Hacker News with Generative AI: Sweden

The demoscene as a UNESCO heritage in Sweden (goto80.com)
The demoscene has become a national UNESCO-heritage in Sweden, thanks to an application that Ziphoid and me did last year.
Culture, Sweden, Computer Graphics, Art, History
632 points by robin_reala 3 days ago | 85 comments
Back to cash: life without money in your pocket is not the utopia Sweden hoped (theguardian.com)
Nordic countries were early adopters of digital payments. Now, electronic banking is seen as a potential threat to national security.
Sweden, Digital Payments, National Security, Financial Systems
19 points by domofutu 17 days ago | 8 comments
Back to cash: life without money in your pocket is not the utopia Sweden hoped (theguardian.com)
In 2018 a former deputy governor of Sweden’s central bank predicted that by 2025 the country would probably be cashless.
Sweden, Finance, Technology, Economics
22 points by tosh 18 days ago | 18 comments
Sweden to ban pupils from having phones in schools (thelocal.se)
A Swedish government inquiry has recommended that Sweden bring in a national ban on mobile phones in schools, with schools required to collect pupils' phones at the start of the school day at all primary and lower secondary schools in the country.
Education, Sweden, Policy, Technology
5 points by robin_reala 21 days ago | 0 comments
Swedish Pirate Bay co-founder Carl Lundström dies in plane crash (thelocal.se)
Swedish businessman Carl Lundström, co-founder of illegal file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, has died in an aeroplane crash in Slovenia, according to the far-right party he was linked to.
Death, Business, Piracy, Sweden, Aviation
40 points by Jerry2 21 days ago | 12 comments
Swedish Battery Maker Northvolt Collapses, a Blow to Europe (nytimes.com)
Northvolt, Europe’s biggest hope for producing batteries in the region to power the transition to electric vehicles, will be split up and sold after it filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday in its home country, Sweden.
Electric Vehicles, Battery Technology, Business, Europe, Sweden
12 points by donohoe 21 days ago | 0 comments
Battery Maker Northvolt Files for Bankruptcy in Sweden (bloomberg.com)
Northvolt ran out of money after a series of operational blunders.
Battery Technology, Business, Bankruptcy, Sweden
16 points by JumpCrisscross 22 days ago | 2 comments
Sweden's military exports set record highs (bloomberg.com)
Sweden’s exports of military equipment reached the highest level on record last year at 29 billion kronor ($2.9 billion) as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to fuel global security fears.
Military, Sweden, Defense, International Relations, Global Security
12 points by jonwachob91 24 days ago | 3 comments
Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect (theregister.com)
Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker says her company will withdraw from countries that force messaging providers to allow law enforcement officials to access encrypted user data, as Sweden continues to mull such plans.
Privacy, Encryption, Sweden, Messaging Apps, Law Enforcement
55 points by pseudolus 35 days ago | 18 comments
Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes (swedenherald.com)
The government wants Signal and Whatsapp to be forced to store messages sent using the apps. If it becomes a reality, we'll leave Sweden, says Signal's CEO Meredith Whittaker to SVT News.
Signal, Privacy, Sweden, Law, Government
488 points by km 37 days ago | 266 comments
Sweden Investigates New Cable Break Under Baltic Sea (nytimes.com)
The Swedish authorities said on Friday that they were investigating a new cable break in the Baltic Sea, the latest example of damage to underwater infrastructure in the region.
Sweden, Baltic Sea, Infrastructure, Security, International Relations
199 points by xnx 41 days ago | 187 comments
Sweden investigating new reports of Baltic Sea cable damage (dw.com)
Swedish authorities said on Friday they are investigating reports of a breach of another undersea cable in the Baltic Sea.
Sweden, Baltic Sea, Undersea Cables, Infrastructure, International Relations
32 points by marban 41 days ago | 7 comments
Man convicted for drunk-driving a drone in the first case of its kind in Sweden (theguardian.com)
A man has been convicted for drunk-driving a drone in what is thought to be the first case of its kind in Sweden.
Law, Drones, Sweden, Transportation, Technology
8 points by namanyayg 63 days ago | 0 comments
Sweden Seizes Ship Suspected of Baltic Sea 'Sabotage' (barrons.com)
Swedish authorities on Sunday seized a ship suspected of having sabotaged a fibre-optic cable in the Baltic Sea, the prosecutors' office announced.
Sweden, Baltic Sea, Sabotage, Security
143 points by Sontho 66 days ago | 212 comments
Another undersea cable damaged in Baltic Sea (france24.com)
Another undersea data cable, this time connecting Sweden and Latvia, has been severed in the Baltic Sea, officials from both countries said Sunday, and prompted Latvia to dispatch a warship near to where the incident had occurred.
Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Baltic Sea, Sweden, Latvia
176 points by belter 66 days ago | 157 comments
Swede dreams: How Sweden is embracing its sleepy side (bbc.com)
Sweden's long, cold nights might put you off going there in winter, unless, that is, you are in search of that elusive 21st-Century luxury: a good night's sleep.
Sweden, Sleep, Travel, Culture
54 points by edward 67 days ago | 59 comments
Sweden Is Building the Largest City Made from Timber (time.com)
A yellow crane hovers above a building site in Sickla, a former industrial neighbourhood that’s home to one of Stockholm’s biggest real estate projects. But instead of delivering concrete, it’s manoeuvring giant chunks of wood to construction staff working in sub-zero winter temperatures.
Architecture, Sustainability, Sweden, Urban Planning
16 points by pseudolus 71 days ago | 7 comments
Swedish man dies in South Korea after being denied treatment at 21 hospitals (euronews.com)
A Swedish national suffering from necrosis died in South Korea due to sepsis after being denied urgent medical treatment by 21 hospitals.
Health, International News, Korea, Sweden, Medical Malpractice
25 points by eagleislandsong 74 days ago | 6 comments
Swedish Exports of Ball Bearings (reddit.com)
"Swedish exports of ball bearings" are commonly brought up in historical discussions of World War II. Why were other countries so reliant on Swedish ball bearings and unable to produce enough themselves?
History, Manufacturing, Sweden
54 points by zeristor 75 days ago | 10 comments
Sweden Goes Back to Books and Handwriting (irreal.org)
I don’t know what to make of this. The TL;DR is that after many years, Sweden is returning to more traditional methods in education, including an emphasis on physical books and handwriting.
Education, Sweden, Technology, Books
9 points by smitty1e 75 days ago | 2 comments
Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its schools (2023) (apnews.com)
As children across Sweden have recently flocked back to school after the summer vacation, many of their teachers are putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading hours, and practicing handwriting as the country’s yearslong focus on the digitalization of classrooms has come under scrutiny.
Education, Sweden, Digitalization, Technology
429 points by redbell 77 days ago | 325 comments
Sweden is a nearly cashless society – how it affects people who are left out (theconversation.com)
Around the world, cards and apps are the default way to pay – but nowhere is the transition away from cash more obvious than in Sweden. The Bank of Sweden notes that the amount of cash in circulation in the country has halved since 2007.
Sweden, Cashless Society, Financial Inclusion, Technology, Society
30 points by PaulHoule 79 days ago | 64 comments
Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM (theguardian.com)
The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at peace as he announced that Sweden would be sending armed forces into the Baltic Sea for the first time as part of increased surveillance efforts amid a spate of suspected sabotage of undersea cables.
Politics, Sweden, Military, Security, International Relations
14 points by belter 80 days ago | 2 comments
Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM, as warships sent to Baltic Sea (theguardian.com)
The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at peace as he announced that Sweden would be sending armed forces into the Baltic Sea for the first time as part of increased surveillance efforts amid a spate of suspected sabotage of undersea cables.
International Relations, Military, Sweden, Security
7 points by howard941 80 days ago | 0 comments
Gustav III of Sweden's coffee experiment (wikipedia.org)
Gustav III of Sweden's coffee experiment was a purported twin study ordered by the king to study the health effects of coffee.
History, Science, Experiments, Royal Family, Sweden
6 points by IdealeZahlen 83 days ago | 0 comments
Self driving 1993 Volvo with open pilot (practicapp.com)
Together with some friends, I decided earlier this year to particpate in the Carbage run 2025 Winter edition. This is a 6-day journey in winter all the way through Sweden to the polar circle, and back down to Helsinki in a group of roughly 400 cars.
Self-Driving Cars, Car Modifications, Road Trip, Sweden
650 points by trainsarebetter 89 days ago | 145 comments
China refused investigation into ship linked to severed Baltic cables (theguardian.com)
Sweden’s foreign minister has said China has denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship linked to the cutting of two Baltic Sea cables.
International Relations, Cybersecurity, Sweden, China
12 points by prmph 101 days ago | 2 comments
The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war (theguardian.com)
At the end of an unmarked path on a tiny island at the edge of Stockholm’s extensive Baltic Sea archipelago lies an inconspicuous little wooden cabin, painted a deep shade of red.
Sweden, War, Geopolitics, Military
211 points by Sami_Lehtinen 101 days ago | 101 comments
Swedish minister eyes energy crisis steps, blames German nuclear phase-out (euractiv.com)
"I'm furious with the Germans", Busch told Swedish broadcaster SVT.
Energy Crisis, Nuclear Power, Germany, Sweden, Politics
28 points by EvgeniyZh 108 days ago | 126 comments
A new law in Sweden lets police seize unexplained luxury goods (economist.com)
A new law lets police seize unexplained luxury goods
Sweden, Law Enforcement, Luxury Goods, Crime
52 points by pingou 113 days ago | 139 comments