Recent news: high interest in AI and bonds, developments in Epstein case, unrest around FVD Amsterdam (Tuesday, February 10)

Alphabet wants to raise about 20 billion dollars with bonds. Investors subscribed for more than 100 billion dollars in total. The EU is working on faster AI chips with the NanoIC project. Europe wants to bring AI more to small and medium-sized enterprises. The European Commission has warned Meta (Meta) against blocking other AI chatbots. The chairman of the Data Protection Authority is concerned about the risks of AI.

Ghislaine Maxwell was the right hand of Jeffrey Epstein. She has refused to answer questions in the US Congress, media report. Prominent people in multiple countries are receiving attention due to uncensored Epstein documents.

Former minister Jack Lang from France has received police protection after threats due to connections with Epstein. Lang is stepping down as chairman of the Institut du monde arabe after his name appeared in the Epstein documents. In the Netherlands, a victim of Epstein from Friesland has been waiting for payment for years.

The national ombudsman wants the landfill in Bonaire to be closed. According to him, the situation is now so bad that the ministry must intervene. He is starting an investigation himself and calls on the House of Representatives to take action.

A man from Veendam received six months in prison for kicking someone's head in Groningen. The court gave a lighter sentence than the Public Prosecution Service had requested. In Utrecht, three people were arrested after violence following the FC Utrecht-Feyenoord match, the police report.

Jutta Leerdam won the 1000 meters speed skating at the Olympic Games in Milan. She set an Olympic record and received gold. Femke Kok received silver, Miho Takagi from Japan took bronze.

Eleven of the thirteen parties in the Amsterdam city council do not want to cooperate with FVD. They signed a statement about number seven on the FVD candidate list, Reginald Eeckhout. Research shows that Eeckhout is co-founder of Erkenbrand, an organization that strives for a white ethno-state.

Sources: Volkskrant, NU.nl Sport, NOS Binnenland, NU.nl, Trouw, RTV Noord, NOS, FD, NRC, NU.nl Economie, Nederlands Dagblad (26 articles)