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Hyves Returns 13 Years After Shutting Down

Remember Hyves? The Dutch social network that once felt like the country's answer to Facebook is making a return, mo...

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Second Dutch Foundation Sues Snapchat Over Addiction

A second consumer rights group in the Netherlands has now dragged Snapchat into a legal battle, accusing the platform of...

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Dutch Chip Industry Revenue Doubles in Six Years

The Netherlands' semiconductor industry has seen its revenue skyrocket in recent years, according to newly released ...

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Netherlands Limits DigiD Management to European Companies

The Netherlands is tightening its grip on who can manage its national digital identity system. The Dutch government has ...

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Netherlands Blocks U.S. Takeover of DigiD Operator Solvinity

The Dutch government has stepped in to stop American tech firm Kyndryl from taking over Solvinity, the company that runs...

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Dutch Helpline 113 Shared Visitor Data Without Consent

A troubling privacy breach has come to light involving one of the Netherlands' most sensitive services. The Dutch su...

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ShinyHunters Hacks Canvas Again, Threatens to Leak Student Data

The cyberattack crisis surrounding Canvas, the widely used educational platform, has taken a more alarming turn. The hac...

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ChipSoft Confirms Stolen Patient Data Destroyed After Hack

There is some cautious relief for patients caught up in the ChipSoft data breach. The Dutch healthcare software company ...

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Hyves Returns 13 Years After Shutting Down

Remember Hyves? The Dutch social network that once felt like the country's answer to Facebook is making a return, more than a decade after it went dark. Owned now by Mediahuis, the platform is bei...

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Amsterdam Considers Ban on Disposable Packaging

Amsterdam may soon say goodbye to throwaway packaging. The city is looking at a ban on disposable items such as coffee cups, fast-food containers and other single-use plastics, as it tries to deal wit...

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PSV Beat Porto for First Champions League Win

PSV finally have their first Champions League victory of the campaign. On Tuesday they went to Porto and won 1-0, with Guus Til scoring the only goal. It was a much-needed lift for the Eindhoven side,...

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Coos Huijsen, First Openly Gay MP, Dies at 87

Coos Huijsen, the Dutch gay rights activist and former lawmaker, has died at the age of 87. His family and husband announced his death in a statement on Monday, describing him as the first openly gay ...