Estonian ride-hailing unicorn Bolt has bought Danish taxi startup Viggo for an undisclosed sum in the company's first-ever acquisition ~transport Link 8 votes
Google’s Taara is launching a new chip to deliver high-speed Internet with light ~tech google internet Article 1181 words, published Feb 28 2025 13 votes
From polar night to midnight sun, Finland's deep connection with light and dark has inspired a century of pioneering lamp designs ~design architecture Link 9 votes
US President John F. Kennedy files expose family secrets: their relatives were CIA assets ~humanities.history Article 21 votes
Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies ~tech Article 397 words 53 votes
Record thefts boost North Korea to third-largest bitcoin holder ~finance cryptocurrency Link 19 votes
Texas officials report that an unvaccinated child has died of measles ~health medicine Article 406 words 63 votes
Defying Donald Trump, Ukrainian troops advance in the east ~news ukraine russia Article 696 words 68 votes
Why older people may not need to watch blood sugar so closely ~health Article 1401 words, published Mar 10 2025 11 votes
Swedish companies join forces to steer children away from gang crime – dozens of big businesses from IKEA to Spotify back youth job initiatives as country grapples with epidemic of violence ~life work education Link 24 votes
Isar Aerospace sets date for first launch after receiving license ~space rocketry Article 440 words 9 votes
Hollywood’s IP dilemma | Whether it’s “Novocaine,” “Mickey 17” or the “Oceans” director’s latest, audiences are slow to show up for original films ~movies Link 26 votes
Python Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x faster than using len() ~comp programming languages Article 899 words 13 votes
Sociogenomics, a new scientific field is changing the understanding of how and why people develop the specific ways that they do ~science biology Article 2802 words 13 votes
Norway will allow cities to introduce zero-emissions zones, as the number of electric cars on the road in the biggest urban centers passes 40% ~transport Article 22 votes
US Department of Justice again files demand to break up Google’s search monopoly ~tech google Article 963 words 27 votes
Waiting for a book in paperback? Good luck. Publishers increasingly give nonfiction authors one shot at print stardom, ditching paperbacks as priorities shift. ~books nonfiction Article 114 words 26 votes
US tariff war risks sinking world into new Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce warns ~finance economics Article 155 words 57 votes
A Reykjavík building that houses a penis museum and an H&M is also the virtual home to an array of perpetrators of identity theft, ransomware and disinformation ~tech internet privacy Article 2302 words, published Oct 9 2024 14 votes
Battery-storage project that will become the biggest in Finland has been given the go-ahead to start construction – can store power for two hours ~enviro energy.renewable Article 11 votes
Scientists have bred "Woolly Mice" on their journey to bring back the mammoth ~science biology Article 1158 words 40 votes
Disney to cut nearly 6% of staff across ABC News, Disney Entertainment Networks ~finance business Article 78 words 22 votes
Australia, with no auto industry to protect, is awash with Chinese EVs ~transport Article 1386 words 19 votes
Myanmar scam compounds that enslave workers apparently use Starlink for net access. US law enforcement says no company response to request for help. ~tech internet security Article 2153 words, published Feb 27 2025 26 votes
Norway's sovereign wealth fund should let other institutions and perhaps even ordinary people invest in the fund ~finance Link 12 votes
Antiaging pill for dogs clears key US Food and Drug Administration hurdle ~life.pets Article 1281 words 26 votes
Big day for crypto goes south in a hurry after a giant hack ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1054 words, published Feb 22 2025 33 votes
These five books might make you a better friend ~books nonfiction Article 912 words, published Feb 24 2025 10 votes
People named "Null" are being punished by computers in the weirdest ways ~comp programming Article 464 words 53 votes
How The Quiet Ones tells the thrilling true story of Denmark's biggest heist ~movies Article 1570 words 8 votes
Apple to invest $500 billion in the US in the next four years, build AI server factory ~tech apple Article 1495 words 12 votes
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ insiders say ‘everyone knew this is probably not going to be a good film’ ~movies Article 1157 words 36 votes
A Signal update fends off a phishing technique used in Russian espionage ~tech google Article 607 words 33 votes