Startups and Innovation

The House Finance Committee this week reviewed proposed legislation that would introduce additional relaxations in the 50 per cent tax exemption policy for highly paid expatriate workers returning to Cyprus. According ...

An innovative conference is coming this week in Cyprus with the goal of showcasing new practices in both urban and rural developments. The Cyprus Forum Cities is the unification of ...

After weathering recession and military conflicts, Israel’s high-tech sector could be facing its biggest test yet as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) removes a key funding source ...

Non-profit organisation TechIsland recently announced that Wargaming general manager Valentinos Polykarpou has been appointed as its new chairman. The Cypriot executive is taking over at the island’s biggest IT ...

Microsoft-backed OpenAI is no longer the only game in town for software developers looking to capitalize on an expected $90 billion market for artificial intelligence. Motivated by a wariness of relying ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (IDEK) on Thursday announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Italian innovation organisation META Group. The agreement seeks to facilitate the operation ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) this week announced that it will be holding an information event entitled “European Innovation Council Info Days” between April 4-5 2023. The event will take ...

The DFINITY Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation contributing to the development of the Internet Computer (IC) project. IC is a web-speed, internet-scale public blockchain advanced smart contract functionality to the ...

Tanya Romanyukha oversees the TechIsland’s day-to-day activities to ensure efficient, transparent, and effective operations. This includes managing and coordinating all operational activities, working groups, internal communication with members, project ...

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O), the world’s leading designer of computer chips used in creating artificial intelligence, on Monday showed new research that explains how AI can be used to ...

Crypto exchange Binance on Tuesday issued a statement responding to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), after the latter party sued the exchange for allegedly “operating an illegal exchange ...

Electric vehicle adoption took off in 2022, with the global market for such cars growing by 55 per cent during this time, for total sales of 10.1 million units, according to a report ...

Rapid technological advances such as the ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence (AI) app are complicating efforts by European Union lawmakers to agree on landmark AI laws, sources with direct knowledge of ...

The EcoX Cyprus fintech community is organising an open discussion and networking event in Limassol to discuss blockchain technologies and their applications in the real estate industry. The event is ...

The AI Act is expected to be a landmark piece of EU legislation governing the use of artificial intelligence in Europe that has been in the works for over two ...

The robotic team from Pascal did it again. They have created a robot powered by the new artificial intelligence chatGPT. In a statement, they mentioned “PASCAL schools have recently completed ...

The EIT Digital Venture Programme East Balkans edition announced this week the launch of a regional programme to support the establishment of new ventures in Greece, Cyprus and North Macedonia. ...

Cypriots are split on whether it is easy to start a new business here, as well as whether there are robust opportunities for doing so, according to the Global Entrepreneurship ...

Microsoft last week trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more users, answering a spate of unveilings this week by its rival Google (GOOGL.O) ...

New York-based quantum computer startup SEEQC said on Wednesday it has developed a digital chip that can operate at temperatures colder than outer space so it can be used with ...

Artificial intelligence can now outperform most law school graduates on the bar exam, the grueling two-day test aspiring attorneys must pass to practice law in the United States, according to ...

Pause for a minute and think what life would be without things like electricity in buildings, direct water supply to every house or internet connection in every corner. Nowadays, it ...

Nexters, an international game development company headquartered in Cyprus, this week announced that following a public statement issued by Nasdaq on March 15, trading of Nexters ordinary shares (“GDEV”) and warrants (“...

Director General of the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Stelios Himonas this week said that Cyprus is focusing on digital skills and access to Gigabit connectivity, stressing ...