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‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters say they’re just getting started denouncing DOGE at dealerships

Fast Company Tech

All this work likely breaks multiple laws , and lawsuits are underway. In Norway, where Teslas have been incredibly popular in the past, sales dropped nearly 38% the past month. DOGE workers reportedly accessed sensitive taxpayer data at the Treasury Department, and the team now wants to get even more from the IRS. The list goes on.

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Uber pledges to shift to ‘100 percent’ electric vehicles by 2030

The Verge

Numerous European countries already have laws in place that regulate the sale of gas-powered vehicles and lay out incentives to increase the number of electric and zero-emission ones. In Norway, Europe’s leading electric market ahead of Germany, one out of every three cars purchased is an electric vehicle.

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Social media giants urged to tackle data-scraping privacy risks

TechCrunch

. “In most jurisdictions, personal information that is ‘publicly available’, ‘publicly accessible’ or ‘of a public nature’ on the internet, is subject to data protection and privacy laws,” they write. So decisions on the core legality of tools like ChatGPT remains pending in the EU.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

Our population churns out 181 patents per million inhabitants ranking us #8 in the world – ahead of the US, South Korea and Norway. The Swedes have the law of Jante , the Anglo-sphere has Tall poppy syndrome , but us Dutch have a saying that epitomizes our exaggerated egalitarian desires: “Act normal, that is strange enough.”

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Greenpeace Nordic Fights to Win the World a Better Future

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 1999, the Greenpeace national offices in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway united to form one regional entity: Greenpeace Nordic. Now in its 50 th year, the Greenpeace movement has spread across the globe, becoming the world’s largest independent environmental organisation. . Fighting for a greener future.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Along those same lines, using a VPN to unblock streaming services like Netflix from a country where it's not available isn't technically against the law, but it is a violation of the company's terms of use — i.e., you may get slapped with a warning or error message if caught. Let's not get too brazen, here. Choosing a VPN can be tricky.

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PocketLaw, a contract automation SaaS for SMEs, secures Atomico’s support

TechCrunch

Its biggest markets are its home market of Sweden and the UK so far but it told us it expects traction to pick up in Germany and Norway later this year. “Our customers can easily connect with one of our partner law firms for bespoke legal advice whenever desired.” Digital first and human touch as needed,” she adds.

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