Researchers have determined from stones in Canada that they are likely the oldest in the world. The stones on the northeastern coast of the country are at least 4.16 billion years old, making them 160 million years older than any other stones. It has been known since 2008 that the stones on the so-called Nuvvuagittuq […]
NATO member states will invest billions of euros more in defense in the coming years. These agreements were made last week during the NATO summit in The Hague. The money has now been pledged, but the defense industry lacks the factories, people, and materials. “The threat from Russia is so great that Europe must re-industrialize,”
All Odido mobile customers can be online again, after a major national malfunction on Wednesday. This disruption caused problems with calling and the internet. A small group of customers bothered the malfunction, but that too has been resolved. The problems arose on Wednesday morning, when customers with a mobile phone could not connect to the
Astronomers have taken a photo of the Sculptor galaxy. The photo, with many details and over four thousand different colors, provides much more information than old photos: five hundred new gas and dust nebulae have already been discovered. Researchers have taken more than fifty hours of images to compile the photo. That photo consists of
Parent and school organizations are generally positive about the outgoing cabinet’s advice to not allow children under fifteen on social media and to only allow smartphones from eighth grade. However, critics argue that the cabinet places too much responsibility on parents. The advice is a welcome boost for parents, says Janneke van Bockel. Nevertheless, the
A man without limbs has successfully received a brain implant that allows him to control electronic devices via signals from his brain, reports the Chinese newspaper Global Times. China says it is the second country after the US to have successfully completed this clinical trial. Chinese researchers implanted the brain implant in the man in
The cabinet is issuing a guideline on ‘Healthy Screen Use’. It advises that children should not be allowed on social media until they are fifteen years old. It is also recommended that a child should only be given their own phone from group 8 onwards. Sources confirm this to NU.nl after reports from RTL Nieuws.
Advertisements with pro-Israeli content get ample job on the internet. Experts see that videos with selective framing are trying to send the public debate, although they just seem to stay within Google’s advertising rules. Images of attacks by Hamas on Israelis, supported with exciting music and flashy lyrics in which things like: “They are still
The major outage that affected ABN AMRO customers on Tuesday has ended after a few hours. Customers of the bank had problems with PIN payments in stores and at ATMs. They also experienced problems with internet banking and mobile banking. The outage started around noon, according to outage reports on Allestoringen. The site received tens
Homes and businesses with a fiber optic connection from Delta can choose television and internet from Ziggo starting next year. This is a remarkable development, as Ziggo’s focus has so far been entirely on its own cable network. Ziggo has been offering internet, television, and telephony for years via its almost nationwide coaxial cable network.