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Ninth graders’ math skills have declined in part due to insufficient vocabulary
“When a math problem is presented verbally, you have to understand words like face, function, and probability just to understand the problem.” Jari Metsämuuronensenior assessment specialist from Karvi, comment For YLE on Thursday. In his opinion, educators should pay attention to the development of students’ vocabulary, also from the point of view of mathematics, from […]
Microsoft reinvented office applications with AI tools
“Manufacturers now have a co-pilot in the live studio to help them build solutions and provide suggestions for improvements. To build an app, stream or bot, you can describe it in natural language and the co-pilot can build it in seconds. Easy,” the statement reads. “Power Apps’ Copilot makes it easy to keep data at […]
ChatGPT is still in the early stages of proving its industrial value: Report
The chatbot, which converses with users, has demonstrated its ability to write poems, essays and research papers, program computers and even take master’s level exams. Generative AI describes artificial intelligence algorithms that can be used to create new content, including text, images, videos, audio, code, and synthetic data. The excitement surrounding ChatGPT shows that the […]
Beware of scams appearing as Kanta services and Kanta pages!
Typically, a scam message may ask you to send your personal information or documents to the address provided in the message. Information collected through such messages is likely to end up in the hands of criminals You may encounter scams in emails, social media, or search engines like Google or Bing. Criminals may also try […]
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 […]
Spotify announces plans to lay off 6% of workforce
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced Monday that the company plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce, or roughly 600 employees. The cuts are a result of financial challenges, according to Ek. The Swedish media streaming giant is one of the largest providers of its kind. Founded in 2006 by Ek and Martin Lorentzon, […]
Spotify is to reduce 6% of the workforce, approximately 600 employees
Stockholm – Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it is cutting six percent of its roughly 10,000 employees, the latest cost-cutting announcement among tech companies. “In retrospect, I was too ambitious when it came to investing ahead of our revenue growth. And for this reason, today we are reducing our employee base by approximately […]
Google buys more land from the city of Hamina
Internet giant Google will buy 50 hectares more land from the city of Hamina next to its current data center for 4.3 million euros. Hannu MuhonenThe mayor of Hamina, was pleased that Google decided to continue investing in Hamina, as the company is a major employer in the city. "We have had an excellent partnership […]
Apple is preparing to launch its new search engine at next week’s WWDC 2022 trade show
According to Mashlele, Scoble stated that the information is based in part on interaction with informants and in part on reasoning. “This is the most expensive product launch ever,” he continued. Many have speculated that Cupertino’s behemoth would eventually sink its toes into the water due to a lack of competition in the search industry […]
Google pays more than 300 EU publishers for news
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Three years after the adoption of the EU’s groundbreaking copyright rules, Google will pay 300 publishers across Ireland, Germany, France and other EU countries to republish their news. Google will also develop an app to make it easier for publishers to sign up, and offer them an extended news preview agreement that allows […]
Hesburger will close all offices in Russia and Belarus this week
The Finnish fast food chain Hesburger has announced that most of its stores in Russia and Belarus are now closed and others are expected to close by Sunday. The company said earlier this month that it plans to close all its restaurants in both countries by the end of April, when criticism of the Turku-based […]
World Day 2022: Make the world a happier and healthier place to live
What was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, Environmental Protection Day in the United States, has now become a global day to promote large-scale promotion of clean habitats around the world. This originated when peace activist John Mc Connell proposed respecting the planet and the concept of peace at a UNESCO conference in San Francisco. […]
A ‘Great Easter Day’: Now it would be a rabbit out of the hat!
Easter should be the least loved of all national holidays. When, why, WTF?There may be chocolate eggs for kids, but otherwise there are no real gifts, no fun costumes and no clear dates. The shops are closed (or so to speak open, but not for long… we are not sure). All events are incoherent and […]
St Patrick’s Day 2022: Pick of the Irish!
By Armelle Delmelle Prepare for a day drenched in rain and Guinness, while freckled blue-eyed boys and green-haired girls occupy the city. No, they are not Billie Eilish fans (well, most of them are enough!), It’s St Patrick’s Day, and it’s been a long time coming. Jonathan Swift once remarked, “I do not really like […]
The entire stadium rises as one to welcome Christian Eriksen’s return to top-class football
Christian Eriksen’s reintroduction to top-class football after a 259-day absence should always be a special moment. A highly admired player at English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur between 2013 and 2020, he played his club football for Inter in Italy at the time of his unfortunate cardiac arrest in June 2021, and his name was […]
The American technology giant risks Russian fines
The technology giant turned out to have limited competition with its video sharing platform YouTube US technology giant Google will be fined after Russian officials ruled it violated the country’s antitrust laws, in connection with its video sharing and social media site YouTube. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) published the news on its website on […]
Google is facing a $ 2 billion anti-competitive lawsuit
Google is accused of manipulating search results in favor of its own service PriceRunner, a Swedish price comparison site, has filed a $ 2.4 billion lawsuit against Google, claiming that the search engine manipulates search results to benefit its own commercial services. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Monday, the Swedish company claims that […]
Researchers teach artificial intelligence to master Finnish dialects fluently
Recently, there has been gathering information in the news so that artificial intelligence can understand the dialect of Finnish and Swedish. Computers usually understand Finnish only as a normative standard known as literary language and they need examples of spoken language to improve their algorithms. Because it is impossible to speak a language without speaking […]
Corona and football dominate Google searches in Denmark
Baldwin, Biden and… Tokyo? The last three in the top 10 were all culture-oriented. The big Danish TV series thriller hit ‘The Chestnut Man’ on Netflix came in eighth place, while the South Korean giga hit series ‘Squid Game’ finished in tenth place. ‘Albert Dyrlund’, the popular Danish YouTuber who tragically crashed 200 meters to […]
How to make sure your business has the best possible ranking online through SEO content
When you want to make sure that your business has the best chance of success once it starts, it is important that you focus on the use of SEO content in your business. This is an option for search engine optimization so that your business website can get as much online organic traffic as possible […]
Spotify cancels its Car View feature
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): The Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify has decided to discontinue its Car View function. The above feature was introduced in 2019 as a way to make the application less distracting and easier to control while driving, reported The Verge. According to the publication, the confirmation of the change initially came […]
Apple brings car crash detection to the iPhone
According to The Vergen, the current plan is to introduce such a feature next year. Google’s Personal Safety app for Pixel phones already includes a feature that calls for help when it detects a crash, just like the combined Car Services for modern vehicles, including GM’s OnStar, Subaru’s Starlink and Fiat Chrysler’s Uconnect. Many cars […]
Best Smart Home Devices to Look Ahead in 2021
Everyone wants to live in a smart house, but making one from scratch is both expensive and complex. Therefore, the best course of action is to upgrade the one you live in! Yes, you can convert your regular house into a smart house using various gadgets. Below you will find a list of all the […]
Autumn Holiday 2021: Huge treasure hunt
The Hidden Giants Secret places in Rødovre, Hvidovre, Vallensbæk, Ishøj, Albertslund and Høje Taastrup; trollmap.com Autumn is upon us, and so is the usual harem of intolerable Instagram days out, from posing in a field of pumpkins to braying about pumpkin spice to … in fact, no matter — they are all pumpkin-related. When did […]
YouTube bans videos that contain false information about vaccines
According to The Verge, the Google-owned platform also bans visible anti-vaccine accounts, including Joseph Mercolachannel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-linked children’s defense fund. YouTube took ads for anti-vaccination content in 2019 and announced in October 2020 that it would remove videos that spread false information around COVID-19 vaccines. The new policy expands to block misinformation […]
Microsoft to end support for Internet Explorer in 2022: Is Mozilla the closest threat to Google Chrome?
Mozilla Firefox: Privacy Issues Prior to Edge’s launch, Firefox was a leading challenger to Google Chrome; in 2009, its market share was 31.56%, but since then its number of users has fallen significantly and steadily. Mozilla’s focus is to provide robust security and privacy features. To this end, they guarantee independence from large data mining […]
Technology can make everyday life easier as a senior
This can be, for example, using voice control of your digital devices. This is what Jesper Vangkilde, head of communications at Google Denmark, says. – For many – and perhaps especially the elderly – it is more intuitive to look up and talk than it is to sit and grease with a small screen. Therefore, […]
The tourist followed Google Maps and got into trouble
A foreign tourist who was about to drive to the Ásbrú Hotel in Reykjanesbær needed help from the police after Google Maps misled him. The man entered his target into the app and found a shorter route to the hotel. The police then received a call for help from the man as he drove into […]
More online security at home – Hooray!
Many people do not care when it comes to their online security. In a busy day, protecting one’s online data may not be the highest priority, but there has been an increased awareness of the subject after more and more of our data has become available, but also because we are seeing more and more […]
The government and supporters will regulate tech giants politically
Tech giants like Facebook and Google need to be more politically regulated. This is what Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S), Sofie Carsten Nielsen (R), Pia Olsen Dyhr (SF) and Mai Villadsen (EL) say in a joint interview with Politiken. There is no concrete bill on the way from the government, but party leaders believe regulation […]
Oodi’s artificial intelligence application Obotti finds reading material for customers
The prototype includes six themed characters, or chat robots, with programmed themes. Users can choose the bot that suits their preferences and give them recommendations based on both the bot’s own preferences and the choices the user makes. The purpose of the service is to recommend books that are of interest to the customer and […]
Finland benefits from the minimum amount of corporate tax, suggests calculations
Multinational technology hotspots such as Amazon and Google are projected to be particularly affected by the change. “Today, the G7 finance ministers have made a significant, unprecedented commitment that will provide a huge boost to achieving a robust global tax rate of at least 15%,” the US Treasury Secretary said. Janet Yellen said public opinion. […]
The government will shift media support from national to local media
The government’s media outreach has been postponed a few times. But according to the Minister of Culture, there will be a media proposal from the government before the end of the year. And here an element will be that the media support must to a greater extent be moved from the national newsrooms to the […]
Binge watching threatens health in Finland
Encouraged by Nordic dependence on streaming services Amazon has recently decided to steal the show against Netflix and launched a Nordic service. The “more local focus” advertised by Amazon is catching up with Nords even more. Finland’s dependence on online entertainment extends to binge watching. Finns often quick casinosor fast online casinos and waste money […]
Woman in money laundering case rejects knowledge of accounts in Danske Bank
And now the woman is being charged with money laundering of the huge amount along with two other persons who were attached to the two companies. But the woman, who was employed and for a period also director, thus rejects knowledge of accounts at Danske Bank. If it was a coincidence that all 43 companies […]
The metal band Horndal is inspired by the IT giant’s entry
The band Horndal’s first record was about the devil coming to town and shutting down the ironworks. Now Google’s plans to build server halls will be the inspiration for the new album “Lake drinks”. “Google may not be the best company in the world,” says Henrik Levan, who plays guitar and growls in Horndal.
Now the planet’s changes since 1984 can be seen on Google Earth
It has long been possible to search for a specific address via Google Earth and view it from above using a satellite image. But now the search service is expanding with 24 million satellite images, so you can see how a specific place has developed year by year from 1984 to now. With the upgrade, […]
The ‘Hey Spotify’ feature rolls out for too few users
Stockholm [Sweden]April 8 (ANI): Just like ‘Hey Siri’, ‘Hey Google’, the Swedish audio and media service provider Spotify, has launched its own ‘Hey Spotify’ feature to some of its users. According to Mashable India, the unique feature ‘Hey Spotify’ has started to roll out to some of its users on Android by appearing through a […]
English content is a priority for the new Copenhagen radio station
If you have recently turned on the radio in the car and are surprised to hear English-language presenters and content, do not worry: Radio Luxembourg has not launched a new service in the Sound. Absalon Radio (listen live here) is based in Vesterbro, and a reasonable proportion of the community station’s content is in English […]
How coronavirus boosted online shopping
Coronavirus and the accompanying lock have left their mark on the world. Many companies have had a serious hit, but since COVID-19 hit the market in unpredictable ways, it affected various industries. Some were lucky while others were not. Online retailers in particular have been lucky. Of course, this was already a thriving industry, but […]
Bill: Tech giants have to pay for news use
It must cost technology giants such as Facebook and Google to use content from Danish media and musicians on their platforms. This is how it sounds from Minister of Culture Joy Mogensen (S), who wants to ensure Danish artists payment from tech giants with a new bill. It will be presented on Friday. – The […]
Now Google is leading the way to the best hiking trails
Whether it is for the fresh air, the de-stressing effect or just to pass the time, most Danes like a good walk. And now it has become easier to find good hiking trails around…
Now you can find Danish hiking routes in Google Maps
Google has mapped 288 hiking trails in the digital map designated by the Danish Hiking Association. It writes Google Denmark in a press release. In practice, this means that 288 red markings with a hiking symbol appear on the map when searching for “hiking areas”. – The experts have done an excellent job in relation […]
From Iceland – the best way to visit the eruption site, according to civil protection
If you live in Iceland, or plan to be here soon, you might be tempted to check out the Geldingadalsgos eruption site. It is, after all, very beautiful to look at it, far away from settlements and of a magnitude that poses no threat to anyone. Víðir Reynisson, head of civil defense, owns several word […]
The Internet and what it has become
However, since the time desktops and modem connections have been cramped, we have come a long way. Most of us now have broadband in our homes and smartphones in our pockets as we travel through the world. In 2019, there were 5.11 billion individual mobile phone users worldwide, and 2.71 billion of them use smartphones. […]
Google blocks a record number of ads
Last year, 3.1 billion ads were blocked or removed by the Internet company Google, according to a report on how the company controls ads on its platforms. The corresponding figure in 2011 was 130 million ads. Among the blocked ads last year, 99 million had to do with corona. They were, for example, about advertisements […]
Sir Elton is dead! Long live Sir Elton!
When the Grapevine Towers team read on mbl.is that Sir Elton John had a well-oiled VineMachine immediately sprinted in response. Imagine Mighty Morphin Power Rangers wearing plastic Viking helmets. Before you could say “Nikita”, news director Andie, had proved to be a lucky announcement for Pinners’ first pianist, Valur had put on his black suit […]
FACTS: How to hold the Danish Melody Grand Prix 2021
That is why the show is held without spectators, among other things, and a number of other things that viewers will be used to from the singing competition have changed this year. Here are the facts about how the competition is conducted: * This year the show will be held in DR Byens Studie 5, […]
Municipalities report themselves after Ekot’s review
More than 100 municipalities, regions and authorities are now reporting themselves to the Privacy Protection Authority. It is after Ekot’s review, which showed that public websites have sent visitors’ IP addresses to Google, that reports of personal data incidents are now submitted. “Almost half of last week’s inflow is related to such incidents,” says Malin […]
Minister hopes for international agreement on tech tax soon
– The government is therefore actively working for a global agreement in the OECD that ensures fair taxation of the digital economy. It is our hope that we succeed in reaching an agreement before the summer of this year, she writes. The OECD stands for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and is an […]
The IT company’s typing error resulted in a personal data leak: “We are very sad”
An error by a provider explains why several municipalities and authorities accidentally sent their website visitors’ personal data to Google. A large part of the sites that appear in Ekot’s review have used the same publishing tool, which carried a typo in its source code for almost three years. “The mistake was that we used […]
Swedish regulators warn consumers against crypto when markets tumble by Cointelegraph
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Startup Iceland – how to build the future
Published February 25, 2021 Kathryn Gunnarsson is the founder and CEO of Gecko, a Talent agency with an emphasis on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) field in Iceland. There has been a great demand for specialists in this field and a number of foreigners have moved to Iceland to work in these fields. […]
Criticism of municipalities that share personal data: “A failure”
There is now criticism of Swedish authorities and municipalities after Ekot’s report that they share personal data without the visitors’ consent. Several municipalities and authorities admit that they were not aware of the problem. “I do not think one is fully aware of how much information is provided to Google,” said Peter Michanek, spokesman for […]
Swedish authorities forward personal data about web visitors to Google: media
STOCKHOLM, February 25 (Xinhua) – A number of government agencies in Sweden pass on personal data belonging to individuals who visit their websites to Google despite the fact that they guaranteed anonymity, local media reported on Thursday. More than 80 authorities and over 150 authorities pass on personal data in the form of IP addresses […]
Authorities promise anonymity – but send IP addresses to Google
Eighty public websites promise their visitors anonymity, but in fact send their personal information to Google. Twice as many sites forward the information, so-called IP addresses, without telling them. Following Ekot’s review, several authorities have reported themselves to the Privacy Protection Authority. One of the websites that sent personal information to Google without informing is […]
Spotify stops audio casting for ‘Spotify Free Users’
Stockholm [Sweden]February 24 (ANI): Swedish provider of audio streaming and media services, on Wednesday (local time), has revealed that it will reduce its “listen music” option for Spotify free account users. According to Mashable, users with a Spotify Free account will not be able to listen to music and podcasts and their options for listening […]
Justice has been done: Disha Ravi’s father on bail
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]February 24 (ANI): Disha Ravi’s father on Wednesday said that her daughter has not done anything wrong and justice has been done. “Justice has been done. My daughter had not done anything wrong. We believe in our country’s justice system,” said Ravi Annappa, Disha Ravi’s father to journalists about her bail in the […]
Kapil Sibal expresses happiness over the release of Disha Ravi
New Delhi [India]February 24 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday expressed happiness over the release of “climate activist” Disha Ravi in connection with the “toolbox” case and said the subordinate judiciary has begun to question the abuse of the sedition law. “Bail to Disha, encouraging to note that while superior courts have chosen to […]
Bail to Disha Ravi, court says evidence ‘sketchy, sparse’
New Delhi [India]February 23 (ANI): A Delhi district court on Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested for being involved in sharing a “toolbox” on social media in connection with the ongoing agricultural protest. The trial court in Patiala House Court pointed out that there is no apparent reason not to […]
Canada can also demand payment from IT giants
Canada could be the next country to force Facebook to pay the media for sharing their news on the platform. Right now, Facebook is blocking users in Australia from sharing news, in protest of the proposed legislation there that requires Facebook and Google to pay compensation to Australian media for news shared on their platforms. […]
As if we needed another excuse to cut our faces
Today is a special day in Iceland, known as Explosion Day. Now, before you ask Google Translate to confuse this word into something that resembles obscure English, we’ll save you the trouble by telling you that the phrase “explosion day” will result. And if that sounds weird, then maybe we should talk about it. Explosion […]
Nikita Jacob agrees to participate in the Zoom meeting with PJF
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]February 16 (ANI): Climate activist Nikita Jacob, who is involved in the controversial “Toolkit” documentary related to the farmers’ protest, has admitted that there was a Zoom meeting before Republic Day, in which Poetic Justice Foundation founder MO participated. Dhaliwal and other activist comrades including Disha Ravi. In a document that Jacob’s lawyer […]
Shantanu, a suspect in the ‘Toolkit case’, is seeking bail
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India]February 15 (ANI): Shantanu Mallick, a suspect in the ongoing “Toolkit” documentary case related to the farmers’ protest, moved the Aurangabad bench at Bombay High Court on Monday and requested transit custody. Disha Ravi, a 21-year-old climate activist, was arrested from Bengaluru in connection with the formulation and dissemination of the Toolkit document. […]
Kapil Sibal goes to the detention center for Disha Ravi
By Archana Prasad New Delhi [India]February 15 (ANI): On Monday, Congressman Kapil Sibal slammed the central government over the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi in connection with the “toolbox” case, claiming that “the government’s intention is to threaten young people” in the country. “I think the whole purpose of the government through this process […]
‘Toolkit’ case: Non-bailable warrants issued against two
New Delhi [India]February 15 (ANI): In the ongoing “Toolkit” documentary related to the farmers’ protest, non-guaranteed warrants have been issued against two suspects named Nikita Jacob and Shantanu, Delhi police said. “Non-bailable warrants issued against Nikita Jacob and Shantanu. The two are involved in the toolbox issue,” Delhi police said. Last week, Disha Ravi, a […]
British Brit and thirst for the balls
Google translates some recent news headlines in English and we giggle behind our hands. Ball-thirsty ballers Here, GoogleGrinder ilar delivers an elegant English shredding of the headline of a person who violates alcohol licensing laws. The phrase “ball-thirsty accused of violating antitrust laws” is best translated as “thirsty partygoers accused of violating quarantine laws.” But […]
Polish media criticize new tax: Forces silence
For 24 hours, Polish media have been covered with black boxes: “Here your favorite program would be broadcast, but today you can not watch any content”. A number of newspapers, television and radio channels are protesting against the government’s new tax rules for media companies. According to the government, they aim to reduce the influence […]
Violation of the privileged movement against Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
New Delhi [India]February 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP PP Chaudhary on Tuesday moved a crime against the privileged movement against Congresswoman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha for calling “Greta Thunberg persona non grata”. Chaudhary said that India has good diplomatic relations with Sweden of which Thunberg is a citizen, and the comment […]
Delhi police are searching for information from Google about “Toolkit” creators
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Delhi police wrote a letter to Google on Friday requesting registration information and activity logs for the account through which a “toolbox” related to the farmers’ protest was created and uploaded to the social media platform. According to a statement from the Delhi police, they searched for “registration information” […]
Twice as many violate the mobile phone ban
More and more people are using their mobile phones and breaking the mobile phone ban when driving a car. Twice as many were caught in western Sweden last year compared to 2019, figures from the police show. “You text, email, google and do a lot of stuff,” says Anders Schääf, acting head of the traffic […]
From Iceland – Lost in Google Translate: Rise Of The Machines
Í news report on various conservatives in Iceland comparing a failed uprising in the US House of Representatives on January 6 to the Iceland 2008-2009 mass protests, the Google translation of “Independents want to equate the household revolution and the attack on the US Congress” the attack on the US Congress. “ As an indication […]
Denmark is improving significantly for vegans
UK, Portland vegan victories Analyzing Google AdWords data, Chef’s Pencil also found that vegan-related searches increased by 30 percent in 2020 compared to 2019. And it was as much as 102 percent higher than 2017. Britain topped the world rankings, followed by Australia, Israel, New Zealand and Germany. Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada and Ireland rounded […]
From Iceland – Daði Freyr wants you to do backing vocals for his Eurovision song
Daði Freyr, who will represent Iceland in Eurovision this year, needs a choir for the song he will perform before the competition. To that end, you can be a member of that choir. Dadi took to Twitter to do announcement. In the video, he explains that while he wants a choir for the song, he […]
FX 2020 Year in Review – Swedish kronor carries the crown – Investing.com
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Englishman in Nyhavn: The Christmas calendar season – the gift that keeps giving
Another Christmas occurs in Denmark. For us natives, this is no biggie. I’m actually so acclimatized to this Scandinavian bay we call home that – and I’m laughing heartily here – it’s hard to remember how Christmas is anywhere else! My first Christmas calendar But when I think back to my very first Danish Christmas […]
Tougher grip in the US against the tech giants
Ten states have taken another step in the fight against the big technology companies, when they have now filed a lawsuit against Google because the company, as it is called, restricts competition. Google is said to have collaborated with a network of consultants and to have partnered with other companies in order to block search […]
The IT giant stopped teaching for Tingsryds students
Wasaskolan in Tingsryd was forced to cancel lessons because several of Google’s services have operational problems. These include Gmail, Google classroom and Google meet, which are now used in the school’s distance learning. According to the school’s principal Åsa Wyndhamn, the students will have to work independently for the rest of the day with the […]
Coronavirus, Big Brother, potato salad are one of Finland’s most googled terms in 2020
Data from Google, the world’s largest search engine, have revealed that the most popular search themes in Finland this year were the US presidential election, the reality TV show Big Brother and recipes for potato salad. One search term rose far from the others: the coronavirus. Although the word was known to very few people […]
Cultural news in P4
On the track, So Much Better and Doobidoo are some of the popular programs that usually top the TV charts. Now comes new competition when the TV industry’s joint measurement company MMS is looking at also starting to include Youtube in its viewer statistics. – So it is all TV companies and all network players […]
Digital platforms track Danes on a large scale
– I was personally surprised at how extensive it is. And not least to what extent this data is combined across different services, says Galbo-Jørgensen. The survey is based on what data has been collected about Danish users on five of the Danes’ favorite digital platforms. Among other things, Facebook, and when searching on Google. […]
Find your inner cradle and save money
If you need a new TV, you might google some of the new models and find the cheapest place to shop. But if you only look at online prices, then you risk missing out on a negotiation…
Family way!
Have you ever noticed how many popular TV series contain the word ‘family’? ‘Modern Family’, ‘Family Guy’, ‘Family Ties’, ‘The Addams Family’, ‘Family Feud / Fortunes’ … the list is a bit endless. When it comes to target customers, after all, the family is a light concert that sits and laughs together, tolerant of repetitions […]
Criticism that fines should pay the EU budget
The financing of the increase in the EU’s long-term budget is doubtful, Swedish parliamentarians believe. This is after the agreement that 16 billion euros will be paid with expected company fines, probably from American tech companies. Earlier this week, EU bodies agreed on a long-term budget, which was raised at the last minute by 16 […]
Folksam accidentally leaked information about over a million customers
Sweden’s largest insurance company, Folksam, accidentally leaked information about over a million customers to corporate giants such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Folksam states in a statement today. The information that was leaked included a social security number, but according to the insurance company, there is nothing to indicate that the information ended up in […]
The Danes are the third largest hypochondria in Europe
One thing that rages with most newcomers is how often people in Denmark claim to have the flu. Pneumonia is another disorder that is common in these parts along with chronic bronchitis. Of course, this is absolute poppycock, but we tolerate these drastic diagnoses and dismiss them as language errors. Or are they? Not as […]
United States sues Google for breach of competition rules
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Google for violating competition rules, US media reports. The Ministry of Justice considers that Google has acted as a disincentive to competition in order to maintain its monopoly on the search engine market and advertising there. Eleven Republican state justice ministers support the government in […]
App is changed after error: More people must be notified of infection
The Danish infection tracking app, “Infection Stop”, is now being redesigned after reports of errors. The Ministry of Health and the Elderly informs TV2. Among other things, it has emerged that in several cases the app has not notified relatives or others close to an infected person, even though the person has reported the infection […]
No guarantees to get money back for the children’s app purchases
Children who shop inside mobile games can give their parents bills of thousands of kronor without them knowing about it. There is no guarantee that store owners Apple and Google will pay back the money. At the end of last year, Borlänge resident Subensia Selvanayagam received an unexpected message. Her daughter had not only played […]
Google to open sixth data center in Hamina next year, workforce to 400
Google has approved the latest expansion of the Hamina data center complex. The Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland (AVI) has received the green light for the environmental permit and operating license for the complex’s sixth server center. According to the company, the new center will be operational next year. It is currently carrying […]
The official opening of the Diamond Circle
Yesterday, in the north of the country, the Diamond Circle tourist trail was officially opened. The ceremony was attended by three ministers who solemnly cut the ribbon across the new Dettifossvegur road between Dettifoss Falls and Ásbyrgi. Photo BRANDÐSTOFA NORÐURLANDS It is a 250 km long tourist route that connects Húsavík, Goðafoss, Mývatnssveit, Dettifoss and […]
Divided views on Israel’s new peace agreement
The historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has led to enthusiastic comments from many young people in youth organizations in both countries. At the same time, the peace agreement has led to calls for a boycott of the United Arab Emirates among Arab writers, poets and artists. In a video chat […]
It is here: Finnish coronavirus tracking application
Finnish contact tracking application Coron flasher (roughly translated “Corona lightning” in English) is now available for charge On Google Play and the App Store. The application produced by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is available in Finnish and Swedish. According to THL, the English version of the app will be released later […]
VMA in southeast Malmö, Skåne County.
Many countries in the world are now following the Australian attempt to persuade technology giants to pay media for the news that Google and Facebook post on their platforms. – This is a necessity for us to keep free media, said the Australian Minister of Finance when he introduced the bill. – We must do […]
