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India’s CamCom Technologies Announces Strategic Partnership with ERGO Group AG in Landmark Global AI Deployment for Insurance Sector
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 2, 2025
NewsVoir Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 2: In a major milestone for India's deep-tech ecosystem, CamCom Technologies, an award-winning, industry-agnostic computer vision company headquartered in Bengaluru, has entered into a strategic...
Latvia to get solar-power boost as energy company Sunly receives almost €85 million international financing
The European Sting
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August 1, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Latvia is set to get more clean energy as a result of almost € 85 million in international financing for renewable-electricity provider Sunly. Estonia-based...
Latvian startup Handwave raises €3.6 million to make payment and identification as easy as a wave of your hand
EU Startups
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August 1, 2025
Riga-based Handwave, a biometric startup founded in Latvia, has raised €3.6 million in Seed funding to launch its palm-based payment and identity platform in Europe and the US. The round includes backing from regional investors, led by Practica...
Construction begins on the first hydrogen-electric coastal fishing vessel in Latvia
LSM
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August 1, 2025
The project, titled “Coastal fishing vessels powered by zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells”, is the first of its kind in Latvia where innovative hydrogen fuel cell technology is being applied to support sustainable shipping and fishery. The...
New organization formed to take on Spanish slugs in Latvia
LSM
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August 1, 2025
To combat the spread of the notoriously invasive Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris), a new association "Against the Spanish Slug" (Pret Spānijas kailgliemezi) has been founded, the goal of which is effective and scientifically based control and...
EU to turn up antitrust scrutiny on Big Tech's 'acquihire' practice
Cryptopolitan
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August 1, 2025
Olivier Guersent, outgoing director general of the European Commission’s competition unit, warns that the once-overlooked practice of “acquihires” is set for closer antitrust scrutiny by the EU. In these deals, technology giants hire a start-up’s...
You can wander around Latvia's graveyards digitally
LSM
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August 1, 2025
The company Cemety in Latvia digitalises burial spots and cemetery layouts. Why is it needed, and how to use it? Marta Rone, project manager of Cemety, told Latvian Radio programme "Starpbrīdis" about the use of the website on 31 July. A tradition...
Big Tech's acquihire deals face regulatory scrutiny, outgoing EU antitrust official says
Yahoo Finance
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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Big Tech deals to acquire skills rather than major companies may soon come under the regulatory scrutiny they previously avoided, the outgoing head of the European Commission's antitrust unit said. Acquihires,...
Unconventional Parisian scale over nearly a century – feast of the metropolis image on screen in RIGA IFF programme section ARCHITECT’S CUT
The Film New Europe
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As usual, with this year’s programme section ARCHITECT’S CUT, dedicated to urban research, RIGA IFF continues to offer its view on the tightly woven interplay between architecture and film. Inviting the audiences to one of the most prominent...
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...
Latvian climbers rescue two critically ill climbers from other countries in the Pamir Mountains
Baltic News Network
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July 30, 2025
The Pamirs expedition team of the Latvian Mountaineering Union Clubs, led by Valdis Purins, brought down two critically ill climbers from other countries from an altitude of 6,300 meters on Sunday, the 27th of July, the LETA agency was informed by...
Start Of Construction Works On The Blue Marine And Establishment Of Subsidiaries In Latvia
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Start of construction works on the Blue Marine and establishment of subsidiaries in Latvia AS Pro Kapital Grupp announces the start of construction works of the Blue Marine residential building – the next phase in...
New head of Latvia's Central Election Commission takes office
LSM
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July 31, 2025
The new head of the Central Election Commission (CVK), Māris Zviedris, official took up the post on Wednesday, 30 July, Latvian Radio reports. Following problems with the information technology (IT) systems at the local elections in June, both the...
Rīga's Eastern Hospital launches new catering tender
LSM
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July 29, 2025
The caterer of Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) has corrected most of the hygiene violations but the hospital has launched a new catering tender worth €25 million, Latvian Radio reports on 29 July. A re-inspection of the RAKUS...
Education, industry, technology: Luxembourg leads Europe in research funding per capita: Eurostat
RTL Today
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July 30, 2025
Luxembourg spent more on research and development per person than any other EU country in 2024, allocating €759.2 per inhabitant, new Eurostat data shows. Luxembourg recorded the highest per capita government spending on research and development...
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to illegally exporting scientific equipment to Russia
The Sconi - Wisconsin
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July 29, 2025
Timothy M. O’Shea United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of WisconsinTimothy M. O’Shea United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin A Madison business owner has pleaded guilty to federal...
Latvia To Build First Baltic Renewable Fuel Plant In Riga Port
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 28. In the most dynamic area of Riga port, Kundziņsala, construction will begin on the Baltic States' first renewable fuel production plant producing hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and...
Latvian students' choices don't always align with job market needs
LSM
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July 28, 2025
Enrolment data from Latvian universities show that high school graduates are very interested in studying medicine, psychology, law and communication science, computer science and the creative industries. These choices, however, don't always align...
From New York to Noblessner: Why an American couple moved to Tallinn to open a bar
ERR
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August 3, 2025
Nestled along the seaside at Port Noblessner in Tallinn's Põhja-Tallinn neighborhood is Brewklyn Craft Beer Cafe, which offers the largest variety of American and Canadian craft beer in the Baltic and Nordic regions. Inside, the walls are covered...
Today-History-Aug03
North Shore News
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August 3, 2025
Today in History for Aug. 3: On this date: In 1460, King James II of Scotland died in a cannon explosion. Today in History for Aug. 3: On this date: In 1460, King James II of Scotland died in a cannon explosion. In 1492, Italian explorer...