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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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Amateur Club Excelsior '31 Knocks ADO Den Haag Out of Cup

One of the first big shocks of the 2026/27 Dutch Cup arrived on Tuesday, when amateur outfit Excelsior '31 sent Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag out of the Eurojackpot KNVB Beker. The tie was settled ...

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Utrecht Police Probe Flyers Openly Advertising Drugs

Residents in parts of Utrecht found an unwelcome surprise in their postboxes recently: flyers selling illegal drugs. The Utrecht West police have confirmed they received a large number of reports abou...

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Border Towns Fear Fireworks Ban Will Be Easily Bypassed

Many Dutch border municipalities doubt the new fireworks ban will work as planned. Their worry is simple: residents can just drive across the border to Germany or Belgium, where fireworks are still so...