Today had some good news for Internet of Things (IoT) networking in Finland: There will be real competition in both technologies and business models. The news tells that company Connected Finland has received enough money (at the moment million Euros) to build national IoT network using Sigfox technology – so becomes the first nationwide IoT-operator →
http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/18/technology/self-driving-bus-helsinki-finland/?sr=fbCNN081816self-driving-bus-helsinki-finland0509PMStory →
http://inktankmedia.fi/finnish-apps-that-are-taking-over-the-world/ There is more apps coming from Finland than just huge mobile game hits (like Angry Birds, Clash of Clans, etc.). →
Assembly Summer 2016 computer festival was held last weekend. It was about computer gaming and Demoscene. The demoscene is an international computer art subculture that specializes in producing demos: small, self-contained computer programs that produce audio-visual presentations. I was not at the place this year, but I looked at some of the computer demo productions →
Finland is in northern Europe with an area of 338,432 km2 of which 72% forest, 10% water, 8% cultivated land. Energy in Finland 2016 publication gives you overview of energy consumption in Finland. →
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36763904 Long history ends now. →
There has been so many bad news around the world and about Finland, so here is time for some good news (most picked from Finnfacts): Finland remains world’s least fragile country article tells that for the sixth year in a row Finland has been recognised as the least fragile country in the global Fragile State →
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/5/12099612/hyperloop-one-helsinki-stockholm-30-minutes-study Some people see that Elon Musk’s vision woud be suitable for fast transportation between Finland and Sweden. Will this be reality some day or just big hype? →
Many Finnish phones have received over the weekend and Monday a text message scam.Messages appear to be from the Croatian and Slovenian telephones, ie + + 385- and 386-numbers. Did you get this text message? Remove it! I got the message and dis that. Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority Viestintävirasto has written a security note on →
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/10774930.html How well do you know Finland? →