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Lithuania's Defense Ministry advises consumers to toss out their Chinese phones

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Instead, Lithuania is more worried about the built-in censorship tech that reportedly ships with phones sold by certain China-based phonemakers, such as Xiaomi. These recommendations are not born out of a concern for privacy or Chinese tracking, as was the case here in the US. Apparently, the phones in question.

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

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There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. Lithuania is now fourth in the global fintech ranking after the U,S,, the U,K, and Singapore. Lithuania’s life sciences sector is gaining prominence. But what are the locals excited about on the ground?

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Two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea damaged in suspected sabotage

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According to a spokesperson from telecommunications company Telia Lithuania who spoke to CNN, a communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was cut on Sunday morning around 10:00 a.m. local time. Read Entire Article

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Revolut lets customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries

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The Bank of Lithuania has granted a specialized license — it isn’t a full-fledged license per se, as it focuses on some activities. Right now, Revolut takes advantage of its banking license in two countries — Poland and Lithuania. Revolut gets European banking license in Lithuania. its home country and its biggest market.

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Instagram feeds start displaying Amber Alerts today

TechSpot

Over the next two weeks, they'll come to 24 other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Ukraine, the UK, and.

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

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The company notes that it’ll roll the feature out to additional countries in the future.

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Revolut applies for UK banking license

TechCrunch

The Bank of Lithuania has granted a license and the company is taking advantage of European passporting rules to operate in other European countries. Revolut gets European banking license in Lithuania. Revolut already has a banking license in the European Union. It is slowly starting to offer its own banking products in Europe.

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