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EHDS als "Versuchskaninchen": Europas ambitionierter Plan für Gesundheitsdaten
Die EU plant mit Gesundheitsdaten und KI die digitale Souveränität. Experten diskutieren die Chancen, Risiken und wirtschaftlichen Hürden.

Trump said tariffs (a regressive consumption tax primarily paid by American consumers)
may “substantially replace”
(progressive) income taxes.
Here is what policy experts say.
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Trump said tariffs may 'substantially replace' income taxes. What policy experts say — CNBC
During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said tariffs could someday "substantially replace" the federal income tax system.

In december hebben de besturen van de digitale expertisenetwerken van D66, VVD, GL-PvdA en CDA elkaar opgezocht en consensus bereikt. Bij het bekijken van het coalitieakkoord "Aan de slag" zien zij genoeg inhoudelijke punten terug, om het een succes te mogen maken. Bijgaand het document waarover de vier besturen consensus hebben gevonden.

Inbreng besturen landelijke Digitale Expertisenetwerken | Wouter Teepe | 10 comments
In december hebben we met de besturen van de digitale expertisenetwerken van D66, VVD, GL-PvdA en CDA elkaar opgezocht en consensus bereikt op enkele onderwerpen die in een coalitieakkoord zouden moeten staan. Bij het bekijken van het coalitieakkoord "Aan de slag" zien we genoeg inhoudelijke punten terug, om het een succes te mogen noemen. Door constructief samen te werken, krijg je altijd meer voor elkaar. Bijgaand het document waarover de vier besturen consensus hebben gevonden. D66 VVD Groe…

Disney names Josh D'Amaro, head of its theme parks and consumer products division, as CEO, replacing Bob Iger; D'Amaro joined Disney in 1998 (Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/josh-damaro-disney-ceo-bob-iger-1236650641/

Disney Names Parks Chief Josh D'Amaro Next CEO, Replacing Bob Iger
The Walt Disney Co. has landed on its next CEO: Disney Experiences chairman Josh D'Amaro, who will take over the job from Bob Iger in 2026.

There is a follow-up for the famous METR study and like wow
(…) we believe that the data from our new experiment gives us an unreliable signal of the current productivity effect of AI tools. The primary reason is that we have observed a significant increase in developers choosing not to participate in the study because they do not wish to work without AI, which likely biases downwards our estimate of AI-assisted speedup.

We are Changing our Developer Productivity Experiment Design

SAP is perhaps the antithesis of flexibility, which is why it is often used in complex administrative systems, such as those found in many energy companies. So it's good news that there is now a module available to link Enode's flexibility engine, which works with a wide range of consumer devices.

Enode x SAP: SAP has chosen Enode to enable residential flexibility within SAP Distributed Energy Resources | Enode
Energy retailers are moving from experimentation to long-term decisions about residential flexibility. Today, flexibility needs to operate as part of day-to-day business, not as a side initiative. SAP sees that shift clearly. That’s why SAP has chosen Enode to enable SAP Distributed Energy Resources, a solution supporting residential distributed energy resource (DER) flexibility within SAP environments. The partnership brings Enode’s full product capabilities into the SAP ecosystem, allow…

Series D, Episode 05 - Animals
BORR: Commissioner, I have the sole operative remaining alive from the Bureau at the time of the experiments on Bucol Two.
SERVALAN: Who is he?
BORR: His name is Ardus, and he's an ex-officer of the Bureau.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/405/176 …

Plastic pollution promotes hazardous water conditions, new study finds #environment

Plastic pollution promotes hazardous water conditions, new study finds
Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that spans thousands of miles and has caused thousands of deaths across marine species. Such harmful algal blooms (HABs) produce toxins that can force municipalities to close beaches and lakes due to public health risks.

TL;DR: “There was consensus among legal experts the Guardian spoke to that the initial strikes were unlawful.” @… https://mastodon.social/@cmorris/1161605820933629…

The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around the world
rather than the “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”, according to a leading UN figure.
Olivier De Schutter,
the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights,
says politicians must stop prioritising
“socially and ecologically destructive growth” that only increases the profits
– and serves the consumption demands
– of the world’s ri…