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League of Legends’ world championships will take place in Iceland

The Verge

The League of Legends World Championship, the concluding tournament that brings together the best teams from across the world, will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland at the Laugardalshöll indoor sporting arena. Photo by David Lee/Riot Games/Riot Games Inc. via Getty Images. The event kicks off on October 5th and will conclude on November 6th.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator adds beautiful Nordic views in its latest update

The Verge

World Update V is focused on the Nordic region (specifically Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), bringing stunning vistas to an already visually impressive title. You can see Lego House and Frederiksborg Castle in the trailer, along with the Arctic Cathedral and Sarek National Park.

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

TechCrunch

“We estimate that we’ll have national approval by the first half of next year,” said Yariv Bash, Flytrex’s co-founder and CEO, in an interview. As an equivalent, this would not be unlike how some on-demand transport platforms contract with individuals, but also local fleets that use the platform to pick up business.).

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Little Penguins, Big Drama: Lessons on How to Go Viral from the National Aquarium of New Zealand

Connection Cafe

When I joined the Blackbaud Arts and Cultural Solutions team, I stumbled across social posts from the National Aquarium of New Zealand and have been following them ever since. Felicity: For over 2 years, keepers from the National Aquarium of New Zealand (located in Napier, Hawke’s Bay) have voted on the good and naughty penguin of the month.

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

Many powerful political actors — including the National Rifle Association — similarly operate with the aid of “social welfare” groups. Nearly 40 percent of Icelanders are using a contact tracing app, the highest number of any country. Ordering food from local businesses is a nice way to support the restaurant industry in your area.

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

Mashable Tech

It's called out Apple for allegedly blocking Proton VPN security updates after the United Nations recommended that people in Myanmar use Proton Mail to report crimes during the country's 2021 coup. Users have myriad location-spoofing options and should never struggle to find a reliably fast local server location.

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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? The decline in infections locally and the rollout of the COVID vaccines.

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