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Flytrex raises $40M to build its drone-based delivery service across suburbs in the U.S.

TechCrunch

BRM Group is leading the round, with participation also from OurCrowd (the SoftBank-backed, Israel-based crowdfunded investor); Lukasz Gadowski; and previous investors Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) , btov , and BackBone Ventures. Flytrex’s first-ever service was launched in Reykjavik , Iceland in 2017, but the first U.S.

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The best comedies streaming on Netflix right now

Mashable Tech

New to the crew is Taylour Paige as Axel's hard-headed daughter, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a local ally, Nasim Pedrad as a flustered real estate agent, and Kevin Bacon as a smirking antagonist. This is the case for this outrageous offering, which stars Jack Black as infamous scammer /local celebrity Jan Lewan. The sparks will fly.

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Why major global powers are so interested in Greenland right now

Fast Company Tech

Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and Trump wants to make sure that the U.S. ” A Chinese-backed rare earth mining project in Greenland stalled after the local government banned uranium mining in 2021.

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Proton VPN review: Premium, proven privacy and a free tier with no data limits

Mashable Tech

At the time of writing, Proton VPN had the largest and most globally diverse server network out of all the VPNs I've tested. Users have myriad location-spoofing options and should never struggle to find a reliably fast local server location. I used one that routed me through Iceland and the U.S.,

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

Local investors tend to invest 50% to 90% of their fund into local startups, “but we do look at deal flow in all Nordic countries,” said one. How much are you focused on investing in your local ecosystem versus other startup hubs (or everywhere) in general? and Nomono. In Norway, sustainability-focused companies. More than 50%?

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