Finland seizes a ship suspected of damaging an undersea cable linking Helsinki and Estonia in the Gulf of Finland; Estonia says a second cable was also damaged
Finnish special forces board ship, detain all 14 crewmembers Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty : Vessel Held In Finland After Suspected Baltic Cable Sabotage Bobinsabraham / The Indian Express : Finland...
Estonian startups aim to turn its thriving tech sector into a military-industrial complex, including making autonomous drones, as Europe boosts defense spending
The Baltic country hopes to turn its thriving tech sector into a military-industrial complex, and tap into rising European defense spending.
Microsoft says it will shut down Skype on May 5 and directs users to migrate all their contacts and chat data to Teams; Skype had 36M+ DAUs in 2023
Microsoft has announced it is discontinuing … Thomas Stevenson / The Post Millennial : Microsoft to shut down Skype in two months, company says switch to Teams David Phelan / Forbes : Microsoft Kills ...
Estonian ride-hailing and food delivery startup Bolt says it hit €2B in annual revenue and plans a 2025 IPO; Bolt had an $8B+ valuation in January 2022
Alessandro Parodi / Reuters :
The US and allies reveal that hacker group Cadet Blizzard is part of Russia's GRU Unit 29155, which is responsible for coup attempts, assassinations, and more
There has been a lot of talk this week about Putin paying “useful idiots” to spread his propaganda. … X: @dojnatsec : Five Russian GRU Officers and One Civilian Charged for Conspiring to Hack Ukrainia...
Estonian ride-hailing and scooter rentals startup Bolt Technology secures a €220M credit facility which it believes will help prepare the company for an IPO
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg :
Estonian ride hailing startup Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, raises $713M at a ~$4.75B valuation, led by Sequoia, Tekne, and Ghisallo
- Estonian ride-hailing start-up Bolt has raised $713 million in fresh funding to push into the rapidly-growing online grocery delivery industry.
US intelligence director says Iran was behind threatening emails to FL Democratic voters demanding they vote for Trump; voter info was likely publicly available
prompting investigations in both states. Cybersecurity experts say the origin is unclear and may be the product of a foreign disinformation effort. https://www.npr.org/... Jason Koebler / @jason_koebl...
Estonian ride-hailing company Taxify rebrands as Bolt, same as its e-scooters, to double down on providing multiple transportation options beyond private cars
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Estonia sues Gemalto for €152M over security flaw that made the country's citizen ID cards vulnerable to hacking last year
Estonian police are seeking to recover 152 million euros ($178 mln) in a lawsuit filed on Thursday against digital security firm Gemalto, following a recall …