Road blockade continues despite agreement with protesters
Protests by miners and energy workers from coal plants have continued for the seventh day in a row.
Although the government and their representatives signed an agreement on the operation of the plants and their smooth transition to green energy, some of the disaffected continue to block main arteries demanding that Bulgaria withdraw the territorial plans that it submitted to the EU at the end of last week.
BBC: Bansko is fastest growing hub for digital nomads
More and more digital nomads are heading to a small mountain resort in Bulgaria, an article in the BBC travel section states, citing Bansko as one of the newest hubs for such workers.
Recent statistics cited by British media show that every month the resort houses more than 300 people who work remotely, the so-called digital nomads, and during the ski season those significantly rise. Other favorite destinations are coastal cities like Lisbon and Barcelona.
The catalyst for this seems to be Bansko Nomad Fest, a week-long festival where nomads meet, which has grown from a small gathering over the years into the largest annual celebration of digital nomad life worldwide.
Eleven invests in an Alzheimer's diagnostic startup
With predictions of a massive increase in cognitive and mental illnesses, a number of solutions aimed at prevention, early diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression are emerging on the market. One of them is the Greek LANGaware, which has attracted Bulgarian venture capital fund Eleven's attention. The firm announced it has invested a total of 1.5 million euros in the company's current investment round.
LANGaware uses artificial intelligence to predict and monitor cognitive and mental states by analyzing language, voice and speech biomarkers.
The funding will be concentrated in several key verticals - enhancing the technology and product teams, expanding business growth efforts, as well as the integration of the software into virtual care platforms and healthcare systems in the US.
Road blockade continues despite agreement with protesters
Protests by miners and energy workers from coal plants have continued for the seventh day in a row.
