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By zikalify
Boston Dynamic's Spot gets 5G upgrade in Ericsson trial
by Paul Hill
Ericsson has managed to make Boston Dynamic’s Spot 5G-equipped in a trial with the TDC NET 5G Innovation Hub in Denmark. The two partners worked to get Spot connected up to TDC’s 5G network so that it could be operated across greater distances. Previously, Spot had to be connected to WiFi which limited the connectivity range to just 30 meters.
To demonstrate the technology in the real world, the partners teamed up with the Hans Christian Anderson Airport and Lorenz Technology to have Spot do security checks on the perimeter fencing around the site. While the demonstration may seem a bit mundane, Spot can navigate uneven terrain, climb stairs and get into small spaces so its use cases are quite extensive. With the 5G upgrade, it should be able to perform these tasks almost anywhere.
Rules and regulations require that several perimeter-fence checks are carried out several times a day. This is usually performed by employees who go around the fence to check for any damage. The fence inspection technology was developed by the Danish Agency for Education and Research under the Ministry of Education and Research; it used deep learning methods so that Spot could find and report any signs of damage in real-time.
Commenting on the trial, Head of Ericsson Denmark Niclas Backlund said:
Ericsson confirmed that the trial, which ended in February, was successful and shows that Spot can be deployed using 5G mobile networks. It said that this trial gives the green light to the industry to find new ways to leverage Spot in the fields of monitoring, image recognition, and video analytics autonomous operations.
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By zikalify
Microsoft plans renewable Danish data centre and 200,000 jobs
by Paul Hill
Microsoft has announced that it plans to create a new data centre in Denmark that will totally rely on renewable energy and create around 200,000 news jobs by 2024 as part of #DigitalLeapDenmark. It’s the firm’s biggest investment in the country in the 30 years it has operated there.
Commenting on the news, Microsoft’s President Brad Smith said:
With regards to the 200,000 new jobs, Microsoft said that it’s looking to bring digital upskilling to people of all ages and skill levels. To do this, it will provide in-depth training programs and Azure certification for partners and customers, digital education opportunities for children and youth, free access to learning paths, job-seeking tools, and low-cost certifications for job seekers and the unemployed.
Microsoft said that many Danish organisations operate using Microsoft Cloud to power their business applications. When Microsoft finally brings its new data centre online it will help clean up the carbon footprint of these organisations. The new data centre will also be good for Microsoft’s partner ecosystem which builds innovative solutions on Microsoft Cloud; in Denmark, Microsoft has more than 2,000 partners including Accenture, Netcompany and Venzo.
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By zikalify
Apple to expand green energy production in Europe
by Paul Hill
Apple has announced that it will invest in the construction of two onshore wind turbines that will produce 62-gigawatt hours every year. The 200-metre-tall turbines, which are located near Esbjerg in Denmark, will help power Apple’s data centre in Viborg with surplus energy going to the Danish grid.
Commenting on the move, Lisa Jackson, Apple’s VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, said:
The turbines which will be located in Esbjerg are not the first renewable energy projects that Apple has participated within Scandinavia. Recently, a large solar array in Thisted, Denmark was completed and was the first in the country to be built without the assistance of public funds. Both that project and this are helping to power the Viborg data centre which provides services such as Apple’s App Store, Apple Music, iMessage, Siri, and other services.
Apple has been working to become carbon neutral for years now and has achieved that goal for its operations. In the next decade, the firm wants to ensure that every Apple device sold will have a net zero climate impact by transitioning all of its suppliers to renewable energy.
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By zikalify
Denmark reviewing whether Google should pay more tax
by Paul Hill
Denmark is currently reviewing whether Google needs to pay more tax, according to Denmark’s Finans. Google Denmark ApS reportedly revealed that tax authorities in the country had begun an investigation to check whether it was up to date with all of its tax payments.
Skattestyrelsen – The Danish Tax Agency – said that it has no comments to make about the case at this time and neither confirmed nor denied that a case is on-going. The country’s Prime Minister, it should be noted, has made several statements saying she is ready to introduce a digital tax that’s aimed at tech giants.
Commenting on the matter, Christine Sørensen, head of public policy at Google in Denmark, said:
Several European countries believe that big tech should pay more tax in Europe because people in those countries help create a lot of profit for the firms. In July, the European Union – of which, Denmark is a member – asked the United States, again, to come back to the negotiation table to discuss the issue of digital taxation. Internally, the E.U. is challenged on these plans by member states which prefer to keep taxes low.
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By zikalify
FSFE urges Denmark to make its contact tracing app free software
by Paul Hill
The European arm of the Free Software Foundation has urged Denmark to put its Smittestop contact tracing app under a free software license in accordance with the guidance issued by the World Health Organization. According to the Danish government, the source code is not being released to the public because of the supposed risk of security breaches but the FSFE has rebutted this saying that “IT security does not arise through an attackers’ ignorance of the system under attack”.
According to the World Health Organization, countries should aim to make their contact tracing applications transparent, it said:
Unlike Denmark, several countries around Europe that have been building contact tracing apps have been following WHO and EU guidance and making their projects available under a free software license. These countries include the UK, Germany, Austria, and Italy. In terms of free software licenses, the GNU project hosts a page explaining the different variations available, with each containing different terms of use for the software.
FSFE’s effort to have the app put under a free software license is a part of its wider Public Money? Public Code! campaign which urges governments to create legislation which would see any publicly financed software designed for the public sector to be made publicly available under a free software license. It argues that public bodies can benefit from each others' work which will lead to independence from single vendors, potential tax savings, more innovation, and better IT security.
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