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Politicians often express great enthusiasm when tech giants announce plans to build data centres in Denmark. “It’s an apple that has fallen into our lap, and to stick with the Apple theme, we’re on cloud nine,” Torsten Nielsen (K), who was mayor of Viborg Municipality at the time, said when Apple first announced its data centre back in 2015 . He expected 10,000 new jobs to be created in the municipality. This prospect of hundreds—if not thousands—of new jobs is often cited as a huge benefit to society. Among other places, in West Jutland, where Microsoft is planning to build three large data centres. “I am very pleased when large companies as Microsoft choose to make significant investments in Denmark and help create new jobs. I am confident that this new data center region in the municipalities of Esbjerg and Varde can help develop West Denmark and contribute to growth, new jobs and even greater progress,” Stephanie Lose (V), then minister for economic affairs, said in Microsoft’s pre...
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YouTube extends enhanced 1080p to everyone

YouTube has extended its higher-quality 1080p feature to all Premium subscribers worldwide on desktop, as confirmed by spokesperson Paul Pennington to The Verge. The company had initially introduced the "enhanced bitrate" 1080p option on iOS in April, following a previous testing phase



While browsing YouTube on Chrome using a MacBook Air, a non-Premium user noticed the enhanced bitrate option on a few videos last Friday. However, attempting to access it prompted a subscription offer for YouTube Premium. Potential subscribers should be aware that the Premium service now comes at a slightly higher cost than before.

Non-Premium subscribers can still access the regular 1080p option on YouTube. However, for Premium subscribers, there is an added benefit of an enhanced bitrate option that provides videos with more detail and clarity, especially those containing intricate visuals and motion, as mentioned in a YouTube blog post from April.

Moreover, the enhanced 1080p feature is not limited to desktop users only. Premium subscribers can also enjoy it on living room-focused devices like Chromecasts and video game consoles, as confirmed by Paul Pennington. While it hasn't been made available for Android devices yet, there were reports in June that at least one person spotted the feature on Android, according to 9to5Google.

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