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A man was fined after he broke the layer of ice on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam with his boat on Thursday morning. A sailing ban is in place in the area around Noordermark, to promote ice formation in the hope that locals will soon be able to skate on the canals, ANP reports. Amsterdam banned …

Precisely and TomTom Help Companies Achieve Data Integrity Through Location Technology Precisely and TomTom Help Companies Achieve Data Integrity Through Location Technology AMSTERDAM and NEW YORK, Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, and Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, today announced an extension of their long-standing relationship. TomTom …

The new Ethics of AI course helps public administration, businesses and the general public understand what the ethical use of artificial intelligence means and what it requires from both society and individuals. The course offered by the University of Helsinki has been designed in a partnership between the Cities of Helsinki, Amsterdam and London as …

Large areas of Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, including its railway station, have been evacuated while Dutch military police investigate what airport authorities described as a “situation onboard a plane”. Local media said emergency services had been scrambled, a police special operations team was on site and two trauma helicopters were on their way to the …

Three of Asia’s biggest business hubs have emerged as the world’s most environmentally-friendly commuter cities. Tokyo, Beijing and Singapore topped the charts for green commuting in a new study by data insights company, Kantar. Those cities ranked especially highly due to commuters’ general tendency to use public transport or walk to work in the three …

New Amsterdam‘s mission of healing continues. E! News has your exclusive first look at the season two key art for NBC’s medical drama starring Ryan Eggold. Season one ended with the good doctors of New Amsterdam in a dangerous situation after an ambulance crash left Dr. Max Goodwin (Eggold), Dr. Lauren Bloom (Janet Montgomery), Dr. …

Amsterdam’s first female mayor is considering closing down the city’s famous red-light district due to the conditions endured by the sex workers behind its windows. Femke Halsema, a former leader of the national Green party who became burgemeester last year, said the city “must dare to think about the red-light district without prostitution”. It is …