Recent News: Olympic Winter Games Started, FNV Members to Supreme Court, NAC Breda Loses (Saturday, February 7)

On Friday, the Olympic Winter Games officially started in Milan. The Olympic flame burned in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Athletes proudly carried the flags during the opening ceremony at San Siro.

Members of the former FNV (Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging) members' parliament are going to the Supreme Court. They oppose the reform plans of their trade union. They want to challenge a previous ruling by the Enterprise Chamber.

NAC Breda lost at home 0-2 to Excelsior in the Eredivisie. NAC received a red card after ten minutes because of Rio Hillen. Excelsior scored immediately after the red card, and Irakli Yegoian made a bicycle kick for the second goal.

The European Commission finds TikTok too addictive for users. TikTok uses features such as infinite scrolling and push notifications. The company risks a fine of up to 6 percent of its annual revenue.

Data of employees at the Data Protection Authority and the Council for the Judiciary leaked. Unauthorized persons were able to see names, emails, and phone numbers. The National Cyber Security Center investigated the leak and advised changing passwords.

The state secretary does not want to ban the sale of play sand. The sand is found in toys such as sand tables and craft kits. Childcare organizations are stopping the use of play sand because it may contain asbestos.

On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 points for the first time. Other stock indices in New York also closed positively. Chip companies rose after investments in AI data centers by Amazon and Alphabet.

Sources: RTV Noord, FD, NOS Economie, NU.nl Sport, NU.nl Economie, Omroep Brabant, NOS Tech, NU.nl Tech, NOS, NOS Binnenland, NOS Buitenland, NRC, NU.nl, Nederlands Dagblad (65 articles)