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Last update: 11 hours agoArctic Security Push: NATO Arctic Allies—Canada, Denmark (incl. Greenland/Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the US—agreed to deepen security dialogue, boosting military presence, surveillance and joint training as Russia and China loom larger. Iceland Energy Watch: HS Orka’s Krýsuvík geothermal drive moves into a second drilling phase, with two more wells planned this summer and fall while testing continues on the first well. Rates & Inflation: Iceland’s finance minister said the Central Bank’s 0.25-point rate hike (to 7.75%) was expected, and blamed much of recent CPI pressure on municipal fee decisions. AI for Audiobooks: Spotify is rolling out an ElevenLabs-powered tool for authors to generate audiobooks, expanding “Spotify for Authors” to more languages including Icelandic. Business & Health: EU regulators gave Merck’s KEYTRUDA + Padcev a positive CHMP nod for a bladder cancer use case, now awaiting final European Commission approval.
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