Volgens Peter Wennink is het 1 voor 12 voor de Nederlandse economie en dat geldt grosso modo voor de hele Europese economie. Hoewel het rapport Europa veelvuldig noemt, bevat het nadrukkelijk een Nederlands perspectief.
Het is niettemin duidelijk dat Europa een enorme achterstand in de tech heeft op de VS. Dat land heeft ook een groot voordeel ten opzichte van Europa waardoor de techsector zich daar ook beter kon ontwikkelen: een enkele markt en taalgebied. Dat betekent niet technologie uit de VS per se beter is. We zien Meta als een zeer succesvol Big Tech-bedrijf, maar welke innovaties produceerde het die de levensstandaarden van mensen verbeterden? Verslavende, ziekmakende en democratie-ondermijnende applicaties zijn in economische zin eerder schadelijk dan nuttig. Meta is vooral een mediabedrijf dat met dank aan de comparatieve voordelen die de VS eigen zijn, kon onbelemmerd kon uitgroeien tot de oligopolist die het nu is en de beurswaarde kon creëren waar een kleine groep aandeelhouders van profiteert.
Het rapport Wennink toont inzichten die ons vertellen dat we moeten doen wat ze in de VS ook doen. Het probleem is dat het denken over economie zoals Amerikanen dat al vele decennia doen, verouderd is. Sterker: dat denken en handelen heeft er juist voor gezorgd dat bepaalde ondernemingen een omvang konden krijgen die de democratie nu ernstig ondermijnen. In zijn boek 'The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism' toont FT-journalist Martin Wolf waar de talrijke problemen zitten. Wennink heeft dat boek in bezit. Ik zag het op een tafel in zijn "clubhuis" in Veldhoven liggen toen ik hem eerder dit jaar interviewde. Ik heb tot dusverre niet de indruk dat hij iets van de inzichten van Wolf in het rapport terecht heeft laten komen.
Er is volgens mij maar één context denkbaar waarin Nederland op langere termijn een bijdrage kan leveren aan een florerende economie en ook democratie en dat is de Europese. In dat kader biedt Econoom en Nobelprijswinnaar Paul Krugman een nuancerende blik op de achterstand van Europa op de VS. 1 voor 12 is een dramatische voorstelling van zaken en daar gaat Krugman niet in mee. Dat is niet 'fat, dumb en happy', maar getuigt van intelligentie. Goed om mee te nemen in de gesprekken die we ongetwijfeld nog veel over het rapport Wennink gaan voeren.
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Some Android Photos are Turning Red When Zoomed in on iOS 26
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Some Android Photos are Turning Red When Zoomed in on iOS 26
Some iPhone users running iOS 26 are reporting a bug that causes photos taken on Android devices to turn red when zoomed in.Pesala Bandara (PetaPixel)
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Urbino Salute continua a mantenere alta l’attenzione sul Pronto Soccorso del nosocomio urbinate. La procedura di raccolta delle domande per il bando per 6 posti a tempo determinato si è conclusa il 9 dicembre e, alla chiusura del bando, le…
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Standing Sentinel in the Outback.
Penong, South Australia.
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Chinese Surveillance and AI - Schneier on Security
New report: “The Party’s AI: How China’s New AI Systems are Reshaping Human Rights.” From a summary article: China is already the world’s largest exporter of AI powered surveillance technology; new surveillance technologies and platforms developed in…Bruce Schneier (Schneier on Security)
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'Storie d’arte e d’amicizia', dal 19 dicembre al 2 febbraio a cura di Giordano Bruno Guerri e Giovanni GranzottoRedazione Adnkronos (Adnkronos)
La Basilica di San Marco torna a splendere dopo un restauro di 7 anni - Arte - Ansa.it
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La Basilica di San Marco torna a splendere dopo un restauro di 7 anni - Arte - Ansa.it
Torna a splendere la facciata principale della Basilica di San Marco a Venezia. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
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OMG! Who else recalls the days when HP's (non-HP-UX) minicomputers and their HP-UX workstations used HP-IB (practically the same as GPIB, I think?) to connect external disks, at a glorious 1 MB/s, I think it was? Those stackable connectors were kinda cool.
The evolution of data cabling is amazing. Just some 40 years ago, thick and very unwieldy cables like those in the picture were used to transport measly megabytes per second. Now much thinner cables reach gigabytes per second easily. What are the main technological advances that have enabled this?
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Gall Mite Set II
More photos of galls from some species of *Eriophyes* (w.wiki/GcAD)
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Gasera Journal (2012) is representative of the thought of the time
Adrienne Cacatian did a lot of work on joyful militancy and against manarchism
There wasn't a good history text, so I wrote also "Mobilisations of Philippine Anarchisms"
🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨 Starmer orders investigation into foreign election interference. 🇷🇺 What will this mean for those persistent Russian links to our elections? reuters.com/world/uk/uks-starm…
Avatar: Fire and Ash is a gorgeous spectacle of titanic proportions
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Avatar: Fire and Ash is a gorgeous spectacle of titanic proportions
Avatar: Fire and Ash — in theaters December 19th — is a visual knockout with another formulaic story.Charles Pulliam-Moore (The Verge)
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Labbra rosse a prova di vischio
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Labbra rosse a prova di vischio
Tutti i segreti per applicare al meglio il rossetto rosso: quale scegliere e come portarlo in vista del Natale 2025.Giulia Paola Stolfa (Marie Claire)
Celebrating Six Years of openSUSE Bar
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Un render digitale di Resto Modgt immagina la Alfa Romeo Junior GTA: design aggressivo, body kit e soluzioni da Gran Turismo Alleggerita.
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Whatever next year will bring, we‘ll have to welcome this new and surely challenging year 2026 in a way or the other in a little bit more than three weeks. Thus spoken, „welcome“ is the term at this changing of the year and we are curious to see how the last three (rather moderate) years may be surpassed.
This sign was put up in front of the kindergarten my daughters visited once, showing that we should be more open- instead of narrow-minded!
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Borsa: l'Europa si muove in ordine sparso con i dati Usa, Milano +0,3% - Notizie - Ansa.it
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Borsa: l'Europa si muove in ordine sparso con i dati Usa, Milano +0,3% - Notizie - Ansa.it
Le Borse europee si muovono in ordine sparso dopo il dati sul mercato del lavoro negli Usa. Milano sale dello 0,3% con il Ftse Mib a 44.247 punti. Sempre Tim in prima fila (+2,2%) seguita dai bancari. La maglia rosa è di Unicredit (+1,7%). (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
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Scritto da Pagella Politica e Facta, è stato firmato da tutte le principali forze politiche, tranne la Lega
C’è un accordo tra i partiti per non usare i deepfake contro gli avversari
Scritto da Pagella Politica e...Pagella Politica
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Il tasso di disoccupazione negli Usa ai massimi da 4 anni, Fed verso 2 tagli dei tassi - Notizie - Ansa.it
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Il tasso di disoccupazione negli Usa ai massimi da 4 anni, Fed verso 2 tagli dei tassi - Notizie - Ansa.it
Il tasso di disoccupazione in novembre è salito ai massimi dal 2021, attestandosi al 4,6%. Il dato, affermano gli analisti, è un segnale preoccupante per il mercato del lavoro che continua a mostrarsi debole. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
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Brunini (Sea), 'nel 2025 raggiunti obiettivi investimento' - Notizie - Ansa.it
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Brunini (Sea), 'nel 2025 raggiunti obiettivi investimento' - Notizie - Ansa.it
"Si sta completando il nostro primo anno di piano, che va dal 2025 al 2029 e vale complessivamente quasi 800 milioni di euro, circa 150-160 milioni l'anno. Consegneremo in tempo le opere olimpiche, che intendiamo usare anche dopo le Olimpiadi".Agenzia ANSA
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La Consulta boccia la legge sarda sulle aree idonee per le rinnovabili - Notizie - Ansa.it
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La Consulta boccia la legge sarda sulle aree idonee per le rinnovabili - Notizie - Ansa.it
È arrivata la bocciatura da parte della Corte costituzionale per la legge della Regione Sardegna numero 20 del 2024 sulle aree idonee e non alla realizzazione di impianti da energie rinnovabili. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
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UK Lawmakers Propose Mandatory On-Device Surveillance and VPN Age Verification
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UK Lawmakers Push Device Surveillance & VPN Age Checks
The UK flirts with an extreme future where every device is surveilled.Cindy Harper (Reclaim the Net)
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Il set di The Gap, episodio 7 di Pluribus, è stato costruito a Volcano Cliffs, non è una casa reale. Google Earth mostra immagini di agosto 2023, quando era in costruzione 🏞️🎬 Andare nel link mostra uno spoiler dell'episodio 7.
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Why it’s time to reset our expectations for AI
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Why it’s time to reset our expectations for AI
The hype we have been sold for the past few years has been overwhelming. Hype Correction is the antidote.Niall Firth (MIT Technology Review)
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