Norway is Fining Meta $100,000 Daily Until it Changes its Ad Policies
Months after Ireland fined Meta $1.3 billion for violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the company will soon be slapped with a daily $100,000 daily...
France and Britain are Battling it out for Europe’s A.I. Crown
LONDON — Two countries are jockeying for position as Europe’s capital for artificial intelligence. Both French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi...
Belgium Pitches EU Agency to Screen Algorithms
The bloc’s artificial intelligence and content-moderation rulebooks require beefed-up enforcement. Belgium thinks the European Union needs an agency with technical expertise in algorithms —...
World’s first self-driving electric ferry takes to the water in Stockholm
Want to take a self-driving electric ferry between Stockholm islands? Now you can do just that. The ferry set sail in Stockholm on Thursday,...
Cyberattacks on Icelandic State Institutions
The website of Iceland’s Parliament, Alþingi, is currently down. Ragna Árnadóttir, the secretary-general of Alþingi, told Vísir that both the public website and the institution’s intranet...
Celebrating the Innovation and Startup Scene: Iceland Innovation Week
“We wanted to create a marketing window for Icelandic innovation and give both entrepreneurs and start-ups, but also big companies, the opportunity to showcase...
Kenes Rakishev and Saby fund spent millions on aid for Kazakhstan healthcare system
Governments and institutions around the world are working around the clock to fight COVID-19. Some individuals, first of all, entrepreneurs, make their input too. Kenes...
Sweden’s Electric and Autonomous Freight Mobility Maker Einride Enters UK Market
Having already expanded operations into Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Norway, the UK’s motorways will soon play host to Einride’s vehicles. According to the...
Norway to Subsidize Electric Construction Vehicles
The Norwegian business development agency Enova has launched two programmes to contribute to reduced emissions in the construction industry. The aim is to support...
Kazakh businessman invests in technology
Kenes Rakishev is one of the most influential people in Kazakhstan. Kenes is also a respected advisor to the government of Kazakhstan. Both he and his wife, Aselle Tasmagambetova are involved...