What about the second day of Lowlands? Musically, it might not have been the most exciting day, but there was a lot to be had. Sometimes you just have to find it. A simple conclusion can be drawn: every festival should have a band from The Hague in its programming. Simply: because it’s fun, because they bring friends (in this …
Read More »To the Moon in 2025: 13 landing points at the South Pole
The Artemis III manned lunar mission is to bring humans back to the Moon for the first time since 1972. South Pole The areas are all close to the moon’s previously unvisited south pole, and each has several locations suitable for landing. It was investigated whether there is enough sunlight to use as an energy source, whether communication with the …
Read More »Startling discovery: spiders seem to be dreaming
To start with this last question: if spiders really dream, it is not yet possible to tell immediately. This is a first clue. But seriously. A team of scientists from German, Italian and American Harvard universities observed what are called jumping spiders. These arachnids don’t make webs but catch their prey – you guessed it – by jumping. They secure …
Read More »Netherlands extradites Russian to US for ransomware money laundering | Technology
Dutch authorities extradited a Russian to the United States. Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, 29, is suspected of laundering ransom money from ransomware victims, reports the US Department of Justice Wednesday. Victims were affected by Ryuk ransomware. The software was used last year to block the systems of the large American hospital chain UHS. In the end, UHS had to pay 66 …
Read More »Android 13 and OnePlus 10T split in two (Android news #33)
Google unexpectedly released Android 13 and the latest OnePlus 10T breaks in half during a test. This is the most important Android news of the week.
Read More »Scientists find a simple method to destroy certain PFAS
Scientists have found a way to destroy some PFAS with a simple soap mixture. These so-called eternal chemicals are present in many everyday objects and can cause serious health problems. The technique, which uses relatively low temperatures and common reagents, was developed by chemists in the United States and China. Their work has been published in the journal Scienceand offers …
Read More »Jamie Chadwick has finished the W Series and aims for Formula 1: “I’m exploring all the options”
Remy Ramjiawan Saturday, August 20, 2022 3:14 PM – Last update: 3:28 PM Jamie Chadwick is still trying to get a foothold in Formula 1. The Williams development driver has already won the W Series twice and this year again the Briton is still on top with four races to go in the women’s championship. The W-Series debuted in 2019. …
Read More »Zuckerberg promises metaverse improvements after ugly selfie
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is investing billions in its future vision around the metaversevirtual worlds where people can come together to chat, play or work. But the results to date are not very convincing. This week led a image than Zuckerberg of himself in the virtual world of Meta Horizon Worlds divided into lots of hilarity. The avatar selfie had …
Read More »Over 190 tonnes of dead fish recovered from the Oder | Abroad
On the German side, according to the estimate of the Minister of the Environment of the Land of Brandenburg, 36 tons have been removed from the water and destroyed so far. The exact cause of the ecological disaster has not yet been determined. The Polish and German authorities assume that several factors played a role. One of them, according to …
Read More »Quick exit for Van Gerwen in Wollongong
Photo: Screenshot/WGF The New South Wales Darts Masters in Wollongong, Australia is already over after one round for Michael van Gerwen. De Vlijmenaar lost after a decisive round from Simon Whitlock, who has now won all of the last five meetings with Van Gerwen. It became 6-5 for the world number 27. A week after winning the Queensland Darts Masters, …
Read More »Businessman | Fed boss: Risk of recession in US due to interest rate hike
news Topical Rapid Federal Reserve rate hikes could send the U.S. economy into recession. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell admitted this in a hearing with members of the Senate. AP June 22, 2022 In the same conversation with members of Congress, Powell said a soft landing for the economy after rate hikes is a “big challenge.” At the same time, …
Read More »Well-Known Zombie Game ‘Days Gone’ Becomes a Movie, Famous Actor Signs for Lead Role
In recent years we see more and more film adaptations of (successful) games. For example, just think Sonic The Hegdehog, mortal combat and Unexplored. Now is the time for another well-known video game, namely Days gone. This game was released by Sony in 2019. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic USA, two years after a pandemic wiped out much …
Read More »The Voyager program, Exploration of the outer planets and interstellar space
On August 20, 1977, 45 years ago in 2022, NASA launched Voyager 2 and shortly after, on September 5, 1977, Voyager 1. The Voyager program is a scientific mission to gain knowledge of the outer planets of our solar system . Even though both probes have now left our solar system, they are still sending information back to Earth. “great …
Read More »Mayor Sharon Dijksma with Utrecht businesses and royal couple in California for trade mission
At the beginning of September, Mayor Sharon Dijksma will travel to the United States, together with more than twenty companies, knowledge institutions and organizations from the Utrecht region, to take part in a national trade mission to California. In her capacity as President of the Economic Board Utrecht (EBU), she will be present from 5 to 7 September at the …
Read More »160,000 kilos of dead fish in Polish rivers, cause of an environmental disaster still unknown
AFP ONS News•today, 12:55 p.m. Since the start of the massive fish kill in Poland, the country’s firefighters have recovered nearly 160,000 kilograms of dead fish from the water. Most of the carcasses were found in the Oder, but dead fish have also been found in the small Ner river in recent days. It flows through the center of the …
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