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  • So many Ukrainians remain in Sweden

    Published 23 May 2024 at 08.51 Domestic. Approximately 34,000 people from Ukraine have so far been granted extended protection under the mass refugee directive. Share the article TwittraShare Over 95 percent of those who applied have now received their decisions. So far, almost everyone whose cases have been tried has been granted an extended residence…

  • The Swedish woman is still queen in the kitchen

    Published 23 May 2024 at 10.19 Domestic. Feminism and “career” in all its glory – but in the kitchen it is still the woman who decides, shows Aller Media's latest “She Report”. Share the article TwittraShare< p>Women decide what will be for dinner – and are responsible for the planning, shopping and cooking. Only 4…

  • AI assistant is trained for the Swedish public sector

    Published 23 May 2024 at 11.50 Domestic. Employees in three municipalities are now training an AI-powered assistant for the public sector. Share the article TwittraShare The project “A joint digital assistant for the public sector” is a collaboration between Swedish authorities, municipalities, regions and business, coordinated by AI Sweden. The aim is to promote national…

  • Swedish public transport will soon be completely fossil-free

    Published 23 May 2024 at 13.24 Domestic. New statistics from Swedish Public Transport show that public transport in Sweden is now almost completely fossil-free. Share the article TwittraShare According to the statistics, 95 percent of public transport is driven by bus on renewable fuels or electricity. Regional and commuter train traffic is almost entirely powered…

  • HP releases Omni and EliteBooks with Snapdragon

    HP has announced two new laptops with a Snapdragon X Elite processor. The Omnibook The company wants to further simplify its laptop lineup in the future, with the Omni series now for consumers and the EliteBooks for business users. The Omnibook and Elitebook have the new Snapdragon X Elite processor on board, with a neural…

  • Bloomberg: ASML and TSMC can disable EUV machines remotely

    ASML can remotely disable TSMC's chip machines, sources tell Bloomberg. This concerns the EUV machines, which can be switched off in the event of an invasion of Taiwan by China. Bloomberg writes, based on anonymous sources, that ASML and TSMC can work together to install machines at the Taiwanese manufacturer to be able to shut…

  • AdGuard Home 0.107.49

    AdGuard Home version 0.107.49 has been released. With this software, a DNS server can be set up at home to block advertisements and malware on the entire network, so that this is no longer necessary on each individual device. It is therefore comparable to Pi-hole. AdGuard Home works on a machine with Windows, macOS, Linux…

  • Aqara releases wall socket with Zigbee support and consumption meter

    Xiaomi has released an Aqara wall socket with Zigbee and Matter support, among other things. The socket is for the European region and has a face of 55x55mm. The device can, among other things, measure electricity consumption. Home automation manufacturer Aqara calls the device the Wall Outlet H2 EU. This is a wall socket for…

  • Edge gets native translation and dubbing of videos in real time

    Microsoft announces an upcoming Edge feature that will allow videos to be natively translated or dubbed. There is currently no support for Dutch. It is not clear when the feature will be available to everyone. The feature should be able to translate videos on different websites in real time. The company mentions YouTube, LinkedIn, Reuters…

  • Kristersson furious at SD: “Never seen him so angry”

    Published 22 May 2024 at 07.36 Domestic. It boils under the surface in the Moderates because of the Sweden Democrats' handling of Kalla fakta's reportage, Expressen reports. Share the article TwittraShare SD “punished” two employees on their communications department by letting them go through a gimmicky training in the “Tidö Agreement's Respect Clause”. When the…

  • Clear: The government donates the entire defense budget to Ukraine

    Published 22 May 2024 at 08.43 Domestic. The government and the Sweden Democrats have agreed to create a three-year framework for military support for the war in Ukraine totaling SEK 75 billion for 2024–2026. So 25 billion kroner per year. Share the article TwittraShare With this proposal, the total military and civilian support from Sweden…

  • The requirement to save paper receipts is abolished

    Published 22 May 2024 at 17.26 Domestic. The requirement for companies to keep original accounting information for a certain period of time is removed. Share the article TwittraShare The Riksdag said yes says yes to the government's proposal as a concrete means that accounting materials, such as receipts and invoices, do not need to be…

  • Belgian providers take almost 100 websites with illegal football streams offline

    Several Belgian providers have blocked various websites showing illegal streams of football matches. Owner Eleven and parent company DAZN wanted to enforce this through a lawsuit and a Belgian corporate court agreed. Telenet, Proximus and Orange Belgium, among others, have blocked about a hundred websites on which the streams could be viewed, reports VRT. “These…

  • Sonos announces first Ace headphones for 499 euros – update

    Sonos announces the Sonos Ace. The headphones work wirelessly via Bluetooth 5.4 or wired via USB-C and support active noise cancellation. The headphones will be available from June 5 for 499 euros in black and white. The audio brand focuses on a home theater experience with the Ace. The Sonos Ace supports Dolby Atmos, among…

  • Acer announces Swift 14 AI laptops with Snapdragon

    Acer announces the updated Swift 14 AI series. The new laptops are equipped with Snapdragon X Plus and X Elite Socs and are aimed at AI applications with the Copilot+ functions. Acer will release the Swift 14 AI series in Europe in June for at least 1,499 euros. The Swift 14 AI computers are Acer's…

  • ExifTool 12.85

    Phil Harvey has released version 12.85 of ExifTool. ExifTool is a free and cross-platform program that allows managing and editing the metadata of a large number of files. It works from the command line, but there are third party solutions available that allow it to be used with a graphical user interface as well. New…

  • Lenovo releases two Snapdragon X Elite laptops – update

    Lenovo has announced two laptops powered by Qualcomm's Arm-based Snapdragon The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x and ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 will be available from June this year. Both laptops have twelve Oryon cores from Qualcomm, an integrated Adreno GPU and a Hexagon GPU with 45 Tops of AI. computing power, Lenovo says in a press…

  • Was forced to drop out of the LO election – because he was a “Sweden friend” as a 14-year-old

    Published 22 May 2024 at 10.04 Domestic. Pim van Dorpel suddenly dropped out of his candidacy as new chairman of LO – the day before the congress. Now he tells Arbetet that the reason was that it came to light that he hung out in skinskull circles in junior high school. Share the article TwittraShare Pim…

  • Norway recognizes Palestine

    Published 22 May 2024 at 11.28 Foreign. Norway recognizes Palestine as a state. This was announced by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide at a press conference on Wednesday morning. Share the article TwittraShare According to Jonas Gahr Støre, Palestine has a fundamental right to an independent state. – The…

  • Klaus Schwab steps down as WEF chief

    Published 22 May 2024 at 13.01 Foreign. After more than half a century, Klaus Schwab is leaving his leadership role at the World Economic Forum, which he founded. This is reported by CNBC News. Share the article TwittraShare The World Economic Forum, WEF, organizes an annual conference for global leaders in Davos, Switzerland. The organization…

  • Mohammed Mohammed is detained for the murder of Mikael in Skärholmen

    Published 22 May 2024 at 14.01 Domestic. Mohammed Mohammed, 18, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of the high-profile murder of Mikael, who was murdered in front of his son in Kärrholmen. Mohammed turned 18 just weeks after the murder and can therefore count on a substantial sentence discount if he is convicted. Share…

  • “A little more fuss”: Pehrson's whisper to Åkesson

    Published 22 May 2024 at 15.59 Domestic. The camera caught Liberal party leader Johan Pehrson's whisper to SD leader Jimmie Åkesson during today's Riksdag debate. Share the article TwitterShare Internal opposition to the Tidö collaboration has increased in the Liberals after Kalla fakta's report on SD's alleged “troll factory”. But between the party leaders there…

  • Microsoft introduces Copilot+ PCs and new AI features for Windows 11

    Microsoft is launching a new brand name for systems with built-in hardware for performing AI computing tasks: Copilot+. Microsoft is also introducing new features for Windows 11 to take advantage of this hardware. Almost all major laptop OEMs will supply Copilot+ PCs. This includes Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung, the tech giant announced…

  • HandBrake 1.8.0

    Version 1.8.0 of HandBrake has been released. Available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, this open source program can convert footage into files including h.264, h265, or mpeg4 image formats and aac, ac3, mp3, or Ogg Vorbis sound formats. There are presets available for commonly used equipment, such as an iPad, Apple TV or Android tablet,…