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

The Next Web

In recent years we’ve been continually impressed with the small Baltic country of Estonia, which has been a frontrunner in many areas within digital solutions and tech innovation, such as e-residency, digital policies, and national cryptocurrencies. What’s going on in Latvia?

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YouTube blocks Russian news channels RT and Sputnik

The Verge

Many European nations have called on platforms to do more to stop the spread of Russian misinformation. In an open letter, the leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, said that Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter had become accessories to Russian aggression by allowing the country space on their sites and apps.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

Among other fastest-growing client countries one can also find Latvia, Pakistan, Romania, Lithuania, and Malaysia. Your story and your business could receive a major boost by appearing on national TV or in a leading national newspaper! Elance , on its turn, seems to be willing to find freelance evangelists in Russia.

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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

TechCrunch

Last year, the European Commission and Member States launched the Startup Nations Standard. During the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU, Portugal announced that it would go one step further and create the European Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA). It’s a new entity that is in charge of the Startup Nations Standard.

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Do You Need an AI Impact Statement?

DataRobot

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest Rube Goldberg consists of 412 steps and was achieved by Scandiweb in Riga, Latvia, on December 2, 2016. There are even fun contests to build fantastically complicated machines, complete with official rules. Some use cases, such as recruitment, have legal and regulatory restrictions.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

Twitter faces a $250 million lawsuit filed by major music publishers The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), representing 17 publishers, listed 1,700 songs for which it sent multiple copyright violation notices to Twitter. An engineer at Twitter, Prachi Poddar, also announced the change by posting a long tweet.

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On Friday the EU will put startup-friendly legislation to member states — will they sign up?

TechCrunch

This Friday at its annual Digital Day , the European Commission will be launching a “legislative instrument” called the EU Startup Nations Standard (SNS). However, the group is also urging EU Member States to turn the recommendations into actual national legislation, and not just stay on the books at the EU Commission.

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