Tag: Decades
Google’s new artificial intelligence can create music from text
The examples are impressive. There are 30-second snippets of what sound like real songs, created from song-length descriptions that dictate genre, mood, and even specific instruments, and five-minute songs created from one or two words, like “melodic techno.” “ The demo site also has examples of what the model produces when asked to create 10-second…
Three women honored by the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association
Three women who have dedicated themselves to fighting for women’s rights for decades were honored during the 116th anniversary of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association, which was celebrated today in Iðnó, Reykjavík. The Women’s Rights Association honored three members for their contributions to women’s rights and the struggle of feminists in Iceland and around the…
The clock goes down in history
Síminn, the telecommunications company, has decided to withdraw its watch service, which has been informing callers of the current time for 86 years. The information was officially announced on the Síminn website, and the service stopped operating on January 16. The reason for the changes is technological development. The use of the watch service has…
US Envoy: Ukraine War Has Brought Sea Change in Views of Russia
vienna, austria – VOA’s Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze discusses the situation in Ukraine with Ambassador Michael Carpenter, U.S. permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The transcript has been edited for clarity: VOA: Thank you so much for this interview on this Russian invasion. The war has tested…
Sweden’s Teachers – the new teachers’ union was formed today
Sweden’s Teachers will be Sweden’s third largest trade union after Unionen and Kommunal, and Sacos’ largest member union. The association is formed through a merger of Lärarnas Riksförbund and Lärarförbundet. The Teachers’ Union, which is the larger of the two unions, has long strived to merge with the National Union of Teachers, which organizes only…
Decisive decisions that led Sweden to NATO
In a short time, the issue of Swedish NATO membership has become red hot. But the turn away from freedom of alliance in war is not very sudden, according to Tomas Ramberg, Swedish Radio’s domestic policy commentator. – It is the small steps of the last two decades that you should see as a whole,…
Danish women have a higher level of education, but less valuable pensions than men
Again, the statistics show a big difference between men and women when it comes to making money. Despite the average woman performing better than her male counterpart in higher education, they still end up with less than men when it comes to their retirement. Great progress in recent decadesAccording to Statistics Denmark, more than 30…
The Involuntary Fashion Prince – Prince Charles
Prince Charles’ private life has in recent decades been surrounded by headlines. But in recent years, his commitment to crafts and environmental issues has received increasing attention. Prince Charles’ passion for things like wool, organic farming, recycling of materials and patching and repairing clothes – seems to be just right for the time. In this…
Finland’s retirement age is declining
He will retire in Finland later than in previous years. Figures from the Finnish Center for Pensions show that last year people left the labor force and retired on average six months later than their retiring colleagues in 2020. The average retirement age in 2021 was 62.4 years. This change is largely explained by the…
Launch of the world’s largest space telescope – the countdown is underway
After years of delays, the Hubble Space Telescope’s successor will now be sent into space. Researchers have been working with the new so-called James Webb telescope for decades and some components have been partly developed by researchers here in Sweden. The hope is that the new space telescope will increase knowledge about the universe’s first…
The third reactor will start up at the Olkiluoto power plant, Teollisuuden Voima says
The third reactor is expected to start generating electricity at about 30 percent capacity in January. During the six-month trial period, during which it will generate electricity with variable power, the reactor is scheduled to start generating electricity in June, which is about 14 percent of Finland’s electricity. “This moment will be remembered forever as…
DocPoint takes the audience to the legendary rock club Tavastia
Finland’s largest documentary film festival DocPoint will premiere the film Antti Kuivalainen, THEN TIMES CHANGED, in collaboration with the legendary Finnish rock club Tavastia. The film tells the story of Helsinki’s leading rock since 1970. The Tavastia Club has been disapproved, admired and iconized for decades. The film follows 50 years of Tavastian rock. Musicians…
Ericsson buys telephone company Vonage for $ 6.2 billion
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: In an agreement of 6.2 billion dollars, the Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson buys the American cloud communications company Vonage, in an attempt to expand its wireless services for corporate customers. Founded about two decades ago, Vonage was a pioneer in Internet-based telephone services, and it evolved into an application programming interface platform…
Park for dogs in Klambratún
According to Vísir, among the proposals put forward by the city of Reykjavík as part of the planning of the Norðurmýri, Holt and Hlíðar districts, it is proposed to build a dog park in Klambratún. Currently, there is no such facility in the western part of Reykjavik. Klambratún has been a popular destination for the…
Mr X – designated as Sweden’s godfather Part 1 of 2
Illegal gambling clubs, drugs and murder In two episodes, we get to follow the story of the mythical Mr X who for many years is portrayed as something of a Swedish godfather in Stockholm. There is talk of illegal gambling clubs, prostitution and even drugs and murder. But in the end, many will ask themselves…
Old prison like new
A former prison at Skólavörðustígur in Reykjavik has been restored. From the middle of last year, it was covered with fences, scaffolding and plastic sheets. The exterior of the property has been completely renovated by Minjavernd. The building, built in 1872, served as a prison until June 1, 2016. Originally it had 16 prison cells.…
He predicts a serious shortage of doctors
According to the forecast model developed by the Icelandic Medical Association, there could be a serious shortage of doctors in the country in the coming decades. The president of the Icelandic Medical Association says doctors’ working conditions should be improved and specialist training strengthened to prevent this from happening. According to the Medical Association’s forecast…
The Pork Quartet – a love story
Örjan Högberg, Jonas Lindgren and Mattias Helldén already meet at the music educationat Stockholm Academy of Music in the early 70s. The seeds of the Pork Quartet begin to germinate when they throw themselves into the school’s basement rooms to jam during breaks. When cellist Sebastian Öberg and the band’s first percussionist Johan Söderberg eventually…
The young elderly are the least stressed of all
The results are based on the large population survey “How are you?”, Where the Central Jutland Region is considered to provide a comprehensive picture of a national trend. Here, the curve of the population’s state of stress over decades resembles a hockey stick. It is at the top of the very young and then falls…
Rupert Murdoch – The latest media mogul and the “Succession” of reality
Rupert Murdoch is only 21 years old when he inherits his father’s newspaper in Australia. Every now and then, a career begins that a few decades later will play a key role in the emergence of the modern media landscape, giving Murdoch nicknames such as “the dirty digger” and “the kingmaker”. Among other things, Rupert…
Jonas Åkerlund – Music videos, metal and censorship
For decades, he has created sensational music videos for the greatest, such as Roxette, Madonna, The Prodigy, Metallica, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. Now Jonas Åkerlund tells about his long, star-studded career that is still rushing at a fast pace. He was the drummer in the cult black metal band Bathory and discovered filming under the…
FACTS: Life sentences are on average 16-17 years old
Below you can read more about the indefinite sentence. * Life imprisonment is considered the country’s most severe punishment and is basically a sentence of imprisonment for the rest of your life. * On average, however, life sentences are released after 16-17 years in prison. * At the earliest after 12 years, a lifer can…
Dawit Isaak – 20 years of captivity
Åke Pettersson, who has followed the case for almost two decades, returns to the case: What really happened to Dawit Isaak and what are the chances that he will be free? Producer: Eskil Krogh Larsson
Mors in Höfn in Hornafjörður
Mors made his home yesterday at the pier in Höfn in Hornafjörður. Fréttastofa received nice photos from Lilja Jóhannesdóttir showing the animal lying comfortably on the pier and does not seem to care about the attention that draws curious locals to him. Only one walrus has been seen off the coast of Iceland on average…
FACTS: Michelin guide should make car owners drive far
Get the story behind the distinguished guide here: * The French dining guide Michelin has existed since August 1900. But the first Danish contribution came only in the 1980s. * The guide was created in France by the tire manufacturer André Michelin. The first guides had useful information for car owners on where to refuel…
ABBA is back! The Swedish supergroup’s first new music in 40 years
Europe; UK The members of the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA have been reunited to release their first new album in four decades and will play a digital concert in London next year, the group said in a statement on Thursday. ABBA, one of the most successful groups in history, with more than 385 million albums…
Magma probably flows under Askja
According to Kristín Jónsdóttir, leader of the conservation group at the Icelandic Meteorology Institute, there is likely magma flowing under Askja, and close monitoring of the volcano is imperative. In recent decades, the Askji crater has collapsed, but is now rising rapidly. Most of Askja’s volcanic eruptions have been moderate, but powerful eruptions can also…
Swedish band Abba releases new album almost four decades after the split
STOCKHOLM, September 2 (Xinhua) – The Swedish band Abba will release an album with new songs, it was announced on Thursday. The quartet, which divorced in 1982, recorded the first two songs on the ten-track album “Voyage” 2018. “When we had these two songs, it felt a little thin, and we said, ‘Shouldn’t we do…
The Christian Democrats want free contraception for those under 25
On Saturday, the Christian Democratic Party (CD) party assembly approved its youth cleaning proposal to support free contraception for all under 25s. The party’s youth organization claimed that providing free contraceptives would reduce the number of abortions in Finland. The group referred to Norway, where free contraception has reduced redundancy rates. Party members approved the…
Return to Skagen: Tuna back in force after five years of absence
After a disappearance of more than five decades, bluefin tuna has re-emerged in Danish waters. In recent years, the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), which is part of the Technical University of Denmark, has noticed a positive trend regarding the species’ population. The tuna had been off the radar since the 1960s, but…
The first and last love
It takes 15 years before they meet again. Göran is now married and has four children. Annalisa is also married and has children. They resume their relationship, secretly. But the secrecy becomes too heavy and they break with each other. Until they meet again. And breaks once more. And meet again … Does the first…
Large amounts of carcinogen found in Korsør citizens
Significant amounts of the toxic and carcinogenic substance PFOS have been found among several citizens in Korsør Municipality. It informs Radio4. The findings so far are the results from the occupational and social medicine department at Holbæk Hospital, which is currently in the process of contacting a total of 187 citizens from the Korsør area.…
Commentator on Kristian Hegaard: Radicals lose a profile
– The area of judicial policy has for decades been a very important area for the Radicals, and he has had a great impact in the media in that area. – In that way, it is an important man the party is going to lose, he believes. Seen in the light of the case of…