#amsterdam

#amsterdam

I used to live in Amsterdam 30 years ago. I've been spending more and more time in the city, reconnecting with the city and getting to know its vibe and its restaurants. Amsterdam has changed so much since I was here in the late '90s.

Internet traffic continues to surge globally as digital services, AI-driven applications, and real-time data exchange become ever more embedded in daily life. This new traffic peak confirms AMS-IX's position as one of the world's leading Internet Exchanges, continuing to play a pivotal role in enabling resilient, high-capacity global connectivity.

Amsterdam's strict ban on new hotel developments aims to curb the influx of millions of visitors annually, allowing only existing hotels to be taken over by major brands.

This is a cowardly act of aggression against the Jewish community. Jewish people in Amsterdam are increasingly confronted with antisemitism. This is unacceptable.

And then I was sitting by the water's edge at a cafe, watching the houseboats bob by, when I realised: I was literally totally fine. No one stared, no one cared, and I had the whole afternoon ahead of me to be used entirely at my leisure. It wasn't lonely, I realised, but peaceful.

Often nondescript from the outside and thus easy to miss, these cosy, homely, rustic cafe-style bars typically have plain dark-wood furniture, candles on the tables, aged knick-knacks and faded pictures. There will be dim lighting, usually from antique-style lamps, and they make ideal hubs they are often referred to as a surrogate living room.

Returning to Amsterdam is a bit of a walk down memory lane for me. In the mid-90s, I lived there while studying for my master's, and it was a wonderful time - everyone sitting on doorsteps drinking wine, riding their bikes around town. I loved it!

In terms of capacity, it will be the city's largest hyperscale data center, with a single major cloud player as its tenant. The project involves 78MW of new capacity, according to Reuters. That may sound modest, but in a European context, the figure is striking. The new capacity represents approximately 7 percent of the total 1,162MW of new live data center capacity added in continental Europe this year.

The festival's approach emphasizes sustainability, where attendees are provided with vials for cigarette butts. This innovative idea highlights a cultural difference in waste management.

The evening sun glints across the quiet marina, and the wooden gable ends of the houses lean gently into a street whose silence is broken only by the trundle of an occasional bicycle.

"With AI House Amsterdam, we are doing what Europe urgently needs: bringing together ambition, talent and capital to shape the future of AI," says Fabricio Bloisi, CEO of Prosus.

The recent laws in Amsterdam to license e-bikes exist in a transportation context that positions bikes and cars on more equal footing, emphasizing safe mixed-use streets.

"This is a beautiful old synagogue, and we try to keep the spirit of the past alive as much as possible and transform it..." Maurits Jan Vink.

At first glance, beer bike Amsterdam might not seem like something out of the ordinary, but that couldn't be further from the truth.

Amsterdam not only stands out for its iconic canals and painters, but has also become crucial to the world of book design, merging art with literature.

Amsterdam, with 1,219 startups, continues to be a European startup hub, despite a minor dip in the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Index, securing crucial funding.

On a surreal night in Amsterdam, a man held a customer hostage in an Apple Store, demanding cryptocurrency, making this bizarre incident remarkable for its rarity in the Netherlands.