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YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ subscription offers ad-free viewing for less

The Verge

In Nordics and Benelux (except for Iceland), we’re testing a new offering to give users even more choice: Premium Lite costs €6.99/month month (or local equivalent per month) and it includes ad-free videos on YouTube,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement. In comparison, YouTube’s existing Premium plan costs around €11.99

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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

The Verge

The study analyzed a collection of contact tracing apps, which are designed to inform and monitor physical contact between people in the event someone contracts COVID-19, from 11 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, France, Iceland, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Norway, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates.

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What I learned after running my startup while traveling for a year

TechCrunch

Gilles Bertaux is CEO and co-founder of Livestorm , an end-to-end video engagement platform enabling organizations to create meetings and webinars at scale. We started off with a one-month trip to Iceland, where we worked from an Airbnb with a beautiful view of the mountains. Gilles Bertaux. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Big Tech pledged a billion to racial justice, but it was pocket change

The Verge

That’s more than the estimated GDP of Iceland and Yemen combined, according to the International Monetary Fund ). You might spend more on a couple of video games than most companies did on racial justice. million in stock and free advertising as well as a $250,000 fund to rebuild local businesses. percent of the $55.3

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How to watch the 2021 League of Legends World Championship

The Verge

Teams from around the globe have qualified for the event after having successful seasons in their local leagues. Think of it sort of like the Champions League in soccer; all year long, teams compete locally for the chance to face off against the best from other regions. Who should I root for?

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

During that time, he was exposed to videos of extreme violence and animal abuse on a near-daily basis, and he began to overeat and experience night terrors. But some pieces of content, like memes and videos, can be difficult for AI to parse. Speagle, who was not involved in the lawsuit, worked for Cognizant from March to October 2018.

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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? Norway does video tech well. and Nomono. More than 50%?

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