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Published 20 April 2024 at 09.13 Economy. Economics journalist Claes Hemberg trusts – unlike American experts – the central banks' latest actions. “In May the interest rate will fall”, he promises in an analysis in Expressen, and predicts a “well-deserved celebration” for Swedish villa owners. Share the article TwittraShare Hemberg states that the who own…

Published 20 April 2024 at 10.19 Domestic. The armed forces are assigning more personnel to the EU's operation in the Red Sea, the authority says. Share the article TwittraShare A trauma unit of around ten people will serve on board the Dutch ship Karel Doorman. The trauma unit has surgeons and anesthesia staff who will…

Published 20 April 2024 at 11.20 Domestic. A former sound and production technician at Sveriges Radio has been banned from the controversial site Dumpen after contacting an apparently underage girl for sexual purposes. Share the article TwittraShare Today, the 33-year-old man works as an IT forensics officer at the Swedish Police Agency and has previously…

Published 20 April 2024 at 12.02 Media. The newspaper Expressen is questioned by its own readers after publishing nude pictures of several women in an article about “women's bodies” today. The article is criticized for a lack of diversity because all the women involved are part of the 40+ category who don't care about their…

Published 20 April 2024 at 14.23 Domestic. When a 15-year-old and a 43-year-old were shot to death in Farsta centrum last year, it was likely due to a “spy” with the criminal gang Foxtrotnetværket mixing up two people, sources tell SvD. Share the article TwittraShare The task is supported by the evidence in the trial…

Brein leader Tim Kuik, who has long been the face of the fight against online piracy in the Netherlands, will retire next month. Bastiaan van Ramshorst will succeed him at the foundation that works for copyright holders. Kuik worked at the Brein Foundation for 25 years and is now quitting at the age of 67,…

Clonezilla is an open source program that can be used to create disk images. It is possible, among other things, to make backups of partitions or of the entire hard drive, or a copy of a hard drive: a so-called clone. Clonezilla is therefore an open source variant of Macrium Reflect and Acronis True Image.…

The Belgian provider Telenet will increase prices by 3.5 percent in June to compensate for inflation. The price increase applies to many subscriptions, but not to all. Telenet says it will inform customers individually in the coming weeks. It is also known which subscriptions will and will not increase in price. The price increase will…

Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order apologize for the state of Cities: Skylines II and the recently released Beach Properties DLC. The companies promise to give customers money back. In line with this, the console version of the game will be postponed. IIn a blog post, the developer and publisher explain that the Beach Properties DLC…

Elgato announces the Neo series of PC peripherals, consisting of a microphone, webcam, LED light, capture card and Stream Deck. The products cost between 100 and 130 euros and will be available worldwide from later this month. The accessory brand focuses on productivity and streamers with the new Neo series. In line with this, Elgato…

Published 19 April 2024 at 16.30 Foreign. Intelligence research has for decades produced countless studies that demonstrate the connection between race and intelligence – and that the differences are largely genetic. Even so, the question is the most taboo in Western science, according to a new study. Share the article TwittraShare In the survey, the…

Published 19 April 2024 at 17.44 Foreign. Photos and videos of Gazans relaxing on the beach after six months of intense bombardment are angering Israeli politicians, reports the Times of Israel. Share the article TwitterShare The images come from Deir al-Balah, an area where IDF ground forces have not operated during the war. The area…

Version 24.03 of MediaInfo has been released. This program is intended to inform about the properties of audio and video files. The program provides extensive information about the tags, codecs used and containers. MediaInfo is available for Windows, Linux and macOS, and can be used with a graphical user interface or via the command line.…

Google is conducting another round of layoffs. It has not been announced how many people will be fired this time and which teams they will be in. Google does say that affected employees can apply for other positions in the company. According to Business Insider, several teams in the real estate and finance departments have…

The Microsoft Store is showing fewer already installed apps on the various home pages of the app store after a recent update. In other words, from now on, more new apps will be recommended in the Store that the user may want to install. Until recently, for example, the Microsoft Store recommended a number of…

Nothing has announced two new sets of earbuds with built-in ChatGPT applications. The ChatGPT integration is also coming to other Nothing devices, the company announced. The new earphones will be available for purchase from April 22. The so-called Ear and Ear (a) look quite similar to their predecessors, but have various upgrades. For example, the…

Chip manufacturer TSMC recorded 16.5 percent higher turnover in the first quarter of 2024 than in the same quarter the year before. According to TSMC, sustained demand for chips for AI applications has led to the positive figures. Net profit rose by just under 9 percent in the same period, according to TSMC's most recent…

Published 19 April 2024 at 08.47 Domestic. SOS Alarm's app begins reporting on gang violence – such as bombings and shootings – in collaboration with the police. Share the article TwittraShare A pilot project was launched this week which means the police start using the 112 app to reach out with information to users who…

Published 19 April 2024 at 10.18 Domestic. A woman in Ångermanland is sentenced for extremely serious assault and serious assault of her preschool-age daughter. Share the article TwittraShare The district court judges that the mother was guilty of severe abuse by giving the child her anti-depressants and particularly severe abuse by giving the child insulin…

Published 19 April 2024 at 11.51 Cultural news. Donald Trump and his media conglomerate Trump Media & Technology Group plan to launch a new Netflix-style television streaming service. Share the article TwittraShare The service will offer live television, news, religious content as well as family-friendly films and documentaries. It is also intended to make room…

Published 19 April 2024 at 13.33 Economics. Households expect the Riksbank to lower the policy rate. As many as 94 percent of SBAB's new mortgage customers chose variable interest rates in March. Share the article TwittraShare The housing bubble "Interest rate psychology" drives housing prices up FI sees the government's mortgage plans Ingves: Greedy home…

Published 19 April 2024 at 15.07 Domestic. For the first time, scientists have succeeded in creating sheets of gold that are only one atomic layer thick. The material has been named gold. According to the researchers from Linköping University, the gold acquires new properties that can make it suitable for, among other things, carbon dioxide…

The Belgian Telenet and Dutch Ziggo are temporarily removing the BabyTV channel from their offering. The channel was taken over twice in a short time by criminals, who showed Russian propaganda on the channel. BabyTV is a children's channel from Disney, which is distributed via satellite. The channel was first taken over on April 6.…

Facebook parent company Meta should not use a 'pay-or-okay' system, according to European privacy regulators. Under that system, anyone who does not want their personal data used for targeted advertising must pay to access the platform. According to the EDPB, which brings together European privacy supervisors, the 'pay or okay' system is not a fair…