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Logi presents action plan on media issues today
Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, will hold a press conference on the government's action plan on media issues at 2 p.m.…
Four people want to become National Police Commissioner
A total of four applications were received for the position of National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police, which was advertised on December 3. The…
Heavy workload in the emergency room at SAk and people directed to healthcare
The emergency department at Akureyri Hospital has been under a lot of pressure recently due to flu, norovirus and other communicable diseases. The management…
Icelanders were involved in a serious car accident in South Africa
Icelanders were involved in a serious car accident in South Africa. The matter is being handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Civil Service. This is…
Cod stock not decreasing since 2020
The cod stock index is decreasing this year after little change in the previous three years. An announcement on the Marine Research Institute's website states…
Self-driving cars around the corner
Self-driving cars are not as far-fetched an idea in this country as many people think. Often you have to see and try things for yourself to understand such a major technological revolution.
Giving employees a million in Christmas bonuses for the second time
Icelandic technology company App Dynamic plans to pay all its employees a million krónur in Christmas bonuses this year.
Alvotech down 17% this week
The company completed a 13.6 billion krónur issuance of convertible bonds and presented its earnings forecast for next year this week.
Data center atNorth in Akureyri wins prestigious international award
Data center company atNorth won the Data Center Dynamics (DCD) Environmental Award for the innovative and responsible design of its data center in Akureyri. In this category, atNorth competed with three other international data center companies. The atNorth data center in Akureyri was also nominated in the category of Data Center Project of the Year in Europe. The DCD awards are highly respected in the international data center industry, with some of the world's largest technology companies […]
Ear cable car: environmental assessment report not sufficiently detailed on issues of most importance to the local community
The Municipality of Ísafjarðarbær's comment on the environmental assessment report for the Eyrarkláf in Skutulsfjörður states that the report addresses the main aspects of the environmental assessment, is quite detailed about the technical aspects of the project, but „in the opinion of the commenters, it is not sufficiently detailed about the issues that are most important for the local community and the experience of the area, especially acoustics and lighting effects. It also needs to go deeper […]
Betting company fined for negligence
Irish betting company Paddy Power Betfair will pay a £2 million fine for social negligence.
1.3 billion ISK loss
Changes to the Keflavík Airport catering area overwhelmed Lagardère travel retail and the company has ended operations in this country.
Nice Air has ticket sales tomorrow: “Let’s start small”
Nice Air has tickets on sale for a flight between Akureyri and Copenhagen tomorrow. The flight will take place in February.
“We have not offered our new residents realistic resources that fit into the modern world”
Partners Hans Rúnar Snorrason and Bergmann Guðmundsson have developed a new website where individuals who want to learn Icelandic can get help from a "personal tutor". Hans and Bergmann are both teachers and together own the company Kunnátta ehf, which is a year-old company in Akureyri. Hans and Bergmann received the Icelandic Education Awards' Encouragement Award last year for their contribution to […]
You should start slowly and steadily.
Martin Michael, the German entrepreneur who plans to relaunch Niceair and fly between Akureyri and Copenhagen, called a meeting today at the Icelandic Aviation Museum where he reviewed the state of affairs.
The European Union may lift its ban on the production of combustion engines by 2035.
The European Union is set to scrap a ban on the sale of new fossil fuel cars that was due to take effect in ten years. Carmakers across the continent have been pushing for a review. The issue will be discussed today as part of measures to support Europe's car industry, which is struggling with competition from Chinese automakers. Electric vehicles powered just over 16 percent of all new cars sold in the bloc in the first nine months of the year, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The high production costs of electric and plug-in hybrid cars are impacting manufacturers' bottom lines, as well as the
Icelandair rose by 4.4%
Skagi's share price has fallen by 15% in one week.
No end to devastating influenza pandemic – Fears that the situation will worsen further
Many British hospitals are reaching their limits due to the flu epidemic that is raging in the British Isles. The flu has also made its mark in Iceland and many Icelandic people have been bedridden in recent weeks. The Daily Mail reported yesterday, Sunday, that nearly three thousand patients are now hospitalized due to the flu. Have Read more
Innovation became a national initiative
The goal should still be for the intellectual property industry to become a strong pillar of the nation's export earnings by 2030.
A civilian performed a heroic act in stopping the shooters.
Video shows how a civilian managed to subdue a gunman with a machete on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, today. The attack has been described as a hate crime targeting Jews. At least 11 people have been killed. One of the two gunmen is in custody and the other is in custody. The people the gunmen shot were celebrating Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday. Emergency services are still working to contain the spread of the virus.
200 million for Arctic research at the University of Iceland
The project ICE BRIDGE: Bridging Ice Climate Technologies and Governance for Biodiversity in the Arctic has received a grant of nearly 200 million ISK from Biodiversity and Transformative Change, Biodiversa+. Dr. Romain Chuffart, Nansen Professor of Arctic Studies, is leading the project on behalf of the Vilhjálmur Stefánsson Institute at the University of Iceland and the project is for three years. This is stated on the University of Iceland website, which states […]
The Benevolent Influencer and the Widow
A special Christmas episode of Heimskviði discusses the encounter between two people from different continents. How did an Australian influencer finally allow an 88-year-old widower from Michigan, USA, to stop working? Sam Weidenhofer is from Adelaide, Australia. He was diagnosed at a young age with aphasia, a rare neurological disorder that manifests itself in poor coordination of speech and difficulty with pronunciation. Sam says in an interview that he attended a specialized preschool and underwent eight years of treatment. His parents feared that he would never be able to express himself properly. This showed him
Icelandair plane turned around at the last minute
An Icelandair plane, which had made the long journey to Egilsstaðir, was diverted to Reykjavík this afternoon due to severe turbulence.
Alvotech kicks from the bottom
Alvotech's share price has risen by 30% in just over a week.
New Director of IT at Innnes
Tinna Harðardóttir has taken on the position of Managing Director of Information Technology at Innnes.
Small boat owners learned about the latest technology
Recently, DNG wind turbines invited small boat owners in North Iceland to visit the company's premises in Akureyri. The event was organized in collaboration with Klett, the small boat owners' association in North Iceland, and was a great success. The attendance was very good and the guests were welcomed with a presentation on the production, technological innovations and future development of wind turbines.
First-of-its-kind lawsuit: ChatGPT accused of involvement in family tragedy
The artificial intelligence chat app ChatGPT has been accused of being directly involved in the murder-suicide of 83-year-old Suzanne Eberson Adams, according to a lawsuit filed in California this week. The case concerns the death of 83-year-old Suzanne Eberson Adams, who was murdered by her son, Stein-Erik Soelberg, at their home in Greenwich, Connecticut, on August 3. Read more
Experts examine security aspects of digital driver’s licenses
Cybersecurity company Ambaga says there are security flaws in digital driver's licenses.
Have “sold” hashtags for over 12 million
A website that a young Icelandic man in Dubai advertises on social media - and claims to have founded - has sold NFTs of hundreds of hashtags from the internet yesterday. The man, Sergio Herrero Medina, has promised his followers on social media, and hundreds of his followers in WhatsApp chat groups, that he can make significant money from it. to buy NFT images