https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Planes were gradually taking off again Saturday after global airlines, banks and media were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus programme. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240721/flights-resume-after-global-it-crash-wreaks-havoc Sun, 21 Jul 2024 08:44:31 +0200 flights-resume-after-global-it-crash-wreaks-havoc Businesses across Europe - including airports, airlines and other transport operators - have been hit by major IT problems caused by a rogue software update. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240719/breaking-european-travel-services-hit-by-major-global-it-glitch Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:46:53 +0200 breaking-european-travel-services-hit-by-major-global-it-glitch Denmark has called for bids to build a new corona passport app that can show holders' vaccination and antibody status, and PCR and rapid test results, with the winner having just over two months to deliver. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210313/denmark-calls-for-bids-on-new-digital-coronavirus-passports Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:24:46 +0100 denmark-calls-for-bids-on-new-digital-coronavirus-passports Two prototypes and new partnerships have brought Danish brewing giant Carlsberg a step closer to releasing a paper beer bottle. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191011/is-carlsberg-about-to-release-a-paper-beer-bottle Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:43:32 +0200 is-carlsberg-about-to-release-a-paper-beer-bottle More than 40,000 more pumpkins than expected were found at northern Europe’s biggest producer of the squash plant, after drones were used to make a count. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181017/drones-find-40000-pumpkins-on-danish-farm Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:32:42 +0200 drones-find-40000-pumpkins-on-danish-farm Google launches a Danish version of Google Assistant on Tuesday to the excitement of technology enthusiasts and grammar nerds alike. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180911/language-robots-will-need-to-get-danish-culture-regulator Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:29:02 +0200 language-robots-will-need-to-get-danish-culture-regulator A new competitiveness study has found that Denmark is the global leader when it comes to digital future readiness. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180622/denmark-is-world-champion-in-digital-readiness-study Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:46:14 +0200 denmark-is-world-champion-in-digital-readiness-study A group of Danish high school students wants to remind you that there is a whole world out there that can only be seen if you look up from your phone. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170927/watch-danish-students-shine-light-on-modern-phone-obsession Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:24:30 +0200 watch-danish-students-shine-light-on-modern-phone-obsession Norway’s climate-friendly Green party wants American innovator Elon Musk’s Hyperloop transport concept to be up and running between two Scandinavian capitals within 20 years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170522/norwegians-want-futuristic-vacuum-train-between-oslo-and-copenhagen Mon, 22 May 2017 19:39:45 +0200 norwegians-want-futuristic-vacuum-train-between-oslo-and-copenhagen Thanks to years of collecting traffic data from drivers' mobile devices, Aarhus municipality in Denmark can now see the effects on road traffic of construction projects, roadwork, traffic accidents and faulty traffic lights. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170418/danish-municipality-uses-drivers-bluetooth-to-solve-traffic-issues Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:11:17 +0200 danish-municipality-uses-drivers-bluetooth-to-solve-traffic-issues Five American students are trying to raise awareness on the green applications of the Internet of Things by hosting the first ever Internet of Green Things Festival at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). https://www.thelocal.dk/20170404/american-students-host-denmarks-first-internet-of-green-things-festival Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:05:59 +0200 american-students-host-denmarks-first-internet-of-green-things-festival A Danish company thinks it can essentially eliminate airport security queues with its scannable ‘intelligent trolley’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160920/can-this-danish-technology-save-us-from-the-hell-of-airport-security Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:00:31 +0200 can-this-danish-technology-save-us-from-the-hell-of-airport-security Between 2008 and 2014, the number of Danish children who have visited a physiotherapist has exploded and experts say that the use of smartphones and tablets is to blame. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160301/alarming-increase-in-tech-related-injuries-in-danish-kids Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:54:48 +0100 alarming-increase-in-tech-related-injuries-in-danish-kids Bulgaria native Plamena Cherneva has created Codher to bring more women into the Danish technology industry and increase gender diversity within tech. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151211/expat-striving-to-increase-gender-diversity-in-danish-tech Fri, 11 Dec 2015 14:55:42 +0100 expat-striving-to-increase-gender-diversity-in-danish-tech Denmark is a top ten nation for e-business, a UN report released on Tuesday said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150325/denmark-among-top-10-for-e-business-un Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:13:04 +0100 denmark-among-top-10-for-e-business-un Denmark was dubbed the best country in the EU for 'digital performance' on Tuesday as a new Digital Economy and Society index was unveiled. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150224/denmark-is-europes-most-digital-nation Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:54:00 +0100 denmark-is-europes-most-digital-nation A study from Aarhus University and MIT shows that credit card metadata is just as reliable at identifying someone as mobile phone records. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150130/just-four-bits-of-credit-card-data-can-identify-most-anyone Fri, 30 Jan 2015 09:52:00 +0100 just-four-bits-of-credit-card-data-can-identify-most-anyone Nearly half of the jobs currently being done in Denmark could be taken over by robots in the next 20 years, according to a think-tank. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140724/robots-could-take-half-of-jobs-in-denmark Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:37:00 +0200 robots-could-take-half-of-jobs-in-denmark An associate professor at the University of Copenhagen is trying to improve the way translation technology handles smaller languages like Danish. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140716/researcher-tries-to-correct-google-translates-bias-against-danish Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:52:00 +0200 researcher-tries-to-correct-google-translates-bias-against-danish