitt.My name is Joseph Kosinski and I am the director of “F1.” “Into turn one and there’s three cars gone off!” In this sequence at the Hungarian Grand Prix, we see Sonny Hayes, played by Brad Pitt, implement his own strategy without telling the rest of his team. So this sequence, there’s a couple different filming techniques we used here. We had modified the track cameras that Formula One uses to capture the material in a very,…
AMSTERDAM :The Dutch government on Friday pledged 70 million euros ($82.03 million) for the construction of an AI factory in the northern city of Groningen.The government has also applied for European Union co-financing of another 70 million euros for the plant, it said in a statement, adding to the 60 million the Groningen regional administration plans to contribute.($1 = 0.8533 euros)
👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈It sounds like concessions are coming for the over 100 Labour MPs who had threatened to rebel over the government’s planned welfare cuts. On this episode, Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson, and Harriet Harman went over the possible options for the Prime Minister. They also talk about what Keir Starmer needs to learn from the chaos of the past few days.Plus, is President Trump the “daddy” in his handling of the Israel-Iran conflict, as NATO head Mark Rutte may have suggested?Remember, you can also watch us on YouTube.
BRUSSELS :Meta Platforms will only make limited changes to its pay-or-consent model rolled out in November 2024 and EU antitrust regulators cannot verify for now if the changes are sufficient to comply with an EU antitrust order, the European Commission said on Friday.”With this in mind, we will consider the next steps, including recalling that continuous non-compliance could entail the application of periodic penalty payments running as of 27 June 2025, as indicated in the non-compliance decision,” a Commission spokesperson said in an email.
A DECADE ago, I asked officials at the New York Federal Reserve if I could peek at their gold reserves. They refused point blank.The reason? Fed officials have long taken pride in having the world’s biggest gold vault, dug 80 feet down into Manhattan’s bedrock. But they prefer to keep it discreet, partly because many of the vault’s 507,000 bars belong to countries such as Germany and Italy. Silence was literally golden.Now, however, a discordant note has been sounded. In recent weeks, politicians in Germany and Italy have demanded the repatriation of their gold bars, worth an estimated US$245 billion.…
Number 10 has made concessions on its welfare bill after crisis talks with Labour rebels. Sir Keir Starmer will be hoping the changes are enough to avoid a Commons defeat when the measures are put to a vote on Tuesday – but several MPs have said they are still not satisfied. Sky News looks at what was in the deal and whether it will be enough to win over critics.Politics Live: Labour rebel hails ‘good deal’ after No 10 makes concessions on welfareChanges to PIP In a letter to MPs, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed all existing claimants…