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Will we control technology or will technology control us?
LSM
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June 15, 2025
Today, 17:09 Authors: Viesturs Bulāns, CEO of Helmes Latvia This is not just a philosophical dilemma. It is both human and very practical. On one hand, technology impacts the environment and generates unnecessary data, but on the other — it helps...
Cultural monument damaged in this spring's rainfall in Preiļi, Latvia
LSM
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June 16, 2025
The horse stables are one of the most notable buildings in the Preiļi Manor complex, and their walls are a popular attraction for park visitors, photographers and artists alike. As a result of heavy rainfall in the spring, the foundations of the...
Latvia To Merge State-Owned Firms In Major Efficiency Drive
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 6. The Ministry of Economics has thrown its hat in the ring with a detailed report for inter-institutional coordination, laying the groundwork for a daring shake-up of small state-owned limited...
Communist genocide memorial day marked across Latvia
LSM
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June 14, 2025
On this day 84 years ago, thousands of people were deported to Siberia by the Soviet occupiers, and many of them never came back. There were two main waves of deportations, one in the wake of the Soviet Union's 1940 occupation of independent...
Modern Trenches, Modern Threats: Combat Engineering in the Drone Age
Seapower Magazine
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June 13, 2025
U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Construction Battalion 14 and Marines assigned to 8th Engineering Support Battalion conduct trench reinforcement training to increase combat engineering capabilities during exercise Baltic Operations 2025...
Defence Innovation Fund to be established in Latvia
LSM
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June 13, 2025
“To strengthen Latvia’s defence capabilities and at the same time facilitate economic growth, it is essential to build close cooperation between state institutions, industry, and the scientific sector. Our goal is to create an environment in which...
Some US researchers want to leave the country. Can Europe take them?
Nature
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In early May, European politicians and university leaders gathered in Paris at Sorbonne University to deliver a message to US researchers affected by cuts made by the administration of US President Donald Trump: move here instead. Ursula von der...
Bear cubs make special guest appearance in Latvian bog livestream
LSM
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June 13, 2025
The webcam operated by Latvian State orests (LVM) recorded footage of Mama Bear and her three energetic cubs going about their beary business in an unspecified bog. The webcam had been set up principally to provide footage of a golden eagle next,...
Is a new war starting? The Latvian Foreign Minister comments on overnight strikes on Iran
Baltic News Network
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June 13, 2025
The recent Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and other military targets do not automatically mean the beginning of a new war, but they have significantly increased tensions in the region, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže (New Unity)...
EIC looks to boost deep tech startups with pre-accelerator Business news | June 13, 2025 The European Innovation Council (EIC) has launched a ‘pre-accelerator’ programme to help deep tech startups apply for its funding. The complexity and overhead of E…
eeNews Europe
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June 13, 2025
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has launched a ‘pre-accelerator’ programme to help deep tech startups apply for its funding. The complexity and overhead of EIC funding has been a criticism of the programme, and the pre-accelerator aims to...
Expert warns: If Latvia delays wind farm development, electricity bills will be higher than in neighboring countries
Baltic News Network
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June 12, 2025
If wind farm development in Latvia does not catch up to the levels of Lithuania and Estonia, differences in electricity prices between the Baltic states on the “Nord Pool” exchange could increase in the future, warns Ingus Štūlbergs, Head of the...
The rise of dual-use innovation: Latvia’s startups making global strides (Sponsored)
EU Startups
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June 11, 2025
In recent years, Latvia has been gaining recognition within Europe’s dual-use innovation landscape, where cutting-edge technologies serve both civilian and defence applications. This year’s Deep Tech Atelier in Riga, the Baltic region’s premier...
Allied Engineers Reinforce Baltic Shoreline
MilitarySpot - Alabama
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June 11, 2025
JUNE 11, 2025 – U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and NATO allies joined forces on the Baltic coast to construct critical waterfront infrastructure during exercise Baltic...
“Echo of the Future”: Riga Opens Major Exhibition Exploring New Baltic Identity
The Baltic Review
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June 10, 2025
Riga, Latvia – The Latvian National Museum of Art has opened the exhibition “Echo of the Future: Dialogues on Baltic Identity.” The exposition brings together works by contemporary artists from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, offering a fresh...
RocketPlay selects LuckyStreak to reinvent live blackjack offering with new greenscreen technology
European Gaming
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June 11, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesLuckyStreak, the Riga-based live games provider, has secured a deal to provide its new high-spec, multi-camera greenscreen technology to casino operator RocketPlay. RocketPlay can now create its own branded player experience...
Allied Engineers Reinforce Baltic Shoreline During BALTOPS 2025
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 11, 2025
U.S. Navy Seabees, U.S. Marine Corps engineers from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and NATO partners joined forces on the Baltic coast to construct critical waterfront infrastructure during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2025. The project,...
What’s up with… Ooredoo, the FCC, IonQ
Telecom TV
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July 3, 2025
In today’s industry news roundup: Ooredoo launches sovereign AI services in Qatar, just a year after striking a deal with Nvidia; the FCC’s chairman Brendan Carr outlines the key points of his Build America Agenda; quantum technology vendor IonQ...
Azerbaijan, Latvia discuss import-export operations of plant products
Azertag
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June 11, 2025
Baku, June 11, AZERTAC Representatives of Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency (AQTA) and the Food and Veterinary Service of the Republic of Latvia held an online meeting to discuss regulations and control measures during import-export operations of...
President Rinkēvičs: Election results in Latvia are valid, but this was not a proud moment for democracy
Baltic News Network
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June 11, 2025
“At present, I have no information from national security services or any other competent institutions that would call into question the legitimacy or validity of the election results,” President Edgars Rinkēvičs stated on Wednesday after meeting...
New power in Riga? New Unity and Progressives seek common ground
Baltic News Network
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June 10, 2025
The Progressives are ready to work in the same team with New Unity (JV), said Viesturs Kleinbergs, the Progressives’ candidate for mayor of Riga, following today’s coalition-building talks at Riga City Council. According to Kleinbergs, the two...