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Landscape photography contest offers special Iceland prize

Digital Trends

A hotel in Iceland is offering a free 10-day stay for one lucky photographer who's willing to travel the island and take photos of the summer sun in return.

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League of Legends’ world championships will take place in Iceland

The Verge

Photo by David Lee/Riot Games/Riot Games Inc. 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. via Getty Images.

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Facebook Dating launches in Europe after lengthy delay

The Verge

Your profile can pull stories and photos from Instagram, you can initiate Messenger video calls from chats, and the splashy Secret Crush feature searches both your Instagram followers and Facebook friends for potential matches.

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League of Legends’ world championships moved from China to Europe

The Verge

Photo by David Lee/Riot Games/Riot Games Inc. This will be the second major League of Legends tournament to take place in Europe this year, following May’s Mid-Season Invitational hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland. via Getty Images. The move happens just weeks before the competition is set to begin.

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

The Verge

Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images. A new study analyzing COVID-19 contact tracing apps conducted by Amnesty International has found that Bahrain and Kuwait are using their public health apps as mass surveillance tools.

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Dota 2’s The International returns in August with $40 million prize pool

The Verge

Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images. Riot is currently holding League of Legends and Valorant tournaments in Iceland , while the Overwatch League is planning to hold multiple live matches in China. One of the biggest esports tournaments in the world is coming back for 2021.

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44.01 secures $5M to turn billions of tons of carbon dioxide to stone

TechCrunch

Around that time, in fact, the New York Times ran a photo essay about Oman’s potential miracle mineral, highlighting the research of Peter Kelemen and Jeurg Matter into its potential. Third is sourcing the CO2 itself.

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