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Speicherkrise: Microsoft erhöht die Preise für Surface-Geräte deutlich
Vor der erwarteten Vorstellung von neuen Surface-Geräten hat Microsoft die Preise für das aktuelle Portfolio merklich angehoben. Die UVP wird nun übertroffen.

Microsoft raises prices for Surface PCs, with Laptop 7 and Pro 11 now $500 more expensive than at their 2024 launch, citing higher memory and component costs (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/s…

Microsoft reveals major price increases for all Surface PCs as RAM crisis continues: Flagships now $500 more expensive than at launch
Microsoft is raising prices on all its current Surface PC offerings, with the midrange devices now starting at above $1,000, and flagships starting at $1,500.

Expressions relatives au service militaire.
pour moi c'est assez complet, ça mérite sa place dans l'encyclopédie
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_militaire_en_France#Expressions_relatives_au_service

Service militaire en France — Wikipédia

Lily Cheng in #Willowdale is again advocating against new housing next to a subway station
According to her, adding 2000 new residents to the neighborhood would be a risk to lose the Costco (???). As if adding new people to the neighborhood would make Costco leave.
Yes some "essential local retail shops" (aka Starbucks) would leave... But there's no shortage i…

How generative AI is used in the financial sector.
#AI

Generative AI in Financial Services: Use Cases & Risks
Explore generative AI in financial services: how it works, top use cases, customer experience gains, key risks, and governance best practices.

Lionsgate has sold its South Asian and Southeast Asian streaming operation Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain, the executive who built the service over eight years (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lionsgate-play-streaming-…

Lionsgate Sells Asian Streaming Service Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain
Lionsgate sells streaming service Lionsgate Play across South Asia and Southeast Asia to Rohit Jain, who led the platform for eight years.

£1.6bn expropriated from the NHS alone by capital.
That's money that could fund public provision.
It's what capitalism does.
It has no place in public services.
Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds | NHS | The Guardian
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Considering that the US currently lacks the capability to safely land payloads on the moon, the timeline seems rather aggressive.
NASA, Department of Energy To Develop Lunar Surface Reactor By 2030 - Slashdot https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/

Interessante blog weer van @… nav de discussie over BTW-applicatie bij de BD. "Btw: Software, turnkey, beheerd, as a service", hij legt zo eenvoudig mogelijke de verschillende varianten/dienstverleningsmodellen uit.

Btw: Software, turnkey, beheerd, as a service - Bert Hubert's writings
De belastingdienst is van plan om de BTW uit te besteden aan een Amerikaans bedrijf, wat echt waanzinnig is. Op 19 maart is er een commissievergadering in de Tweede Kamer hierover, en ik hoop van harte dat men bij zinnen komt. In de discussie over de btw-situatie de afgelopen jaren ging het eigenlijk alleen over dat de belastingdienst Amerikaanse software ging gebruiken. Lang was onduidelijk dat deze software (en de bijbehorende servers) ook geheel beheerd zouden gaan worden door Amerikanen.

Uber is relaunching a robotaxi service with Hyundai-backed Motional in Las Vegas; the service will initially have a safety driver behind the wheel (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/ub…