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NAL advocates balanced technology adoption, honours scholars at 27th convocation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 16, 2025
The Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) on Thursday, August 14, 2025, called for measured perspective in humanities’ interactions with digital technologies, warning that while digital tools cannot replace originality, critical thinking, and rigorous...
Flat-out brilliance: three Dutch houses that celebrate the horizontal
Wallpaper*
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August 16, 2025
Three Dutch houses from the Wallpaper* archives reveal an enduring architectural fascination with the horizontal – a gesture in tune with the country’s flat, expansive landscapes. Each project celebrates design precision, innovation and a respect...
‘Pregnant, homeless, what now?’ The search for a safe place to abandon a baby
The Guardian
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August 21, 2025
When Romina discovered she was pregnant in 2021, she was 39 years old and homeless, without a euro to her name. She did what many a lonely and frightened woman has done throughout history, on learning that she was going to have a baby, and...
Dutch wind project receives electrolyser to produce green hydrogen offshore
Energy Knowledge - Energy Institute
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Elogen has delivered a 2.5 MW electrolyser for CrossWind’s innovative energy hub in the Netherlands Photo: Elogen The BLPH is designed to store surplus offshore wind energy from the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) wind farm operated by CrossWind, a...
Eni Sells Stake in Carbon Capture Arm to BlackRock's GIP
Pipeline Technology Journal
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August 20, 2025
Italian energy giant Eni has sold a nearly 50% stake in its new carbon capture and storage business to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a BlackRock-owned firm investing in energy, transport, and water infrastructure assets. The sale,...
Dutch VR startup BRAVR raises €130k for mental resilience training across defense and civilian sectors
EU Startups
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August 13, 2025
Amsterdam-based BRAVR Technologies has raised €130k in pre-Seed funding to develop portable, VR-based mental resilience training for military and civilian personnel. Designed for scalability, the system aims to provide effective mental readiness...
Comments Invited for New ISO Research Standard
MrWeb
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August 15 2025 International standards body the ISO has released a draft revision of its ISO 20252 standard for public comment by the worldwide research, insights and analytics community. ISO Technical Committee 225 (TC225), which is comprised of...
Dutch Scholtens farm boosts efficiency with automation
Fresh Plaza
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August 13, 2025
The Scholtens family operates a 400-hectare arable farm in the Dutch Noordoostpolder, combining long-established practices with a focus on future requirements. "We do things our way," says Niels Scholtens. "Not to be stubborn, but because we...
Scientific Breakthrough Offers Sustainable Soil Solutions for Desert Areas
Oman Observer
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August 13, 2025
In the arid soils of regions like Oman, where salinity levels are high, organic matter is scarce, and water resources are limited, conventional farming practices often struggle to deliver sustainable yields. However, emerging scientific research...
Scientists develop safeguards to improve biodiversity tracking in the...
Food Ingredients First
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A study led by University of Oxford researchers outlines a new blueprint to help tackle the biodiversity impacts of farming. They developed a framework to help agricultural sectors better contribute to global biodiversity targets without causing...
Dutch supermarkets issue urgent recall of herring over listeria fears
NL Times
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August 13, 2025
Supermarket chains Albert Heijn and PLUS are each recalling packages of ready-to-eat herring over concerns they may be contaminated with listeria. It is at least the second recall of fish in the Netherlands involving the bacteria in under four...
Check it Out: Denver Public Library Powered by Solar & Battery Storage
EnergyTech
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August 20, 2025
During outages, however, the Viridi battery storage energy can directly power Denver Public Library. “Public facilities like the Denver Public Library are at the forefront of demonstrating that energy resilience and safety can go hand in hand,”...
AP Trending SummaryBrief at 1:46 a.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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'South Park' targets federal takeover of DC police in latest episode NEW YORK (AP) — The team at “South Park” is continuing its comic assault on the Trump administration. The new episode on Comedy Central Wednesday addressed the federal takeover...
A Cloud Networking Specialist Plots A SRT Distribution Evolution
Radio and Television Business Report
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August 20, 2025
New York-headquartered cloud networking-focus broadcast technology company swXtch.io has amplified its support for SRT workflows with a new specialized gateway product primarily targeted at the live event market. To be introduced at IBC (Stand...
Dutch Bros: Two Fresh Buy Points Percolating For This Fizzy Growth Stock
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 13, 2025
Having just earned a spot on Investor's Business Daily's Breakout Stocks Index, Dutch Bros (BROS) has now served up three reasons for investors to keep an eye on the coffee shop chain. The fact that Dutch Bros stock continues to percolate two...
Dutch Marktlink Capital secures €520 million for private equity and venture capital investments
EU Startups
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August 13, 2025
Amsterdam’s Marktlink Capital has raised €520 million from private investors for two new funds, with the capital to be invested across a mix of private equity and venture capital funds. The €440 million private equity vehicle will target eleven...
Canada captures just 2% of global farm tech investment
Digital Journal
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August 15, 2025
Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash Canadian farms are navigating a mixed reality. Farm cash receipts climbed to $25.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 3.1% from last year. And while a country-wide ‘elbows up’ push to buy Canadian goods has...
BARABARA DAVIES: How the Dutch Letby walked free... She was a paediatric nurse jailed for killing seven patients - before her conviction was sensationally quashed. So what does her story mean for Letby's appeal?
Daily Mail
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August 16, 2025
Her story is horribly familiar. A hard-working blonde nurse found guilty of killing seven of her patients, including at least three babies, and told she will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Circumstantial evidence, including disturbing...
Dutch company launches largest GPS network for drones in agriculture
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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August 13, 2025
tonefotografia / Depositphotos.com FreshMiners Company in the Netherlands launched a GPS service that enables accurate positioning for agriculture, construction, and drone navigation. The Dutch Company launched a service for extra-accurate GPS....
DigiTec 2025 presents `top ten` speakers of year`s main technological event
Finport
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ArmInfo. In October, Yerevan will become a point of attraction for the global technological community for several days, bringing together technological leaders, visionaries and innovators from all over the world on one platform. On October 10-12,...