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Festivals hebben het zwaar: ze komen moeilijk uit de kosten, hebben last van te veel regels en worstelen met de karrenvracht aan vergunningen die ze elk jaar opnieuw moeten aanvragen. Ook de doorverkoop van kaartjes via platforms als Viagogo zit ze dwars. De overheid zou dat aan banden moeten leggen, vinden ze. „Alleen de organisator bepaalt hoe kaarten worden verkocht.’’

FC Utrecht en AZ deden in de laatste voorronde van de Europa en Conference League goede zaken. Beide teams wonnen hun uitwedstrijd en kunnen het volgende week thuis afmaken. Bij AZ scoorde Troy Parrott weer. De Ier is de laatste weken goed op dreef voor de Alkmaarders.

Microsoft’s AI leader and DeepMind co-founder says humanlike systems could spark demands for AI rights while distorting human relationships.

The creation of the Transparency Register, providing open access to information about lobbying entities and their records, is near completion. The system will be launched as scheduled, before September 1, 2025.

Тулси Габбард, директор национальной разведки США, издала директиву, в которой запретила передавать всю информацию о мирных переговорах между Россией и Украиной американским партнерам-разведчикам.

Cea mai spectaculoasă cale ferată construită în secolul al XIX-lea a rămas destinată turismului, la peste 160 de ani de la deschiderea ei. Leagă orașele Anina și Oravița, două foste mari centre miniere, afectate în ultimii ani de declinul industrial, dar atractive pentru turiști.

Buyers of the SuiPlay0X1 gaming handheld are being slapped with unexpected import duties, some as high as nearly $350 per device.

Халк Хоган, звезда кино и рестлер, умер в возрасте 71 год. Предварительные причины, которые объясняют смерть актера болезнью, оказались под вопросом, поскольку дочь звезды раскрыла новые шокирующие подробности и требует расследования.

Zeci de profesori care au rămas fără ore la nivelul școlii, după reîncadrare, s-au prezentat în ședință publică pentru a se identifica și pentru ei o soluție. O parte se apropie de pensie, alții s-au titularizat nu cu mulți ani în urmă. Cei mai mulți vor preda de anul acesta în mai multe școli.

A Bitcoiner fell victim to a social engineering attack after being approached by impostors posing as hardware wallet support, losing 783 BTC worth $91 million. A Bitcoiner lost $91 million in a single transaction to a social engineering attack on Tuesday, with funds then sent to a privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT. The victim was deceived by impostors posing as crypto exchange and hardware wallet support, losing 783 Bitcoin (BTC) in a single transaction, ZachXBT said in an X post on Thursday. Blockchain data shows the theft occurred on Tuesday at 11:06 am UTC, and the exploiter started laundering the stolen funds a day later through the Bitcoin privacy-focused Wasabi Wallet to conceal the trail of the stolen funds, ZachXBT said.  Read more

Prosecutors have asked a South Korean court to send the actress and former singer Hwang Jung-eum to prison for three years for embezzling company funds to spend on crypto. The post South Korean Prosecutors Demand 3-Year Jail Term for ‘Crypto-Embezzling’ Actress Hwang Jung-eum appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has projected that Bitcoin could reach $1 million by 2030, In an Aug. 20 post on X, Armstrong explained that the improved regulatory environment and increasing government adoption are major drivers that would push the top crypto to the historic milestone. According to him: “Regulatory clarity is finally emerging, the US […] The post Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong envisions $1 million Bitcoin by 2030 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Un medic diabetolog atrage atenția asupra importanței controalelor periodice pentru a evita o complicație gravă a diabetului zaharat. „Pacienții riscă să-și piardă vederea”, spune medicul.

Een arrestatieteam heeft donderdagavond een 22-jarige man zonder vaste woon- en verblijfplaats aangehouden voor een ernstig zedendelict aan de Weesperzijde in Amsterdam. Daar werd vorige week vrijdag rond 00.30 uur een vrouw belaagd, geslagen en ernstig seksueel misbruikt.

University of Chicago’s Prophet Arena pits AI models against live prediction markets. Early results suggest machines can match, and sometimes beat, the wisdom of crowds.

Major Asian economies step on the stablecoin throttle, India’s reconsiders punitive crypto tax, and more. Major Asian economies are accelerating their stablecoin initiatives, with notable moves from Japan and China over the past week. Japans top financial regulator is reportedly preparing to approve the countrys first yen-pegged stablecoin within the year. The token, issued by fintech startup JPYC, will be backed by liquid assets such as government bonds.  According to finance outlet Nikkei, JPYC is expected to register as a money-transfer business this month and aims to issue 1 trillion yen (about $6.81 billion) worth of stablecoins over the next three years. Read more

Major Asian economies step on the stablecoin throttle, India’s reconsiders punitive crypto tax, and more. Major Asian economies are accelerating their stablecoin initiatives, with notable moves from Japan and China over the past week. Japans top financial regulator is reportedly preparing to approve the countrys first yen-pegged stablecoin within the year. The token, issued by fintech startup JPYC, will be backed by liquid assets such as government bonds.  According to finance outlet Nikkei, JPYC is expected to register as a money-transfer business this month and aims to issue 1 trillion yen (about $6.81 billion) worth of stablecoins over the next three years. Read more

The author of this op-ed argues the U.S. must make the Pacific Arctic more of a priority before the region is dominated entirely by Russia and China.

De Nederlandse tennissers die via de kwalificaties het hoofdtoernooi van de US Open proberen te bereiken, hebben een goede dag beleefd. Jesper de Jong, Arantxa Rus en Arianne Hartono wonnen in de tweede kwalificatieronde en hebben nog één overwinning nodig.

Rapper Lil Nas X is donderdag opgepakt in Los Angeles omdat hij een agent aanviel. Dat meldt TMZ op basis van bronnen bij het korps. De rechter heeft nog geen borgsom vastgesteld.