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PostNL will likely be permitted to take an extra day to deliver mail from 2026

The Cabinet wants to give Dutch mail delivery service PostNL permission to take an extra day to deliver letters.

Economy Read on NL Times
News Image These New Biomaterials Can Help Decarbonize Fashion and Construction

Designers are imagining a future where bacteria powers both clothing and cement—and their ideas are coming to a shop near you.

Environment Read on WIRED Science
Gay couple assaulted on Amsterdam street; Police looking for witnesses

A gay couple was insulted, spat on, physically attacked, and discriminated against in broad daylight on an Amsterdam street last month.

Crime and Courts Read on NL Times
Google Maps will show AI-powered review summaries in India

Google is adding new AI-powered features on Maps in India including AI-powered summaries, the ability to search for experiences, and weather alerts. The Maps app will analyze reviews and show summaries of places, it said. The company made the announcement at its annual Google for India event on Thursday. Additionally, users will be able to […]

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Google taps India’s love for gold to boost its credit play

Google is leveraging India’s deep-rooted affinity for gold to expand its reach in the lending market of the world’s most populous nation. The company said on Thursday that Google Pay has partnered with Muthoot Finance, India’s largest gold-backed loans provider, to offer secured loans to users across the country.  Google said the partnership aims to […]

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News Image A Bank of America outage showed customers blanked-out account balances

First, it was Spotify, then Verizon, then PlayStation, and now it’s apparently Bank of America’s turn to have an outage this week. Some customers reported problems accessing their bank accounts on Wednesday, with the balances showing $0 or “—-” instead of what should be there. “Some mobile and online banking clients experienced an issue accessing their accounts and balance information earlier today,” writes Bank of America media relations executive Matt Card in an email to The Verge. “These technology issues have been fully resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience.” Reports spiked just before 1PM ET on Downdetector, with posts across X and Reddit from people reporting that their account balances don’t show anything (some mentioned...

Business Read on The Verge Tech
Google flexes its edge in India in AI showdown

Google is ramping up its artificial intelligence efforts in India to integrate AI across its products for Indians — a move that escalates the growing rivalry among U.S. tech firms in a market where competitors are lagging behind. At its 10th Google for India event on Thursday, the company said it was deploying its AI […]

Politics Read on TechCrunch
Oura Ring 4 debuts slimmer design, additional sizes, and improved sensing starting at $349

The Oura Ring 4 is up for preorder starting Thursday and starts shipping October 15. Users get one month of membership to its software offering for free.

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News Image The Oura Ring 4 Will Show You How Much Your Daily Activities Stress You Out

It's available to pre-order today for $349 and will start shipping October 15.

Health Possible ad Read on Gizmodo
Fat bike manufacturing company Doppio declared bankrupt

Urban Mobility, the company behind the fat bikes of the Doppio brand, was declared bankrupt on Tuesday by the court in Amsterdam.

Business Read on NL Times
News Image The Oura Ring 4 has slimmer sensors, increased accuracy, and more sizes

Oura is giving its popular smart ring and app a substantial makeover. The company just announced the $349 Oura Ring 4, which will feature a slimmer design, improved accuracy, and more sizes. Starting today, the Oura app will also be getting a complete redesign to better organize the swath of new features introduced over the past few months. At a glance, the Oura Ring 4 doesn’t look too different from the Gen 3. However, the new ring will be fully made from titanium. (The previous ring had an epoxy interior.) All the rings will also be completely round, like the current Horizon models, with no flat edge. Perhaps most notably, the sensors no longer have protruding dome-shaped covers. Instead, they’re recessed for a flatter, more...

Health Read on The Verge Science
News Image Oura Ring 4: Specs, Price, Features, Availability

Oura’s update to its category-defining smart ring will be smaller, smarter, and add even more women’s health features.

Health Read on WIRED Gear
Google is testing Gemini-powered video search in India

Google said on Thursday it is now testing out generative AI-powered video search in India. This feature enables users to take a video using Google Lens, and ask the company’s Gemini AI model questions about the contents of the video. The company said that users would need to sign up for the “AI Overviews and […]

Science Read on TechCrunch
Two dead, one hurt in accident on Gelderland highway

Two people died in an accident on the A50 highway near Valburg in Gelderland early on Thursday morning.

Crime and Courts Read on NL Times
British film director to receive honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam

British film director and visual artist Steve McQueen and his partner, the Dutch historian and filmmaker Bianca Stigter, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

Education Read on NL Times