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Engineering Cyber Resilience: Lessons from the Tallinn Mechanism
JD Supra - California
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July 25, 2025
When the lights stayed on in Kyiv during a wave of missile attacks in early 2024, Ukrainian officials quietly acknowledged a second line of defense that received far less public attention than the nation’s air-defense batteries. Behind the scenes,...
Estonian-founded investment app Lightyear raises $23M for AI expansion in Europe
Estonian World
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July 24, 2025
Estonian-founded fintech surpasses $1 billion in assets and brings AI-powered investing tools to a growing European customer base. Lightyear, the Estonian-founded investment platform reshaping how Europeans grow their wealth, has raised $23...
Biotech firm gets €1m funding to develop yeast-based alternative to mineral oils
Cosmetics Design Europe
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July 23, 2025
As legislation tightens and beauty consumers voice growing health, environmental, and ethical concerns over the use of mineral oils in cosmetic formulations, demand for sustainable alternatives is on the rise. Estonian biotech company ÄIO has...
Estonia's tech elite are getting behind a European challenger to Robinhood
CNBC
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July 24, 2025
The Lightyear app. Lightyear Some of the biggest names of Estonia's tech scene are backing Lightyear, a startup looking to become Europe's answer to commission-free trading pioneer Robinhood. Based in London, Lightyear develops an app that lets...
Estonia Launches Grant To Support Green Retrofitting Of Ships
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 24. Estonia, one of the Northern European leaders in maritime green technologies and ship retrofitting, has launched a €25 million government grant designed to encourage the reconstruction and...
Estonia's defense forces admit drone countermeasures training lacking
ERR
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July 24, 2025
Former EDF commander Gen. Martin Herem is among those critical of Estonia's drone defense capabilities as they stand. Ilmar Raag, a reservist officer, filmmaker and former media executive, who has coordinated drone donations to Ukraine, has echoed...
Travel Guide To Estonia: What You Must See, Eat And Visit
MENAFN
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July 26, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The rustic charm and medieval vibes were unmissable as I stood in the middle of Tallinn old town whose skyline is dominated by gothic spires and brick roofs. I instinctively asked our guide Roman if most people in the city...
Safeguarding Democracy Against Information Manipulation and Hybrid Threats
Visegrad Insight
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July 30, 2025
Information manipulation and interference by foreign and domestic actors are rising, with recent cases showing local enablers. The EU needs proactive, strategic tools to counter the growing threat. Democratic Information Manipulation and...
EU nations seek tens of billions of euros to fund weapons for Kiev — Politico
TASS
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July 30, 2025
BRUSSELS, July 30. /TASS/. Ukraine’s European allies intend to request loans from the EU amounting to tens of billions of euros for joint arms procurement initiatives for Kiev, Politico reported citing sources. According to the report, Kiev’s main...
Estonia’s Vok Bikes secures $6M to replace vans in Europe’s cities
Estonian World
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July 23, 2025
Tallinn-based Vok Bikes has raised $6 million in Series A funding to accelerate its expansion across Europe, offering its four-wheeled electric cargo bikes as a cleaner, faster and more efficient alternative to urban delivery vans. Vok Bikes, the...
Politico: European countries will borrow billions from the EU to rearm Ukraine
Babel
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Ukraineʼs main allies in Europe intend to ask the European Union for tens of billions of euros in loans for joint weapons purchases for Ukraine, as well as to strengthen their own defense capabilities. This is reported by Politico, citing sources....
Film At Lincoln Center Relaunching ‘Scary Movies’ Series, Lineup Includes Alexander Ullom’s ‘It Ends’ & Harry Kümel’s ‘Daughters of Darkness’ — Trailer
Deadline
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July 30, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Film At Lincoln Center will launch its horror film series Scary Movies next month, and titles set for the 13th edition include Alexander Ullom’s buzzy SXSW feature It Ends and a 4K restoration of Harry Kümel’s seminal Daughters of...
Telangana to draw on Estonia’s expertise for health data digitisation
The Hindu
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July 25, 2025
IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu with Estonia’s Ambassador to India, Marje Luup, and members of the delegation, in Hyderabad, on Friday. Telangana is keen on drawing upon Estonia’s experience and technical expertise to strengthen the...
Researchers Unmasked Russia’s Most Secretive FSB’s Spy Network
Cyber Security News
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July 23, 2025
A groundbreaking investigation has pulled back the curtain on one of Russia’s most clandestine intelligence operations, revealing unprecedented details about the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) 16th Center and its extensive signals intelligence...
Telangana to collaborate with Estonia in e-governance, digital health records: Minister Sridhar Babu
Telengana Today
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July 25, 2025
Telangana will collaborate with Estonia to boost e-governance and digital healthcare. Minister Sridhar Babu praised Estonia’s 100 per cent health record digitisation and said Telangana will learn from Estonia's digital expertise, including in AI,...
Latvia shaping EU goals on gender equality in sport
EurActiv
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July 30, 2025
From challenging stereotypes to aligning club accreditation with equality indicators, Latvia is localising European best practices to achieve gender equality in sport, building momentum for wider regional change. Elīza Spruntule and Miks...
Estonian Govt Pumps $1.1M in Äio to Scale Up Yeast-Based Palm Oil Alternative for Cosmetics
Green Queen
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July 22, 2025
4 Mins Read Estonian startup Äio has secured €1M ($1.1M) in a government grant to speed up the development of its yeast-derived sustainable fat alternative, specifically for use in cosmetics. With the EU set to ban the import of products featuring...
Estonian BioTech developer ÄIO secures €1 million to develop greener alternatives in cosmetics products
EU Startups
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July 22, 2025
ÄIO, a Tallinn-based BioTech company developing sustainable, non-animal fats and non-vegetable oils through innovative fermentation processes, has secured €1 million in funding to accelerate development of safer and more ecological alternatives to...
Foreign Office new rules for anyone entering EU with key date for 29 countries
Daily Express
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July 30, 2025
The Foreign Office this afternoon released new rules for Brits planning to enter the EU later this year. The European Union's (EU) long-awaited Entry/Exit System (EES) is finally kicking off on October 12, and it means extra paperwork for UK...
Estonian DeepTech startup Jälle Technologies raises €2 million to combat the “tidal wave of dead batteries”
EU Startups
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July 16, 2025
Tallinn-based Jälle Technologies has secured a €2 million pre-Seed round to advance its mission of recovering value from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and converting typically discarded graphite waste into high-value, next-generation...