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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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Dutch Athletes Set Record With 14 European Medals

The Netherlands closed out the European Athletics Championships with its best-ever medal haul, walking away with 14 medals in total. The standout moment came on the final day, when the women's 4x4...

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North Sea Cleanup Uncovers Nearly 80,000 Cigarette Butts

A recent coastal cleanup has revealed just how deep the cigarette litter problem runs along the North Sea shoreline. Volunteers combing the coast over a two-week stretch picked up close to 80,000 ciga...

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69% of Dutch Pensioners Delaying Purchases Amid Cost Strain

Money is getting tighter for a large share of Dutch retirees, and it's starting to show in their spending habits. A new survey of 10,352 AOW recipients found that 69 percent of state pension holde...