Bikeep, the Estonian startup that builds smart and secure bike racks, has announced the first pilot station installation for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to reduce bike theft at its stations. The company’s first installation for BART is now installed at the 16th Street Station in San Francisco and available to use […]
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An Estonian short animation, “The Master”, was awarded with prizes for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Script at the International Animation film festival Lanterna Mágica in Goiânia, Brazil. The goal of the Lanterna Mágica film festival, that took place from 13-18 June, is to offer the audience high quality short and feature length animation
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Estonia’s pilot project – the world’s first data embassy – could set an example for the rest of the world, and now the country is preparing to launch its first such site in Luxembourg. In the last 20 years, Estonia has developed into what the World Development report, compiled by the World Bank, last year
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The Estonian rally driver, Ott Tänak, claimed his maiden victory at the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in Italy on Sunday. The Estonian, competing for M-Sport team in the WRC, won the Rally Italia Sardegna by 12.3 seconds in a Ford Fiesta, his first victory in 73 starts, to climb to the third place in the championship standings.
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According to one of the most important higher education lists, the QS World University Rankings, the University of Tartu now holds its best position ever. The university’s position in the ranking has improved from 501 in 2012 to 314 in 2017. Its strongest subject is linguistics, where it is globally rated in the 101-150 ranking. When taken into account
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Stigo, an Estonia-based folding scooter producer, has opened its first concept store in Tianjin, China. According to the company, its aim is to bring its product closer to commuters by offering a personal purchase and test-ride experience in the very centre of an urban environment. “We believe Stigo will revolutionise the way people travel. Stigo
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At the ImagineIndia International Film Festival in Madrid, Spain, Estonian Tiina Mälberg won the best actress award for her role in the Kadri Kõusaar-directed movie, “Mother”. Inspired by the radio series Coma – made by the Irish filmmaker, Kevin McCann – Kõusaar’s darkly comic thriller “Mother” centres on a woman, played by Mälberg, whose adult son is
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The Tallinn University of Technology and one of Estonia’s oldest car dealerships are developing the country’s first self-driving car. The university and Silberauto, known in Estonia primarily as the dealership of Mercedes-Benz, which traces its roots all the way back to the world’s first car in 1886, signed the contract on 31 May to develop
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The Washington-based Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation has awarded the former Estonian prime minister, Mart Laar, the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom for his role and work in exposing the atrocities of the communist regimes. A historian by academic qualification, Laar has over the years drawn attention to and written about communist crimes. He wrote a
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A new, Spanish-designed centre, introducing composer Arvo Pärt’s creative heritage to both domestic and international visitors, is planning to open its doors in autumn 2018. The Estonian government has allocated funds for the construction of the new building for the Arvo Pärt Centre. Designed by Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano from the Spanish architecture firm,
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