Amsterdam is proposing a collaboration with Brainport Eindhoven to create a "tech corridor" aimed at positioning both regions at the top of the European high-tech sector. The initiative, which originated in Amsterdam, seeks to leverage economic cooperation to strengthen the Dutch technology industry's international competitiveness.
A study commissioned by Bits of Freedom highlights that menstrual cycle tracking apps collect highly intimate data, such as sexual activity and masturbation habits, often without users knowing how it is used. This data is extremely valuable to advertisers, who find information about pregnancy and personal health particularly profitable for targeted marketing.
The European Commission has fined the Chinese online retailer Temu 200 million euros for selling illegal products, including baby toys that fail to meet European safety standards. The commission determined that the company has not taken sufficient action to prevent the sale of these prohibited items on its platform.
Queen Máxima expressed gratitude for an independent investigation into the provenance of colonial items within the Royal Collections. She stated that the findings and recommendations would be fully adopted to ensure the careful handling of these historical objects.
ING is joining other banks in restricting interest-only mortgages by lowering the financing limit to 30 percent of a property's value. This policy change will take effect on July 23.
An independent investigation into approximately 1,000 colonial objects in the Dutch Royal Collections found that a small portion may have been unlawfully or unjustly acquired. While the majority of items showed no signs of problematic origins, the provenance of about 200 objects could not be definitively determined.