News: Four Days Marches, AI, Canal, Fireball and Cycling (Saturday, July 25)

After four days, 42,137 people completed the Nijmegen Four Days Marches, says the organization. At the finish, they received the Four Days Marches Cross. This year, 45,761 people started, and 313 dropped out or did not begin.

Major tech companies in the US ask for support for open AI models. With these models, users can download and adjust the settings. Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft say that a ban is bad.

From Saturday afternoon, the lock at Eefde will close for ships on the Twente Canal. According to the NOS, this is happening for the first time due to drought and low water. Companies are looking for other solutions, but no one knows how long this will last.

Around 10:30 PM, people above the Netherlands saw a fireball. Reports came from Amsterdam, Utrecht, Almere, Dronten and Arnhem. Marco Langbroek says that Starlink 1541 from SpaceX probably burned up completely over England.

On Monday, the 59th European Junior Cycling Tour begins in Assen. Young riders from Groningen are also participating: 9-year-old Amy, and 10-year-olds Thijmen and Tim. They hope to ride the Tour later on, with Tadej Pogacar and Joop Zoetemelk as examples.