New Rules, Xavi, Schiphol and AI (Wednesday, August 26)

Minister Van Weel wants one nationwide rule for blockades of highways and railways. Mayors, the Public Prosecution Service, and the police mostly want to take criminal action. That also applies to dangerous behavior, such as driving slowly and causing traffic jams.

Xavi Hernández has started as the new national coach of Oranje (the Dutch national football team). The Spaniard wants to play offensively and not with five defenders. He selects players based on performance, not on their league, so also from Saudi Arabia.

At Schiphol (Airport), security guards stopped working three times for fifteen minutes on Tuesday. They were protesting against the working conditions at the airport. As a result, travelers sometimes waited between twenty minutes and an hour at security.

This week there is a lot of news about artificial intelligence, also called AI. Schrijven Magazine says that authors should use AI as a coach. General Intuition is working on 200 million dollars and McKinsey sees no additional growth.

Many Dutch investors are afraid of an AI bubble, according to Trouw. Nevertheless, private investors are still buying shares, writes FD. Insurers are doing well on the stock market and are popular.