All posts by Margrethe Harboe

Warner Bros. Discovery to Separate into Two Leading Media Companies

Business News, Entertainment & Lifestyle

June 9, 2025 – New York – Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) (the “Company,” “WBD,” “we,” “us,” “our”) today announced plans to separate the company, in a tax-free transaction, into two publicly traded companies, enabling each to maximize its potential. The Streaming & Studios company will consist of Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, DC Studios, HBO, and HBO Max, as well as their legendary film and television libraries. Global Networks will include premier entertainment, sports and news television brands around the world including CNN, TNT Sports in the U.S., and Discovery, top free-to-air channels across Europe, and digital products such as the profitable Discovery+ streaming service and Bleacher Report (B/R).

David Zaslav, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, will serve as President and CEO of Streaming & Studios. Gunnar Wiedenfels, CFO of Warner Bros. Discovery, will serve as President and CEO of Global Networks. Both will continue in their present roles at WBD until the separation.

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Norway Moves Forward with Age Limit for Social Media

Business News, Government, Technology

The Norwegian government is taking decisive steps to protect children online by presenting a public consultation proposal for a new law that would prohibit social media platforms from offering their services to children under the age of 15.

Norway is committed to creating a safer internet for children, recognizing the serious impact that screen use and social media can have on children’s sleep, mental health, learning and concentration.

“This is one of the most pressing social and cultural challenges of our time, and it cannot be solved through national measures alone. We aim to strengthen European cooperation to ensure a safe digital environment for children and young people,” said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

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Regjeringen styrker utenrikstjenestens arbeid med klima

Business News, Government

Regjeringen lanserer for første gang en klimastrategi for utenrikstjenesten. Strategien skal bidra til å styrke utenrikstjenestens evne til å ivareta og fremme norske interesser og prioriteringer for klima og grønn omstilling i en mer uforutsigbar verden.

– Klima- og naturkriser er menneskehetens aller største utfordring. Den kan kun håndteres gjennom forpliktende internasjonalt samarbeid. Dette gjør klima- og naturkrisen til en definerende utfordring for internasjonalt samarbeid, og dermed også for norsk utenrikspolitikk, sier utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide.

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Aker Solutions reaches milestone for autonomous drones in North Sea

Business News, Energy, Technology

Aker Solutions has successfully installed an autonomous drone system on Aker BP’s Edvard Grieg platform in the North Sea, enabling frequent, remote inspections from shore.
the Edvard Grieg platform, offshore North Sea

The company recently completed the first offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation, piloted from its onshore control center in Stavanger. The inspection flight was carried out using an installed drone on Aker BP’s Edvard Grieg platform.

The drone is equipped with autonomous navigation capabilities and advanced sensors, collecting high-resolution imagery and data during its inspection rounds. The flight marks a major step toward fully autonomous offshore inspections.

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Trump’s ban on Harvard foreign students may come at a hefty price to the economy

Business News, Education / Research, Government

The Trump administration’s efforts to block international students from Harvard University could come at a hefty price — and not just for the university.

Harvard students are top innovators in the country, with foreign-born alumni leading dozens of successful startups.

Besides their business contributions, international students more broadly make up a sizeable portion of spending in their areas, throwing almost $44 billion into the U.S. economy.

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Subsea7 lands contract with ConocoPhillips for FEED study, offshore Norway

Business News, Energy

Subsea7 has been awarded a contract by the operator ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (ConocoPhillips) for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) development project, offshore Norway.

The project is granted under a new Framework Agreement between ConocoPhillips and Subsea7.

The FEED study will finalize the technical definition of the proposed subsea development. Work will commence immediately in Subsea7’s office in Norway.

If the development project passes final investment decision and is approved by the authorities, the operator can exercise an option to a large1 award of the subsea structures, umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) scope under the Framework Agreement to Subsea7. Offshore installation activities associated with this contract would be scheduled for 2026 to 2029.

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Frykt bør ikke styre skydebatten

Business News, Technology

Diskusjonen om at offentlig sektor bør ha en «exit-strategi» fra amerikanske teknologiaktører er preget av frykt, og samsvarer ikke med dagens trusselbilde. Vi bør heller snakke om teknologien og sikkerheten i løsningene, skriver Kristine Beitland.

Norske virksomheter som bruker våre tjenester, beholder eierskap til egne data og kan selv definere hvilke sikkerhets- og lagringskrav som skal gjelde. Å hevde at amerikanske skytjenester automatisk er en sikkerhetsrisiko, er direkte feil, skriver Kristine Beitland.
Norske virksomheter som bruker våre tjenester, beholder eierskap til egne data og kan selv definere hvilke sikkerhets- og lagringskrav som skal gjelde. Å hevde at amerikanske skytjenester automatisk er en sikkerhetsrisiko, er direkte feil, skriver Kristine Beitland.

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Fulbright risikerer sammenbrudd

Business News, Education / Research

35 prosent av tildelingene fra Fulbright Norge i år er kansellert av Trump-administrasjonen. Den akademiske friheten er ikke ivaretatt, ifølge Curt Rice, administrerende direktør for Fulbright Norge.

Noram – Norge-Amerikaforeningen – markerer mer enn hundre år med høyere utdanningssamarbeid i Oslo torsdag. En konferanse som tok for seg hvordan dette samarbeidet fungerer nå, kom uvegerlig inn på hvilken effekt Trump-administrasjonens konfrontasjoner med amerikanske universiteter har.

Curt Rice er tidligere rektor ved to norske universiteter, sist NMBU. Han er nå administrerende direktør for Fulbright Norge. Rice er amerikansk statsborger, og kom selv til Norge på fulbright-stipend.

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United States Welcomes Norway’s Signing of the Artemis Accords

Business News, Defense / Security, Government

Norway became the 55th signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at the Norwegian Space Agency in Oslo, Norway today. Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the Government of Norway in the presence of representatives of the U.S. Government and the Director General of the Norwegian Space Agency.

The United States and Norway have a longstanding relationship in space. Collaboration stretches back to 1962, when NASA supported the first civilian suborbital rocket launch mission above the Arctic Circle from Andøya Space. Norway is now pursuing advanced cooperation in space with the United States and has engaged with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, the U.S. defense industry, and others in complementary efforts to increase space domain capability. Norway’s signing of the Artemis Accords further demonstrates its willingness to join a shared vision of peaceful exploration and use of outer space.

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