Hacker News with Generative AI: Denmark

Hotdogs and motorways: The ripples created by Denmark's Ozempic and Wegovy boom (bbc.com)
American demand for weight-loss drugs is supercharging Denmark’s economy and transforming a small Danish community into an unlikely boomtown.

Economy, Healthcare, Denmark, Pharmaceuticals, Obesity

6 points by PotatoNinja 9 hours ago | 0 comments

Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S. (ktla.com)
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most economically prosperous state.

Politics, International Relations, Denmark, California

23 points by schaum 9 days ago | 10 comments

Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S. (ktla.com)
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most economically prosperous state.

International Relations, Politics, Humorous News, California, Denmark

98 points by iancmceachern 11 days ago | 38 comments

Violent Crime Conviction Rate in Denmark by Nation of Origin 2010-2021 (twitter.com)

Crime, Denmark, Statistics, Immigration

4 points by user9999999999 22 days ago | 3 comments

Fossilised fish vomit found in Denmark from sixty-six million years ago (bbc.com)
A piece of fossilised vomit dating back to the time of the dinosaurs has been discovered in Denmark.

Paleontology, Fossils, Denmark, Dinosaurs

63 points by namanyayg 23 days ago | 19 comments

Denmark launches $2B Arctic security plan, seeks EU unity on Greenland (france24.com)
Denmark on Monday announced a $2 billion security plan for the Arctic ahead of a visit by the country's prime minister to Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up "European unity" on Greenland.

Denmark, Arctic, Security, Europe, Greenland

7 points by dauertewigkeit 24 days ago | 0 comments

One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic inspection in 2024 (fdm.dk)
Næsten hver fjerde Tesla Model 3 årgang 2020 dumpede til periodisk bilsyn i 2024. Den populære model har især fejl på bremser, lygter, hjul og styretøj, viser synsdata, FDM Test & Bilsyn har bearbejdet. 62.000 elbiler skal til syn i år. Opdateret 24. januar med svar fra Tesla.

Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Automotive Industry, Vehicle Safety, Denmark

169 points by asp1 25 days ago | 175 comments

Donald Trump in fiery call with Denmark's prime minister over Greenland (ft.com)

Politics, International Relations, Donald Trump, Denmark

24 points by belter 28 days ago | 11 comments

The Peppermills of Jens Quistgaard (quistgaardpepper.com)
Over the course of his prolific and varied design career, Jens Quistgaard created a series of peppermills for Dansk Designs. Taking the dispersal of salt and pepper as the jumping off point, JHQ's designs are a meditation on the possibilities of shape for a common household object.

Design, Product Design, History, Denmark

82 points by NaOH 31 days ago | 57 comments

Greenland leader calls for independence from Denmark (thehill.com)
Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede announced a desire to obtain independence from Denmark in the wake of President-elect Trump’s comments about buying the island territory.

Greenland, Independence, Denmark, Politics

12 points by belter 49 days ago | 4 comments

Denmark Offers to Buy USA (2019) (newyorker.com)
COPENHAGEN (The Borowitz Report)—After rebuffing Donald J. Trump’s hypothetical proposal to purchase Greenland, the government of Denmark has announced that it would be interested in buying the United States instead.

Politics, Humor, International Relations, United States, Denmark

74 points by belter 56 days ago | 43 comments

Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control (bbc.co.uk)
The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory.

Denmark, Greenland, Politics, International Relations, Defense

14 points by subvertify 59 days ago | 8 comments

The five-minute city: inside Denmark's revolutionary neighbourhood (theguardian.com)
While ambitious urban planners try to make 15-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better. What’s life like when everything you need is just a stroll away?

Urban Planning, Denmark, Copenhagen, Neighborhoods

27 points by rustoo 73 days ago | 4 comments

Widespread disruption in Denmark after mobile network outage (news.sky.com)
Severe outages for one of Denmark's largest mobile networks caused disruption for emergency services, with investigations ongoing to identify the cause.

Denmark, Mobile Networks, Outages, Emergency Services

9 points by austinallegro 85 days ago | 0 comments

Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest (apnews.com)
Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage.

Environment, Climate Change, Sustainability, Agriculture, Denmark

667 points by geox 89 days ago | 466 comments

Danish Navy stopped a Chinese ship suspected of damaging undersea cables (defence24.com)
The Danish Navy has detained the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which is suspected of damaging telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea.

International Relations, Security, China, Denmark, Telecommunications

84 points by donohoe 93 days ago | 3 comments

The day I became a millionaire (signalvnoise.com)
I grew up lower-middle class on the outskirts of Copenhagen. Anywhere outside of Scandinavia, the socioeconomic label would probably have been ‘poor’, but Danish safety nets and support systems did their best to suspend the facts and offer better.

Personal Finance, Life Experiences, Denmark

10 points by moaaz_ae 129 days ago | 1 comments

Danish Justice Minister Under Fire for Pushing Encryption Ban While Using It (reclaimthenet.org)

Privacy, Encryption, Politics, Denmark

11 points by AlgebraFox 171 days ago | 0 comments

Danish government will shut down encrypted messaging (including via blocking) (version2.dk)

Cryptography, Privacy, Government, Denmark, Messaging

18 points by intunderflow 179 days ago | 23 comments

Ozempic's biggest side effect: Turning Denmark into a 'pharmastate'? (npr.org)

Pharmaceuticals, Denmark, Health, Side Effects

85 points by geox 206 days ago | 116 comments

Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first (apnews.com)