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The Price is Right: Responsible Uses of Personal Data in Pricing
https://fpf.org/blog/the-price-is-right-responsible-uses-of-personal-data-in-pricing/
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Samsung prognostiziert historischen Rekordgewinn
Der südkoreanische Elektronikriese hat im ersten Quartal mehr Gewinn eingefahren als im gesamten letzten Jahr. Samsung profitiert dabei vom anhaltenden KI-Boom.
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Countries heavily dependent on Middle Eastern energy—particularly in Asia—have been most affected.
India sources around 55 percent of its energy imports from the region,
China about 50 percent,
Japan 93 percent,
South Korea 67 percent,
and Singapore 70 percent,
according to Ladekjær.
Around 1,000 ships remain in the Gulf,
including hundreds of tankers awaiting passage.
As of this writing, more than 800 cargo ships and tankers are stuck i…

As the Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Global Shipping Will Take Months to Recover
After weeks of disruption, a ceasefire is easing pressure on the Strait of Hormuz. But backlogs, infrastructure damage, and delayed supply mean the system won’t return to normal overnight.

X unveils a new pay-per-use pricing model for its API, replacing the earlier pricing model that required developers to pay fixed monthly fees of $200 or $5,000 (Rohit Singh/MediaNama)
https://www.medianama.com/2026/02/223-x-developer-api-pricing-pay-per-use-m…

"A brief notice from the Office of Personnel Management could dramatically change which personally identifiable medical information the agency obtains, giving it the power to see prescriptions employees had filled or what treatment they sought from doctors. "
Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records - Cobb Courier
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2026/04/trumps-personnel-agency-is-asking-for-federal-workers-medical-records/

BYD Blade-Batterie 2.0: Von 10 auf 70 Prozent in fünf Minuten
Am Donnerstag zeigte das Unternehmen die zweite Generation seiner Blade-Batterie. Der Akku soll in fünf Minuten von zehn auf 70 Prozent springen – und nach insgesamt neun Minuten bei 97 Prozent stehen. Damit käme das Laden eines E-Autos dem Tankstopp an der Zapfsäule erstmals sehr nahe.

BYD Blade-Batterie 2.0: Von 10 auf 70 Prozent in fünf Minuten
Der chinesische Hersteller hat eine Batterie vorgestellt, die E-Autos fast so schnell lädt wie Verbrenner tanken – allerdings nur unter einer Bedingung.

Portugal elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as president in landslide | #AlJazeera
#Elections #Portugal

"Elk moment kan de Europese aanbesteding voor vijf van dit soort AI-gigafabrieken worden geopend. Als Nederland zo’n fabriek had willen binnenhalen, moet de overheid 17 procent van de totale investering garanderen. Nog eens 17 procent komt voor rekening van de Europese Commissie, terwijl het grootste deel - 65 procent - door het bedrijfsleven wordt gefinancierd,"
En Nederland doet niet mee....

Geen geld op de begroting voor versterking digitale infrastructuur
Staatssecretaris Aerdts moest in debat met de Kamer over de digitale infrastructuur vooral veel afhouden: extra budget voor digitale autonomie, en een giga AI-fabriek in het bijzonder, komt er sowieso niet. En dat was tegen het zere been van de oppositie.

Bahn: Pünktlichkeit im Fernverkehr weiter unter 60 Prozent
Im Februar erreichten nur 59,4 Prozent der Fernverkehrszüge der Deutschen Bahn ihr Ziel pünktlich. Die DB bleibt damit weiter hinter ihren Zielen.
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A brief notice from the
Office of Personnel Management
could dramatically change which personally identifiable medical information the agency obtains,
giving it the power to see prescriptions employees had filled or what treatment they sought from doctors.
The regulation would require 65 insurance companies that cover more than 8 million Americans
— including federal workers, retired members of Congress, mail carriers, and their immediate family members
— …

Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records - KFF Health News
The administration is asking insurers that cover federal employees and retirees to hand over details about their medical visits, their pharmacy claims, and more.