Economy

European security policy
Military tested Thiel's drone - went "disastrously"

Drone manufacturer Stark has carried out test flights with the British and German armies, both of which went "disastrously", according to the Financial Times.

- They have oversold their capacity and now they have to pay the price, says a person who has informed about one of the tests.

Stark's answer is that their drones crash all the time.

"That's how we test, develop", it is written in a statement.

The German startup has raised capital from Peter Thiel, Sequoia Capital and the NATO investment fund, among others.

The crypto market
Voices are raised for a ban on crypto mining in Norway

Around a third of the electricity in Norwegian data centers goes to crypto mining and from political quarters voices are being raised for a ban, according to E24.

- The longer it takes before we stop these eager crypto interests, the more expensive the electricity will be, says Lars Haltbrekken of the Socialist Left Party (SV).

Together with the Rødt party, SV wants a licensing system for data centers where operators need to apply, similar to new wind or hydropower. Last summer, a majority in the Storting asked the government to investigate a general ban on crypto mining. But the government, which SV is a supporting party, believes that Norway's EEA agreement with the EU prevents this.

Streaming war
Sources: Netflix wants to buy HBO and Discovery

Netflix is ​​considering making a bid for part of the giant Warner Bros Discovery, according to sources to Reuters.

The interest concerns the division that houses streaming services such as HBO as well as film and television studios. Netflix therefore does not want to buy the linear television business with channels such as CNN and TNT.

Warner Bros Discovery is reviewing options from a sale to a breakup and recently rejected an offer from Paramount Skydance.