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February 14, 2012
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Falkvinge named in 2011 'Global Thinkers' list
Society: 29 Nov 11
Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge has been named among the "Top 100 Global Thinkers" alongside a number of Arab revolutionaries and the likes of Barack Obama, Ai WeiWei, and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Swedes remain hot property in hi-tech boom
Business & Money: 23 Sep 11
The $8.5 billion sale of Skype to Microsoft in May not only proved that the age of big money IT acquisitions has a while to run, but also that Scandinavians and more particularly, Swedes, remain hot hi-tech property.
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Top ten Swedish tech innovations
Science & Technology: 7 Sep 11
Sweden is renowned for its innovation and strong research tradition and The Local has compiled a list of ten technological breakthroughs of the last decade.
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Sweden hit by Microsoft phone hacking scam
Science & Technology: 29 Jul 11
Fake, English-speaking tech support specialists claiming to be from US software giant Microsoft are targeting Swedes in a creative scam designed to hack into people's computers.
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Microsoft confirms $8.5 billion Skype purchase
Science & Technology: 10 May 11
Skype, the IP telephony company founded and part-owned by Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennström, has been bought bought by US software giant Microsoft, the firms confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.
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Elderly Swedes 'not interested' in using the internet: study
Science & Technology: 30 Mar 11
More than 1.3 million Swedes over the age of 50 don't use the internet, a new study has shown, prompting a pensioners' rights group to suggest subsidies as a possible remedy.
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Two Swedes named on world rich list
Business & Money: 11 Mar 10
Two Swedes have been named among the richest people in the world, according to the latest Forbes ranking which places Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim at the top of the pile.
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What's your most embarrassing linguistic faux pas?
Analysis & Opinion: 25 Mar 09
Every week, we ask a regular panel of readers to discuss a particular aspect of life in Sweden. This week: linguistic faux pas.
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Bill Gates in Sweden for high society wedding
Dating: 22 Nov 08
Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates is in Gothenburg this weekend to attend the wedding of billionaire Charles Simonyi and Swedish socialite Lisa Persdotter.
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Swedish videogame maker bought by French competitor
Business & Money: 11 Nov 08
Acclaimed Swedish videogame maker Massive Entertainment, developer of the popular strategy title "World In Conflict”, has been purchased by French rival Ubisoft.
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Sony Ericsson wows Barcelona IT-expo with new handset
Business & Money: 11 Feb 08
The new offering is seen as a direct competitor with Apple’s Iphone.
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Bourse closes up despite Ericsson
Business & Money: 2 Feb 08
The Stockholm stock exchange ended the week on a positive note despite Ericsson's report.
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Bill Gates collects honour from Stockholm institute
Science & Technology: 24 Jan 08
Bill Gates has visited Sweden to collect an honorary doctorate from Stockholm's Karolinska Institute (KI).
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Standards institute annuls Microsoft vote
Science & Technology: 31 Aug 07
The controversy surrounding Microsoft's comprehensive victory in a ballot held earlier this week has taken a new twist with the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) now deciding to annul the vote.
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Megayachts sail into Stockholm
Lifestyle: 29 Aug 07
Visitors to Stockholm this summer could almost have been forgiven for believing themselves in St Tropez. Sweden is becoming a favourite stop-off point for the ultimate status symbol: the megayacht. Simon Murley tries to peek inside.
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Microsoft accused of buying Swedish votes
Science & Technology: 29 Aug 07
Software giant Microsoft is accused of offering "market assistance" to partner companies voting in its favour at a ballot held by the Swedish Standards Institute.
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Nasdaq buys OMX
Business & Money: 25 May 07
Nasdaq has snapped up Swedish stock exchange operator OMX in a deal worth $3.7 billion.
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Kamprad fourth richest in world
Business & Money: 9 Mar 07
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad is the fourth richest man in the world, according to US magazine Forbes. H&M boss Stefan Persson and Tetra Pak's Birgit Rausing also feature.
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Pirate Bay ditches bid for own nation
Science & Technology: 22 Feb 07
Following its failed attempt to buy a North Sea naval platform, The Pirate Bay is now setting its sights elsewhere. But any eventual purchase will be purely symbolic, as the people behind the file-sharing website are determined to remain in Stockholm.
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Wal-Mart docks in Pirate Bay
National: 16 Jan 07
Shiver me timbers! The biggest retailer in the world teams up with Swedish pirates in a bid to make more doubloons and pieces of eight from Christmas DVD sales.
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Video games outsell music for first time
Business & Money: 5 Oct 06
For the first time ever, Swedes will spend more on video games than on music this year. As music sales continue to be crippled by piracy, the games industry appears to have learned to deal with it.
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Journalist admits faking Bill Gates interview
National: 7 Aug 06
A Norwegian journalist has admitted that a purported interview with Bill Gates that appeared in Aftonbladet was a fake. He also confessed to making up interviews with Oprah Winfrey and Michael Schumacher.
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Mystery over 'faked' Bill Gates interview
Business & Money: 4 Aug 06
Microsoft has said an interview with Bill Gates in Aftonbladet was faked. The billionaire never even met the journalist, a company statement claims.
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Swedish girls 'forced into Webcam sex'
Society: 7 Jul 06
Three girls, aged 9-13 and from Gävle claim they were coerced into performing sex acts in front of their web cameras. They say a man threatened to send them a virus if they did not comply.
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Commission allows jokes about 'king's affairs'
Society: 5 Apr 06
Sweden's satirists can breathe easy: it's OK to joke about the king's alleged lovers on television. Political bias is not acceptable, though.
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IKEA founder at top of world rich list
Business & Money: 10 Mar 06
Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish owner of IKEA, is the fourth richest person in the worlds, according to Forbes magazine. Eight Swedes are worth more than a billion dollars, Forbes reckons.
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Moderates demand SD data records
Politics: 26 Feb 06
EMAIL SENDER WAS NOT ACTING ALONE
The apology from the man behind the email campaign against Fredrik Reinfeldt has not satisfied the Moderates. The fact that the sender was a senior party official implies there are more people involved, they say.
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Swedish web site aims to raise $1m for Firefox
Business & Money: 12 Jan 06
A Swedish internet entrepreneur launches an innovative appeal to help the Firefox web browser compete with the likes of Microsoft's Internet Explorer - a web page where a pixel costs $1. And the cash is rolling in.
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Students want jobs at Sony Ericsson
Business & Money: 14 Apr 05
Economics, technology, computing and engineering students all rank Sony Ericsson as one of Sweden's most desirable companies to work for, according to a new survey.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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