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

The Verge

The new “ Premium Lite ” plan was spotted by a user on ResetEra , and YouTube subsequently confirmed the test offering in a statement given to The Verge. Premium Lite is currently being tested in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. “In We’re testing a new offering to give users even more choice”.

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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. It is an entirely voluntary opt-in app.

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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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Microsoft Flight Simulator is an impressive Xbox Series X workout

The Verge

It's a true graphical showcase for this next-gen console full video: [link] ?? As for the Series S, my colleague Tom Warren has spent some time testing that version, and the results are impressive for a tiny $299 box. Microsoft Flight Simulator on the Xbox Series X looks absolutely stunning in 4K.

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

TechCrunch

Norway does video tech well. Norway has a great track record within the video conferencing and audio industry. After Cisco bought Tandberg, a world-leading video conferencing company, for $3.3 billion in 2010, Video Valley (the area of Lysaker right outside of Oslo) has churned out a lot of successful companies within the space.

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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. Total test results (positive and negative) in California: 991,897. Total test results (positive and negative) in New York: 1,204,651. Reported cases in California: 69,520.

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