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How this shy country wants to become the Silicon Valley of the Baltics

The Next Web

So when I was invited to attend the conference TechChill, taking place in Estonia’s neighboring country, Latvia, I was intrigued. What’s going on in Latvia? When you think Latvia, you (like us) might not immediately afterward think… This story continues at The Next Web.

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New invention harvests static energy from waste polystyrene to produce electricity

TechSpot

The invention comes from researchers at Australia's RMIT University and was developed in collaboration with Latvia's Riga Technical University. The main innovation is in fabricating patches made from multiple layers of polystyrene, with each layer being around one-tenth the thickness of a human hair.

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Spotify’s new ‘Enhance’ feature will spruce up your playlists with recommended songs

The Verge

Enhanced playlists are available on both Android and iOS and are set to roll out over the next month to Spotify Premium subscribers in the following countries: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, (..)

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3’s EKG feature is coming to 31 new countries

The Verge

It will also be available in Chile, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates soon.

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Revolut lets customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries

TechCrunch

Now, customers in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia will be able to become Revolut Bank customers. In Lithuania for instance, you can apply for a credit card with a credit limit that’s twice the value of your monthly salary (up to €6,000). You can pay back over one to 60 months.

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Valve and five game publishers fined millions for geo-blocking Steam games in EU

The Verge

The European Commission says the geo-blocking was to prevent games being activated outside Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This broke the EU’s Digital Single Market rules which prohibit those types of barriers.

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Giraffe360, a robotic camera for real estate, raises $4.5M from LAUNCHub and Hoxton Ventures

TechCrunch

It was founded in 2016 in Riga, Latvia by two brothers, Mikus Opelts and Madars Opelts, and is headquartered in London, U.K. Giraffe360 uses a high-specification sensor, lidar laser technology and robotics. The camera is sold to real estate agents and brokers as a service for £399 per month.

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