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‘India should watch closely’: Deepak Shenoy’s warning after Dutch govt takes control of Chinese-owned firm
India should build for itself more than ever, said Capitalmind CEO Deepek Shenoy after the Dutch government took control of Chinese-owned chipmaker, Nexperia. Shenoy said it is very likely India will not be allowed to acquire better technology in...

KSA: Illegal online market growing in the Netherlands
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has shared its autumn report, detailing concerns about the increasing amount of money being channeled to illegal online operators. By Rory Calland Key points: - Player channelisation stable, but total money channelisation...
Wolters Kluwer and Vanderbilt University's Heard Libraries Collaborate on Transformative Medical Research Agreement
Newswise — Waltham — October 13, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health and Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries announced a new collaboration that will help support medical breakthroughs and improve access to scholarly research. The...

Northwestern professor among 3 researchers who won Nobel economics prize
(Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) STOCKHOLM - Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how innovation creates new products...

Gravel World Championships tech gallery: Unreleased tyres and bikes, plus hidden repair hacks
The UCI Gravel World Championships' may have fallen awkwardly this year, with them coinciding with the fifth and final Monument of the men's road cycling season in Il Lombardia, and taking place just before the final two rounds of the Life Time...

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic...
Dutch-born Mokyr, 79, is from Northwestern University; Aghion, 69, from the Collège de France and the London School of Economics; and Canadian-born Howitt, 79, from Brown University. Mokyr was still trying to get his morning coffee when he was...

Security in the Age of AI: Cisco’s Tech Lead Vijoy Pandey to Speak at the Velvet Innovation Conference
This year’s Velvet Innovation Conference will bring together global leaders to discuss security in connection with artificial intelligence and the responsible development of technology. Among the keynote speakers will be Vijoy Pandey, Vice...

Nobel Economics Prize 2025 awarded to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt for innovation-driven growth research
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday that the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences will be awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their groundbreaking contributions in explaining innovation-driven...

Vireo selects Nordsol technology for new Norwegian bio-LNG plant
Dutch technology company, Nordsol, has been selected by Norwegian renewable energy developer, Vireo, to deliver a new liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) production plant in Hardanger, Norway. The facility will be Nordsol’s first project in Norway. It will...

A Nomogram Combining Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) and Systemic Inflammatory Response Index (SIRI) to Predict Patients with H. pylori -Positive Gastric Dysplasia
Background Gastric cancer ranks as the fifth most prevalent type of cancer and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality on a global scale.1 China is characterized by a notably high incidence of gastric cancer, with new cases and...

The best bikes and tech trends from the UCI Gravel World Championships 2025
The town of Maastricht was the epicentre for all things gravel this weekend, as riders of all age categories and nationalities descended on the southernmost city in the Netherlands for the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships. With a route...

Netherlands Allocates €310 Million for Anti-Drone Systems for Ukraine and Joint Production of Drones
The Netherlands has allocated a €200 million aid package for the purchase of anti-drone systems for Ukraine. In addition, €110 million will be invested in the joint production of long-range attack drones. This was reported by the Suspilne media...

WFS to Launch CIND’s ContourCheck ULD Modeling Software in Amsterdam, London and Paris
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, is introducing CIND’s ContourCheck system at its largest air cargo handling stations in France, the Netherlands and United Kingdom in the latest phase of its global rollout of the digital ULD...

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt. The three laureates have been awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”. The laureates will be awarded 11 million Swedish kronor, with...

Netherlands and Ukraine to co-produce drones as The Hague commits €200 million
The Netherlands and Ukraine have agreed to begin joint production of drones. The plan follows Ukraine’s decision to relax export and intellectual property restrictions to allow joint manufacturing with Dutch companies, caretaker Defense Minister...

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ones, a key economic concept known as...

Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on technology-driven growth
Three experts in the power of technology to drive economic growth have been awarded this year’s Nobel prize in economics. Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University secured half of the 11m Swedish kronor (£867,000) prize alongside two other academics:...

Ruben Brekelmans, Dutch Defense Minister
Almost 1% of the Netherlands’ GDP goes to military aid to Ukraine. They have provided F-16 fighter jets and trained Ukrainian pilots, joined the Drone Coalition, a Danish model for financing the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, and are...

Wingtech shares plunge after Dutch government seizes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia over tech security
Dutch government cites concerns over possible loss of European technology Wingtech chairman suspended from Nexperia boards Wingtech shares fall 10 per cent, company says it will fight to protect its interests AMSTERDAM, Oct 13 — The Dutch...