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Recente consumentenwaarschuwing over wetgeving rond ebike-veiligheid stelt dat sommige voertuigen geclassificeerd zouden moeten worden als bromfietsen of motorfietsen.

De federale begroting van dinsdag zal 500 miljoen dollar bevatten om snellere goedkeuringen voor woningbouw-, energie- en mijnbouwprojecten te financieren. Volg het nieuws van vandaag live Ontvang onze breaking news e-mail, gratis app of dagelijkse nieuwspodcast Goedemorgen, Krishani Dhanji hier met u. Vrienden, het is begrotingsweek, en dat is wel heel snel gegaan als je het mij vraagt! We krijgen nog een paar laatste aankondigingen van de regering voordat Jim Chalmers morgen zijn begroting presenteert. Dat omvat onder andere geld om milieuvergunningen te versnellen om de productiviteit te verhogen (daar meer over over een moment). Natuurlijk zijn alle grote posten – inclusief hervormingen van de belasting op vermogenswinst, negative gearing en trusts – al weken bekend. Lees verder...

• Politie houdt bijeenkomsten van tieners in Londen en Edinburgh tegen nadat video's van soortgelijke stunts in de VS viraal gingen • Honderden tieners hebben geprobeerd om Scientology-gebouwen in verschillende delen van het VK te “speed runnen” als onderdeel van een TikTok-trend die begon in Los Angeles. • Scientology speed running houdt in dat mensen kerken binnenstormen om te kijken hoe ver ze kunnen komen voordat ze door het personeel naar buiten worden begeleid.

• Een maximumsnelheid van 20 mph in steden en 60 mph op snelwegen zou de brandstofvraag verlagen en stijgende prijzen bestrijden, aldus IPPR. • Groot-Brittannië zou de snelheidslimieten voor bestuurders moeten verlagen als onderdeel van een pakket maatregelen om de impact van de oorlog in Iran op consumenten te verminderen, heeft een denktank verklaard. • Het beperken van de wettelijke snelheden tot 20 mph in steden en 60 mph op snelwegen zou helpen de brandstofvraag te verminderen en de explosief stijgende olieprijzen, veroorzaakt door het conflict, te bestrijden, volgens het Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Group broke through locked door in Manhattan, damaging property and injuring a staff member, church saysA group of youths forced their way into a Scientology church in New York on Saturday in the latest in a string of nationwide “speed running” incidents that have gone viral on social media in recent weeks.The group broke through a locked door to gain entry to the Church of Scientology on West 36th Street in Manhattan, throwing objects, damaging the property and injuring a staff member as worshippers and visitors attended a seminar, the church said in a statement to the Guardian. Continue reading...

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viralOn any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason.Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology’s international headquarters on the famed street. Continue reading...

• A leading AI startup focused on enterprise AI solutions secured $150 million in Series B funding on April 25, 2026. • The round was led by Lightspeed Ventures and SoftBank, signaling strong investor confidence in scalable AI technologies for businesses. • This funding underscores accelerating growth in the US enterprise AI sector amid rising demand for efficient AI deployment tools.

Creator card is designed for people making money through TikTok Live, some of whom have complained of delays in paymentsTikTok and Visa have launched a debit card for content creators in the UK that they say will allow people to quickly access their earnings from the platform.The creator card is designed for the growing numbers of people making money through TikTok Live, a live streaming feature where creators receive virtual gifts from viewers that are later converted into cash. Continue reading...

• IBM announced IBM Autonomous Security on April 15, 2026, deploying coordinated AI agents to detect and contain threats at machine speed without human intervention. • The service addresses a critical gap: attackers now achieve full network lateral movement in as little as 27 seconds, compared to an average of 29 minutes in 2024—a 65% speed improvement driving urgent demand for AI-powered defenses. • AI-enabled attacks surged 89% year-over-year in 2025, with a 44% increase in assaults exploiting public-facing applications, prompting major security vendors to adopt autonomous AI defense strategies.

Review of original train order is meant to prevent service problems north of Birmingham, but it may do the oppositePlans to change the size of HS2 trains to maximise capacity are likely to inflate costs and mean fewer seats and slower services north of Birmingham, a senior government and rail industry figure has warned.The £2bn order for 54 high-speed trains, to be built in Britain by a joint venture of Alstom and Hitachi, is under review as HS2 Ltd seeks to cut costs and renegotiate contracts. Continue reading...

• Anthropic secured $8 billion in its Series E funding round on April 9, 2026, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from US-based investors including Amazon and Google. • The funds will accelerate development of Claude 4 AI models and expand enterprise AI infrastructure in US data centers. • This round values Anthropic at $61.5 billion post-money, solidifying its position as a leading US AI challenger to OpenAI amid intensifying competition.

Conservationists say move could push species closer to extinction and clearer environmental rules are needed insteadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConservationists and scientists have warned a mining lobby proposal to use artificial intelligence to speed up national environmental approvals could generate “Robodebt-style” failures, putting threatened species at further risk.The Minerals Council of Australia has asked the government to spend $13m to trial the use of AI to help companies prepare applications and help the federal government make decisions. Continue reading...

• FBI agents have arrived in Cuba to investigate the February fatal shooting of five men aboard a US-flagged speedboat, which Cuban authorities claimed was attempting to infiltrate the island. • The probe occurs amid strained US-Cuba relations, focusing on circumstances surrounding the incident near Cuban waters. • This development underscores ongoing tensions in US-Latin America diplomacy, potentially affecting migration and security cooperation.

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launchMinisters have told High Speed Two to consider running its trains at lower speeds, in an attempt to rein in the spiralling budget and begin operations as soon as possible.HS2 Ltd will assess whether limiting the speed to 186mph (300km/h) instead of 224mph could save money – potentially billions of pounds – and bring the railway into being earlier in the 2030s. Continue reading...

International Energy Agency recommends emergency measures, including working from home, as Iran war hits fuel supplyLowering speed limits to minimise fuel consumption is among potential contingency plans being drawn up by the UK government as the crisis in the Middle East threatens global oil supplies.Sources stressed that there is no shortage of fuel in the UK, but said that officials in the Department for Transport are working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) on an analysis of how what measures could be taken to curb oil demand. Continue reading...

• Bell's stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (Sprint) project Phase 2 has been officially designated the X-76. • The demonstrator aims to achieve high-speed vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, marking a key advancement in aerospace technology. • Coverage highlights emerging technologies including Sikorsky's hybrid powertrain tests and light-driven sustainable aviation fuel production.