Michiel Bontenbal

Yep, they won’t retreat now. Up to the Litani. And European governments will do nothing. Trump will cheer them on.

Are Gulf states running out of missile interceptors? Their rulers insist not but they are burning through their stockpiles fast

The war in Iran is likely to cause a huge global shortage of air defense with dire implications for Ukraine. The Gulf states, US, Israel are using an enormous amount of Patriot interceptors. We can produce about 600/yr. They are using that up in 1-2 days. So... 1/
www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Magical Thinking Won’t Make Europe an AI Power Cristina Caffarra urges policymakers to resist industry lobbying and bolster the continent’s technological independence.

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

We can have a bright AI future leveraging domain expertise in mechanics, automation, engineering, high-quality data, open-source & next-gen AI. 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀.

You are not alone.

Sometimes I regret that I have helped made software that makes us less connected as humans.

‘Not a happy place’: CNN staff fret about the future under David Ellison Network will have same owner as Bari Weiss’ CBS News if Paramount seals Warner takeover

Another one bites the dust. Media organizations whose owners are beholden to, supportive and/or enthusiastic backers of Trump

✅ CNN
✅ Washingon Post
✅ CBS News
✅ X
✅ Meta/Instagram/Facebook
✅ Tiktok
✅ Fox
✅ WSJ
✅ Politico

Sure I’ve missed some but nuff said…

www.ft.com/content/2502...

Before I Speak to ECE Department Heads About Edge AI, I Want Your Input - Shawn Hymel At the end of March, I’ll be attending the annual ECEDHA conference, where I’ll be on a panel with ECE department heads and other industry leaders discussing

I'm speaking with #ECE department heads at #ECEDHA (end of March) about integrating #edgeAI into university curricula. If you hire or mentor #embedded engineers, what skills are new grads missing? I’d love your input! I'll bring this feedback into the room. #education

shawnhymel.com/3203/before-...

photo showing damage to Golestan palace

photo showing damage to Golestan palace

As I read about neighborhoods bombed in Iran, I've been thinking about its historic sites. News today that Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dating to the 16th c was hit.

What I think is the most important chapter of AI Agents with Model Context Protocol (MCP), and most difficult to research and write, is now available in early release. In chapter 7, you'll learn how to test, secure, and distribute your MCP servers.

in dealing with shaheds I know someone who holds a trump card...

AI image of president zelenski who holds an Ace card with a drone on it.

Maybe Trump should call someone who has experience in dealing with Shaheds.

RIFT raises €114 million for energy from iron Dutch scale-up RIFT raises €113.8 million to scale its fossil-free iron fuel technology for industrial heat.

RIFT raises €114 million for energy from iron

https://ioplus.nl/en/posts/rift-raises-114-million-for-energy-from-iron

First shock no gas from Russia 2022

Second shock no gas from Qatar 2026

Third shock: no gas from Trump - when?

Academics Need to Wake Up on AI Ten theses for folks who haven't noticed the ground shifting under their feet

Sorry, Bluesky, but I have to say it: AI can already do social science research better than most professors with PhDs. And, for the first time in my life, I really have no idea what happens in five years.

Things are changing already, we just need to wake up.

We zijn veel te afhankelijk van Amerikaanse Big Tech. Daar moeten we vanaf. Laat het parlement en de overheid hierin een leidende rol nemen.

Motie aangenomen om over te stappen op Europese alternatieven. ✅

This seems very interesting!

QuitGPT — ChatGPT takes Trump's killer robot deal Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.

I just learned about this one:

quitgpt.org

Alle Bontenballen zijn familie.

Russia had negative net gains in Ukraine in February, for the first time since 2023

AI generated Image of president Zelenski holding a Ace card with a drone on it.

I know somebody who holds the right cards!

Especially since our other source of gas is .... Trump's USA.

Debacle 4: een slecht ontworpen "gasmarkt" obv neoliberale principes.

Wie nog even de moeite neemt de vorige piek in gasprijs na te zoeken, ziet een patroon:

Lege voorraden => hoge prijzen.

persportaal.anp.nl/artikel/5d0c...

Hoe Nederland met gas omgaat is al jarenlang een drama:

1) te lang doorgaan met Slochteren leegpompen, met alle problemen voor de Groningers.

2) miljarden aan subsidie naar de ‘gasrotonde’ en Nord Stream.

3) afhankelijk van Qatar en Trump.

Drie debacles achter elkaar.

Me, lately.

Vandaag weer extra blij met m’n warmtepomp.

Kom op mensen, duurzame energie is het antwoord. Actie!

Net zoals de VS met Iraqi Freedom het ius as bellum (int’l recht rondom statelijk geweldgebruik) negeerden, doet deze administratie dat in 2026 andermaal met Epic Fury in Iran.
PS: dit oordeel is niet aan juristen alleen, het is ook geen raketwetenschap (ieder kamerlid zou de basics moeten weten)

She is currently in Zeebrugge.

Well done, Belgium!

Belgium and France seized the "Ethera," a Russian shadow fleet tanker under a Guinean flag, now en route to Belgian port Zeebrugge. Defense Minister Theo Francken said Belgium is taking out these ships one by one until Putin's war stops.

Behind Bibi, Putin, Kim and Trump, you mean?

She is (and was) in Canada.

Of course she is alive.