Tech &amp; Science

Monday 10 August | 08:30

AI boom drives record semiconductor revenue forecast

Research firm Omdia has sharply increased its forecast for global semiconductor revenue in 2026, saying surging artificial intelligence demand continues to outstrip the industry’s manufacturing capacity, with supply bottlenecks expected ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Monday 10 August | 06:00

Streaming platforms have room to boost ad revenues, says research firm

Ad-supported connected TV (CTV) video services could generate an average of $0.21 per hour of viewing if every available advertising slot were sold, according to a new report from Omdia, establishing ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 09 August | 10:00

Chip shortages boost biggest PC makers’ market share

The world’s six largest PC manufacturers are expected to account for a record 80.4 per cent of global notebook panel purchases in 2026, as component shortages and rising production costs increasingly ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 09 August | 08:30

Smartphone shipments fall as higher memory costs reshape market

Global smartphone shipments fell by 6 per cent year-on-year to 272 million units in the second quarter of 2026, as persistently high memory prices disrupted supply chains, raised component costs and forced manufacturers ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 09 August | 07:30

Bank of Japan warns global AI demand boom poses lasting inflation risk

Global AI-related demand may exert lasting upward pressure on Japan’s inflation, the Bank of Japan has said, signalling its alarm ‌over mounting inflation risks that could boost the case ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 11:00

In Cyprus, your match already knows your ex

Cyprus appears to generate more Tinder revenue per resident than Greece or Portugal, while its use of generative AI is also unusually high. Now a new class of matchmakers is ...

By Souzana Psara

Saturday 08 August | 07:00

DeepSeek undercuts OpenAI and Anthropic on benchmark running costs

A version of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s flagship AI model is by ‌far the least expensive to run on benchmark tests among well-known models globally and more than 100 times cheaper ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 13:37

Cyprus nearly doubles R&D funding over the past decade

Cyprus allocated approximately €112 million to research and development (R&D) in 2025, almost doubling government funding over the past decade despite a decline from the previous year, according to figures ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Friday 07 August | 10:50

Pros and cons of Cyprus’ national AI strategy

The strategy is stronger than a typical policy vision document. It understands Cyprus’s structural weaknesses and proposes institutions, infrastructure, sector-specific applications and governance mechanisms. Its central weakness is execution ...

By Panis Pieri

image Why this Paphos-based startup chose Cyprus over Vienna for its AI ambitions

Thursday 06 August | 13:00

Startups

Why this Paphos-based startup chose Cyprus over Vienna for its AI ambitions

Sainni bets on real-time AI to change the way businesses sell Artificial intelligence is reshaping the way businesses sell, but a Cyprus-based startup believes the next step is moving beyond ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

image Cyprus-based IT distributor posts record profit as AI demand drives growth

Thursday 06 August | 11:47

ICT

Cyprus-based IT distributor posts record profit as AI demand drives growth

Asbis delivers ‘best quarter in company history’ Cyprus-based IT distributor ASBISc Enterprises Plc, commonly known as Asbis, on Thursday reported its most profitable quarter on record after net profit more ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Thursday 06 August | 11:06

Meta AI model hacks company during cybersecurity test

Meta said one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, fanning concerns about how developers can contain increasingly capable AI systems after similar incidents at rivals Anthropic ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 06 August | 08:06

Google AI shake-up puts Greek Cypriot Hassabis in top science role

Google parent Alphabet has overhauled the leadership of its artificial intelligence operations, moving Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis from the day-to-day running of Google DeepMind into a newly created group-wide science ...

By Souzana Psara

Wednesday 05 August | 19:47

Perseid meteor shower to light up Cyprus skies in August

Stargazers in Cyprus will have the chance to observe the Perseid meteor shower this month, with the phenomenon expected to peak on August 12 and 13, deputy mayor of Nicosia and astronomer ...

By Dina Husseini

Wednesday 05 August | 17:38

Kyndryl and Microsoft partner to boost enterprise distributed cloud services

Enterprise technology service provider Kyndryl on Wednesday announced the expansion of its distributed cloud capabilities, using Microsoft’s AI-powered adaptive cloud approach. Designed to help customers innovate, modernise and simplify ...

By Souzana Psara

Wednesday 05 August | 14:08

Piece of SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into the moon

A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year was expected to have smashed into the moon at high speed early Wednesday morning, though the impact was unlikely to ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 04 August | 13:18

More than 1 in 3 people in Cyprus buy event tickets online

Cypriots embrace online ticket buying for concerts and events Cyprus recorded a higher-than-average rate of online event ticket purchases in 2025, according to figures released by Eurostat on Tuesday, as digital ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Tuesday 04 August | 10:33

Paphos university wins competitive Horizon Europe funding to drive research reform

Neapolis University Paphos will lead a three-year European research partnership with University College London (UCL), the University of Barcelona and Greece’s KMOP, after securing Horizon Europe funding in a ...

By Souzana Psara

Tuesday 04 August | 07:50

EU watchdogs urge tougher AI cyber risk controls for financial sector

Europe’s three financial supervisory authorities have called for stronger governance, enhanced operational resilience and a more consistent supervisory approach to protect the European Union’s financial sector from the ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Monday 03 August | 08:51

€600 to record everything. What could go wrong?

Adonis Georgiadis used a debate in the Greek parliament at the end of July to explain why he had bought Ray-Ban Meta glasses. “Whoever wants to insult me, spit at ...

By Souzana Psara

image Why AI automation needs human judgement in cybersecurity

Monday 03 August | 08:50

Technology

Why AI automation needs human judgement in cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence is not only replacing routine work but also creating a major new demand for verifying its outputs, a trend largely overlooked in industry debate, according to a recent ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Monday 03 August | 08:30

Euro area firms embrace AI but deep adoption still limited

Euro area firms rapidly expanded their use of artificial intelligence in 2025, with around 70 per cent reporting some level of adoption, according to a new European Central Bank (ECB) study based ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Monday 03 August | 08:17

EU electric car registrations surge with Cyprus following the same trend

The European Union’s electric vehicle market rebounded strongly in 2025, while Cyprus continued its gradual shift towards electrified transport with hybrid cars accounting for more than half of new passenger ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Monday 03 August | 08:00

Rising costs and tensions hit global display demand outlook

Global large-area OLED display shipments are projected to surge by 18.8 per cent year-on-year to 38.8 million units in 2026, according to new data released by Omdia. The firm’s latest market tracker ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

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AI boom drives record semiconductor revenue forecast

Streaming platforms have room to boost ad revenues, says research firm

Chip shortages boost biggest PC makers’ market share

Smartphone shipments fall as higher memory costs reshape market

Bank of Japan warns global AI demand boom poses lasting inflation risk

In Cyprus, your match already knows your ex

DeepSeek undercuts OpenAI and Anthropic on benchmark running costs

Cyprus nearly doubles R&D funding over the past decade

Pros and cons of Cyprus’ national AI strategy

Why this Paphos-based startup chose Cyprus over Vienna for its AI ambitions

Cyprus-based IT distributor posts record profit as AI demand drives growth

Meta AI model hacks company during cybersecurity test

Google AI shake-up puts Greek Cypriot Hassabis in top science role

Perseid meteor shower to light up Cyprus skies in August

Kyndryl and Microsoft partner to boost enterprise distributed cloud services

Piece of SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into the moon

More than 1 in 3 people in Cyprus buy event tickets online

Paphos university wins competitive Horizon Europe funding to drive research reform

EU watchdogs urge tougher AI cyber risk controls for financial sector

€600 to record everything. What could go wrong?

Why AI automation needs human judgement in cybersecurity

Euro area firms embrace AI but deep adoption still limited

EU electric car registrations surge with Cyprus following the same trend

Rising costs and tensions hit global display demand outlook