Why Indian, Russian tech startups are weighing up a move to tiny Estonia
On top of its ambitious e-residency program, Estonia is using startup visas to attract tech entrepreneurs.
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With new funding, ride-hailing app Taxify will give Uber a run for its money but faces the same regulatory issues.
Estonia's ID card crisis: How e-state's poster child got into and out of trouble
Estonia is built on secure state e-systems, so the world was watching when it hit a huge ID-card problem.
Estonia steps up plan to counter cyber attacks by siting critical systems offshore
To thwart a cyber-attack on its national infrastructure or even an invasion, Estonia is getting ready to open its first data embassy overseas.
This tiny IoT startup thinks its networking tech can help spread smart lighting
Estonian firm Thinnect is offering cloud-based intelligent controls for Internet of Things networks.
Bike thieves beware: This startup is using smart tech to reinvent cycle parking
An Estonian firm's internet-connected racks are generating interest around the world.
Borderless banking: Estonia's e-residents can open accounts without going there
Estonia is expanding its digital residency with a new business banking scheme.
Why this startup thinks its supercapacitor tech is key to hybrid electric vehicles
Skeleton Technologies is investing millions to scale production of its patented curved graphene ultracapacitors.
Estonia has 1.3 million people: Here's how it plans to get 10 million e-residents by 2025
Just over two years into its plan to offer people who are not Estonian citizens or residents a digital identity, Estonia sees fintech and blockchain services as the way to achieve its ambitious goals.
A state that pays software devs' tax bills? Here's how Latvia is aiming to lure startups
In Baltic terms, Estonia may lead the pecking order in technology, but ambitious new tax initiatives show neighboring Latvia is breathing down its neck.
Like the sound of 10-gigabit internet everywhere? Then move to Estonia
Nokia and Starman are working away on building Europe's first nationwide 10-gigabit residential network, which will cover Estonia.
Android, iOS secure ID: Estonia says it's taking digital authentication to new levels
Early next year, Estonia rolls out its new Smart-ID digital identity system, which is not dependent on a SIM card and can be used around the world.
Microsoft Office, Google Docs beware: This open-source startup is after your users
Latvian company OnlyOffice wants to create the Swiss watch of office suites and convince people there are valid choices beyond the big brands.
'More students, overseas skills can't solve our coding crisis': So here's Estonia's fix
With static student numbers and steep rises in tech pay, Estonia is opting to retrain some of its adult population as software developers to plug its skills gap.
If you think 4G's quick, Telia, Ericsson's 5G field tests show speeds '40 times faster'
After field tests on what is described as Europe's first 5G trial system, Telia and Ericsson now say a rollout is in prospect for Stockholm and Tallinn in 2018.
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