A 56-year-old man from Arnhem who has been in jail for a year for stalking was acquitted of the crime on Tuesday. “Finally justice,” Berry de R. said at the appeals court in Den Bosch.
Crime and Courts Read on NL TimesAmazon just announced four new Kindle e-readers. The Colorsoft Signature Edition is the first color Kindle, there’s a new Kindle Scribe note-taker, a faster version of its most popular Paperwhite, and a new entry-level Kindle. The Spanish-language announcement with US pricing was accidental, as the original Amazon link was redirected after a few hours (here’s an archive). It’s light on detail and none of the links to the product pages are live, but here’s what we know so far (Update: The ColorSoft Signature Edition Kindle has been officially announced, and you can read our first impressions right here). The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is “designed to offer a rich and paper-like color” for book covers and highlighted text. Images...
Business Read on The Verge TechDutch high-tech company ASML saw its share price fall by about 16 percent after the company accidentally published its earnings report for the third quarter a day early.
Business Read on NL TimesThe new rules that are supposed to ensure that English is used less often as the language of instruction at research and applied science university courses in the Netherlands could become stricter,
Education Read on NL TimesDavid Karandish has been busy. Capacity, his support automation company, was planning a $5 million “bridge round” to help the company reach the break-even point. But TVC Capital, Toloka.vc, and the venture’s other backers had something grander in mind. So they threw in an additional $21 million for what became Capacity’s $26 million Series D. […]
Business Read on TechCrunchThe evidence to justify a declaration of a state of emergency around the asylum situation is “not completely finished” after all, Minister of Asylum Marjolein Faber said Tuesday afternoon.
Politics Read on NL TimesThe Netherlands has the best pension system in the world, according to the annual ranking by Mercer and Monash University.
Economy Read on NL TimesSome said it would never last.
Environment Read on ScienceAlertSome said it would never last.
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