Economics

Large telephone failure in Spain makes emergency number difficult to reach

A disruption in Spain is causing people in large parts of the country to have difficulty reaching the emergency number 112 on Tuesday. This is reported by telecom services on social media. According to Spanish media, the problems arose after an update in the network of telephone provider Telefónica. Further details are currently unknown. Spaniards […]

Economics

Government lowers interest in ABN AMRO to 30 percent

De Nederlandse overheid wil minder zeggenschap over de bedrijfsvoering van ABN AMRO en verlaagt het belang in de bank van 40,5 naar ongeveer 30 procent. ABN AMRO werd tijdens de kredietcrisis in 2008 genationaliseerd door de overheid. Omdat de staat meer dan een derde van de bank bezat, had het veel zeggenschap over het bedrijf.

General

AI can already beat people in Debate: ‘But not made to tell truth’

A chatbot, with some information about its opponent, can debate better than most people. This is according to a new study in Nature Human Behavior. According to scientists, it raises questions about how AI can manipulate opinions online. For the study, three hundred participants were paired with human opponents in an online debate. Another group

Smarter living

Heat up food in plastic containers: these are the risks

Are you cooking ahead to take to the office, or are there leftovers? Plastic containers come in handy then. Or should you be careful with them? NU.nl readers wondered how harmful it is to your health to store and heat food in plastic. Chances are you sometimes use plastic containers to store food. But what

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