Technology News in English
Latest technology headlines from Dutch news, translated into English.
Renault to lay off up to 20% of technical staff over next two years
Renault plans to lay off between 15% and 20% of its technical staff over the next two years. The French automaker aims to simplify its production processes through these workforce reductions.
Booking.com silent on extent of hack, email addresses and phone numbers likely leaked
Booking.com is currently assessing the scale of a data hack that likely exposed user email addresses and phone numbers. The company is in contact with data protection authorities, though specific deta...
Research into chatbot use by companies and institutions
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) have launched a joint investigation into the use of chatbots in customer service. The study will examin...
Paper here: a look at the municipal paper archives
The municipality continues to maintain significant paper archives despite the general shift towards digital information storage. This overview explores the persistence of physical records and their pr...
Spanish court will not investigate well-known deepfake case
A Spanish court has declined to investigate a deepfake case involving German TV presenter Collien Fernandes. Fernandes filed a complaint against her former partner, Christian Ulmen, for allegedly dist...
Irene de Bel after hack: I’d rather save my medical records myself, even if it takes a bit longer to make an appointment
A security incident at software provider ChipSoft has caused hospital patient portals to remain offline for a week, disrupting online appointment scheduling. The breach has led patients to reconsider ...
LHV: GPs using ChipSoft must report to the Dutch Data Protection Authority
The Dutch National General Practitioners Association (LHV) has advised doctors using ChipSoft software to report a potential data breach to the Data Protection Authority. This recommendation follows a...
Defense agreement for innovative Ukraine and rearming Germany
Germany and Ukraine have agreed to a defense partnership focused on weapon production and knowledge exchange. Germany will finance the procurement of Patriot missiles and anti-aircraft systems for Ukr...
Enthusiasts and haters in conversation on 'Fatbike Friday'
Cultural Center Breen and the Van Eesteren Museum are hosting a 'Fatbike Friday' discussion in Amsterdam's Nieuw-West district to address polarized public opinion regarding fatbikes. The event aims to...
Haarlem almost got the trolleybus: costs too high and Heemstede fiercely opposed
In 1945, a proposal was made to replace Haarlem's tram system with electric trolleybuses, which would have provided quiet and clean public transport decades ago. However, the plan was ultimately rejec...
Environmental group wants to stop climate project: does carbon storage delay the green transition?
The environmental organization MOB has challenged a carbon capture and storage project at the Dutch Council of State, arguing it may prolong dependence on fossil fuels. The group claims that storing i...
X must give privacy researcher Mekić access to his data
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ruled that social media platform X must provide entrepreneur and privacy researcher Danny Mekić with access to his personal data. This decision upholds a previous lo...
First for food garden in North: vegetables watered by 50,000 liters of rainwater
A food garden in Amsterdam-Noord has launched an experimental project using two 25,000-liter tanks to collect rainwater from nearby apartment rooftops. This initiative, led by Waternet and the local m...
Same Ziggo network, different label: hollandsnieuwe enters fixed internet and TV
Dutch provider hollandsnieuwe has expanded its services to include fixed internet and television via the Ziggo cable network. This move introduces a second brand to the cable infrastructure, utilizing...
Cedric (47) from Haarlem breathes new life into old laptops for people who cannot afford new ones
Cedric de Wijs, a 47-year-old computer enthusiast from Haarlem, restores laptops up to twenty years old for charitable purposes. He installs Linux on the devices to provide functional computers for in...
AIVD and MIVD secretly gathering more information again
The Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD saw a 4% increase in secret information gathering requests last year, totaling 4,615 applications. These requests include invasive measures such as hackin...
This company hired nearly a hundred female technicians in a short time: ‘It was quite simple’
Technical service provider Hoppenbrouwers has successfully recruited nearly 100 female technicians, addressing the significant gender gap and labor shortages in the Dutch technical sector. While women...
Home batteries appeal to solar panel owners. Strong interest in Energiek Velsen meetings
As feed-in compensation for solar power is set to diminish next year, interest in home battery storage has surged among residents in Velsen. Information sessions organized by the local group Energiek ...
Trump removes AI image of himself as Jesus after criticism
Donald Trump removed an AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus from his Truth Social account following widespread criticism. The former president had posted the controversial graphic on Sunday befo...
Booking.com and Basic-Fit hacked; can we still trust companies with our data? 'A new arms race is coming'
Booking.com and Basic-Fit have experienced data breaches that resulted in the leak of customer information to unauthorized third parties. The identity of the hackers remains unknown, and experts sugge...
Telecom store in Haarlem robbed again in broad daylight
A telecom store in Haarlem was robbed by four young suspects on Tuesday, marking the fourth such incident at the same location in three months. The perpetrators used pepper spray to threaten staff bef...
Hengelo company and German defense giant to build missiles together
German technology group Rheinmetall and the Hengelo-based company Destinus have partnered to establish a joint venture for the large-scale production of modern missiles. The weapons will be manufactur...
Limburg Water Board claims first in removing medicine residues
Waterschap Limburg has developed a new technique capable of removing more than 80 percent of medicinal residues from wastewater, a significant improvement over the standard 30 percent. The water board...
Booking.com hackers did not steal payment details and addresses
A data breach at Booking.com compromised customer contact information, email addresses, and certain booking details, though financial and payment data remained secure. A company spokesperson confirmed...
Payment details and addresses not leaked in Booking.com hack
Booking.com has confirmed that a recent security breach exposed customer contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers, as well as certain booking data. The company stated that no f...
Long lines at Schiphol arrivals due to new digital border control
Long queues formed at Schiphol Airport on Monday for arriving passengers due to delays with the new European electronic entry system. The Royal Military Police reported that registering travelers in t...
Cyber expert: data breaches are never completely preventable
Cyber expert Gina Doekhie warns that data breaches, such as those recently impacting companies like Booking.com and Odido, cannot be entirely prevented. She explains that even with strong security, th...
Electric trucks gain ground due to diesel crisis and environmental regulations
Although electric trucks currently represent only 1.5% of the total fleet in the Netherlands, their adoption is expected to increase rapidly due to record-high diesel prices and falling vehicle costs....
The muscular livestreamer providing a counter-narrative to the manosphere
Journalist Sam van Opbergen profiles a Dutch Twitch streamer who offers a counter-narrative to the toxic 'manosphere' trends. The article explores how this creator provides a positive alternative to t...
Basic-Fit hack: data of 200,000 Dutch customers leaked
Gym chain Basic-Fit has suffered a data breach affecting approximately 200,000 Dutch customers. Out of its 5.8 million European members, a total of one million records were compromised in the hack.