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...
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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...
1984, Iceland’s largest hosting provider’s disastrous crash left 10.000 websites down for days
On November 15th, Iceland’s largest hosting provider, a company called 1984, experienced a very serious crash. Although the company has finally manage...
Icelandic car rental pioneers the use of preventative road safety system
Blue Car Rental in Iceland is the first and only company to test and implement new and highly innovative technology from TM Software, an Icelandic tec...
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...
Sweden lists entire country on Airbnb – Freedom to roam act makes it possible
From the southernmost fishing village in Sweden, resting on the Baltic seaside, all up to the wide wilderness and mountain peaks in the north, the who...