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Sweden to increase school security after its worst school mass-shooting

Fast Company Tech

All Swedish schools and pre-schools will have to make plans to keep unauthorised people off their premises, the government said on Wednesday, as the country tries to come to terms with the worst school shooting in its history last week. The attack has raised questions about whether security at Sweden’s schools needs to be improved. .”

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The Pirate Bay TV series set to premiere in Sweden this November

TechSpot

The series, which dramatizes the controversial history of the site, promises to be a nostalgic journey for those who have followed The Pirate Bay's saga over the years. This November, the notorious file-sharing site The Pirate Bay will make its debut as a television series on Swedish public broadcaster SVT. Read Entire Article

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A look at Sweden’s startup scene as Techstars drops Stockholm program

TechCrunch

Sweden, which has a population of around that of Michigan in the United States, punches above its weight in both cultural and business terms. In business terms, Zettle, Ikea, Klarna and Spotify all call Sweden home. Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet declined to comment on the choice to leave Sweden on the record.

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

Internal emails reveal staff referring to Uber’s “other than legal status,” and other forms of operating services against regulations in countries including the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey and Russia.

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Autonomous electric truck company Einride rides into Germany

TechCrunch

Autonomous and electric truck maker Einride is rolling into Germany, representing its first new market in Europe outside its native Sweden. Founded out of Stockholm in 2016, Einride has raised some $150 million in funding to commercialize a cab-less autonomous cargo truck, one that can be controlled remotely, if required, by human operators.

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Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without passwords

TechCrunch

Open source password management platform Bitwarden has made its first known acquisition, snapping up a fledgling Sweden-based startup called Passwordless.dev , which specializes in helping developers integrate passwordless authentication technology into their software.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

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