HU higher education specialist, Duke English/American Literature Ph.D., & mother of Béla. At home in Utrecht & Durham, NC.
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Owners of Elvis Presley’s music sue Anthropic for #copyright infringement. The $41 million lawsuit contends that the #AI company used Presley’s music to train its models without permission. Anthropic disagrees with the claims. nytimes.com/2026/10/25/arts/…
Een Nederlandse oud-student die in Canada woont, mag voorlopig geen Nederlands paspoort aanvragen. Hij loopt namelijk achter met het terugbetalen van zijn studieschuld. De rechter ziet onvoldoende reden om snel in te grijpen. #HO share.google/MHljCF0m6lJ4gfv…
dr. Martine de Vos retweeted
The #ICC thanks the European Parliament @Europarl_EN for awarding the Court and its officials the 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, at a time when the Court and its officials face unprecedented challenges.
According to a new poll, significant majorities of Americans oppose the construction of new data centers in the U.S., believe that artificial intelligence will destroy many jobs and disapprove of Trump’s handling of the technology. #AI washingtonpost.com/technolog…
As Hollywood fights #AI, a new filmmaking hub takes shape in Culver City. latimes.com/business/story/2…
A house in the London suburbs David Bowie couldn’t wait to leave is becoming a museum in 2028. nytimes.com/2026/10/18/reale…
A good piece on Trump, Putin, and Ukraine by Thomas Friedman: “Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All.” nytimes.com/2026/10/15/opini… via @NYTOpinion
De TU Delft mag voorlopig toch geen quotum invoeren voor vrouwelijke studenten. Minister Letschert neemt het advies van het College voor de Rechten van de Mens om zo’n quotum mogelijk te maken niet over. ##HO volkskrant.nl/binnenland/tu-…
Scientists are finding that #AI may make us remember things that never happened. Studies show that artificial intelligence can distort memories, raising questions about what happens when machines become keepers of the past.
washingtonpost.com/health/20…
Universities are on an #AI philosopher hiring spree.
Artificial intelligence is raising existential questions about knowledge and humanity—and creating exploding demand for philosophy professors equipped to investigate them. #HigherEd
insidehighered.com/news/facu…
Very interesting. We know how to fix homelessness. Look at Denver. nytimes.com/2026/10/13/opini…
De erven van Jacques Goudstikker dienden restitutieclaims in voor zo’n honderd kunstwerken bij culturele instellingen en particulieren. Zijn beroemde ‘zwarte boekje’ is cruciaal. #roofkunst
nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/10/12/cha…
The Van Gogh Museum says it has reached a funding deal and won’t have to close. In a yearslong dispute, the Amsterdam institution pressed the Dutch government for an increased annual subsidy to pay for what the museum said were vital renovations.
nytimes.com/2026/10/12/arts/…
Letschert ziet ‘groot probleem’ aankomen: hebben we straks te weinig internationale studenten? #HO share.google/LIb8mnwfA6P2fVh…
A nice piece about walking, libraries, and people: "Walking 15 miles from Central Library to the beach was supposed to be solitary — then I met L.A." latimes.com/lifestyle/story/…
Na de nieuwe sancties van de VS tegen het Internationaal Strafhof is de vraag hoe de EU reageert. Wordt nu alsnog het ‘blokkeerstatuut’ geactiveerd, waarvan Nederland eerder wilde dat Brussel het klaar zou zetten? #ICC
nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/10/10/eu-…
France’s and Spain’s waves of mainly youth-led protest exemplify a growing problem for western European governments: a generation of young people feeling increasingly denied the basic socioeconomic security that, by and large, their parents enjoyed. theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
‘Navi’ Pillay, former U.N. human rights chief, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. A defender of international law, she led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in #Gaza .
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