- The RIVM reports 2614 new corona infections on Thursday. That number is higher due to a computer malfunction. The number of corona patients in Dutch hospitals has fallen for the third day in a row.
- Rabobank recorded a profit of 2.16 billion euros in the first half of 2021. However, the bank expresses the fear that an economic aftershock will follow as soon as the government stops or phases out support measures for businesses. writes NU.nl.
- If more and more fully self-driving cars appear on our roads after 2030 or 2040, not only will road safety improve, but traffic jams will also become longer. This is what the Belgian Federal Planning Bureau predicts. According to the study car kilometers will increase, while the use of public transport and bicycles will decrease.
- Royal HaskoningDHV has acquired a majority stake in the Singaporean company Hydroinformatics Institute (H2i). The company analyzes data about water and makes predictions based on big data.
- Google may have made a leap in quantum computing research by using time crystals, writes The Washington Post. Scientists from Stanford and Princeton universities, together with Google researchers, managed to convert a series of 20 quantum particles, or qubits, to serve as a time crystal. This makes qubits more stable.
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