Finland plans to develop Amazon delivery robot technology
Plans to develop new technology for autonomous delivery vehicles in Finland’s capital, Helsinki, have been announced by Amazon. Amazon has state...
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Facebook: Personal information of 31,000 Icelanders leaked
The personal information of over 31,000 Icelanders stored on Facebook has been leaked due to a data breach, reports mbl.is. According to information f...
High-performance supercomputer to launch in Finland
According to the Helsinki Times, operations for LUMI (Large Unified Modern Infrastructure), claimed to be one of the most powerful supercomputers in t...
10 million ISK invested to train unemployed Icelanders in coaching Esports
As part of a new incentive between the Icelandic Social Affairs Ministry and the Icelandic Esports Association, the government has invested 10 million...
Norway fines Grindr $11.7m for illegally sharing user information
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has fined the dating app Grindr 100 million Norwegian Krone ($11.7m) for illegally sharing personal informatio...
The Time Is Now For A Globally Respected US Arctic Policy
It will take slightly more than rejoining the Paris Agreement, but the time is now for a globally respected Arctic Policy, states Dr. Dwayne Ryan Mene...
JSC Gidrostroy Plant by Skaginn 3X launched by the Russian president
Skaginn 3X, an Icelandic innovator of high-tech processing equipment, just launched a JSC Gidrostroy’s state-of-the-art pelagic processing plant in Ru...
Earthquakes and tremors continue around notorious volcano Katla
The past few days have seen a swarm of tremors around Katla volcano, but yesterday they reached over a 3 in magnitude or up to 3.6. According to repor...