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ICDS researcher: NATO mission likely to bolster Estonia's air defense
ERR
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September 14, 2025
Marek Kohv, a researcher at the Tallinn-based International Center for Defense Studies (ICDS), believes the NATO mission to bolster the eastern flank will likely increase Estonia's air defense capabilities. Several countries have already announced...
Demographers and tech leaders like Elon Musk have been warning about a baby bust for years. Western governments are taking action.
Business Insider
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September 14, 2025
For years, Elon Musk has consistently argued that one of the greatest threats to civilization is collapsing birth rates. The billionaire CEO believes that declining fertility could hollow out economies, weaken workforces, and leave the West unable...
GITEX Global 2025: The World’s Biggest Tech Event Returns in Dubai
Morocco World News
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September 13, 2025
Rabat – GITEX Global, the largest and most influential technology and startup gathering in the world, is coming back in 2025 with its biggest edition yet. The event is known as a meeting point for innovators, tech executives, governments,...
Hundreds in Estonia need new limbs every year, says prosthetist
ERR
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September 13, 2025
Hundreds of people in Estonia lose limbs each year, facing life-altering changes. Hand amputations most often result from workplace accidents, while leg amputations are usually linked to diabetes and vascular disease. Men are more likely to lose...
Prescription drugs leave lasting marks on gut health
Earth.com
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Your gut hosts a bustling community of microbes that help break down food, train immunity, and tune metabolism. New evidence shows that medicines you took years ago can still leave their mark on that community. This study asks a simple question...
Pune to Host India’s Largest Inclusive Technology Championship – Robotex India 2025
Punekar News
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September 13, 2025
Pune, 13th September 2025: Pune is preparing to witness one of the country’s biggest celebrations of technology, creativity, and innovation as the Robotex India National Championship 2025 takes place on 20th and 21st September at MIT-ADT...
Yearly applications now open to Apple’s Security Research Device Program
9to5Mac
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September 12, 2025
For the past few years, Apple has been inviting experienced researchers to apply to its security program, which issues iPhones that are especially modified to make it easier to investigate vulnerabilities. Now, applications are open to next year’s...
More children born in rural areas than cities in Estonia
ERR
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September 12, 2025
More children are born in rural Estonia than in cities, but starting a family is hard everywhere, says a Tallinn University researcher, who points to housing loan policy. The Ministry of Social Affairs has completed a new study exploring how to...
Science Popular Science Stone Age women were buried with as many tools as men
Yahoo News
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Some 6,000 years ago in the northern reaches of modern Latvia, a young woman died. Afterwards, a group of early humans buried her in an ancient, sacred place along a lakeshore. They carefully lowered her small teenage frame into the ground, gently...
The Saga of RFK Jr. and an Estonian Vaccine Skeptics Conference
Mother Jones
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September 12, 2025
POLCO/Associated Press Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Last week, organizers for the “European Conference of Health and Human Rights” announced a change: Their...
DSEI 2025: Frankenburg Technologies ‘ramping up R&D team' for UK HQ
Janes
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Frankenburg Technologies' Mark 1 missile being field tested at an undisclosed location in August 2025. (Frankenburg Technologies) Estonia-based Frankenburg Technologies is on the pathway to open a UK office and is currently “ramping up the...
Estonia plans to introduce penalties for spreading terrorist propaganda
Baltic News Network
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September 11, 2025
The Estonian Interior Ministry wants to make the distribution of terrorist propaganda punishable by law, and this would include obtaining any material that is considered propaganda, if it is not related to educational purposes, writes ERR News. It...
The myth of sovereign AI: Countries rely on U.S. and Chinese tech
Rest of World
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September 12, 2025
Every government aiming for sovereign artificial intelligence has roughly the same mantra: build their own ChatGPT, leapfrog into AI leadership, and be free of foreign dependence. It’s a compelling narrative, but one that’s arguably unrealistic,...
Estonia, Saudi Arabia sign key cooperation accord
Gulf Industry Magazine
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Estonia and Saudi Arabia have concluded a landmark General Agreement for Cooperation, marking a new chapter in relations between the two countries. The agreement paves the way for deeper collaboration in digital government, trade, green energy,...
Podcast: DSEI Dissected—Drones, Directed Energy And Defense Tech
Aviation Week Network
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The DSEI arms expo provided the backdrop for companies to unveil new weapons and for government buyers to drive home a sense of urgency to develop systems at pace. Aviation Week editors discuss what they observed and covered in their reporting....
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Estonia Selects Long Papers as Oscar Contender
The Film New Europe
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TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has selected the long animated film Long Papers / Pikad paberid by Meel Paliale as Estonia’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film...
"It's just smoke and mirrors" – Over 500 cryptography scientists and researchers slam the EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats" target="_self"…
TechRadar
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September 9, 2025
Over 500 cryptography scientists and researchers have signed a joint letter against the EU's controversial child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning proposal Experts warn that the Danish version of the text still fails to address concerns around...
Researcher: Rye bread and salted herring core pillars of Estonian food culture
ERR
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September 10, 2025
While blood sausage, sauerkraut and pork are common in Estonian cuisine, kama and rye bread hold a deeper cultural significance. Estonian National Museum senior researcher Anu Kannike said that the foundation of Estonia's traditional food culture...
Bioprocessing remains a strong growth driver for life science tools, bodes well for Repligen
Pharma Manufacturing
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September 11, 2025
While current sentiment is at “an all-time low” in the gene therapy market, Repligen Corporation (RGEN) is well-positioned to take advantage of its base-business revenue growth, according to analysts at Leerink Partners. The firm on Thursday...
This Estonian firm helps launch Ukraine’s combat drones
Defense News
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September 11, 2025
LONDON — Incorporating combat experience from Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion, Estonian company Threod Systems is expanding its range of drone launchers and unmanned aerial vehicles employed in the war. “Whenever you see a long-range...