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Thursday 10 September | 16:13

ICT

Cyprus channels €500 million into business modernisation

Cyprus’ business competitiveness hinges on green and digital shift, says minister Cyprus’ business competitiveness increasingly depends on the green and digital transition, Commerce Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday, noting ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

image Tech boom keeps Cyprus competitive as older industries lag behind

Thursday 10 September | 15:22

Economy

Tech boom keeps Cyprus competitive as older industries lag behind

Cyprus technology sector leads decades-long surge in productivity Productivity growth in Cyprus remained concentrated in a small number of sectors over the past three decades, with information and communications technology (...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Wednesday 09 September | 12:42

Cyprus European Researchers’ Night marks 20 years with September event

The European Researchers’ Night will return to Nicosia on Friday, September 25, 2026, marking 20 years of bringing science and research closer to the public in Cyprus with an event at the Cyprus ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Wednesday 09 September | 11:51

Cyprus defence and space cluster elects new leadership

The Cyprus Defence and Space Industry Cluster (CyDSIC) held its first electoral general assembly on Tuesday, electing an eight-member board tasked with strengthening the island’s defence, security and space ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Wednesday 09 September | 06:00

Cyprus, Australia push AI and research ties ahead of Horizon Europe entry

Cyprus and Australia are looking to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, research and emerging technologies, with Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides pointing to Australia’s forthcoming participation in Horizon Europe as ...

By Souzana Psara

Tuesday 08 September | 15:40

Cyprus financial firms face new cyber incident reporting rules

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) issued new guidance on Tuesday, requiring financial firms under its supervision to calculate and report the annual costs and losses arising from major information ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Tuesday 08 September | 14:20

Teen reading slumps to worst this century due to surge in screen time

Teenagers more accustomed to smartphones than Shakespeare are reading at the worst levels seen this century, driving a broader decline in education, a global student assessment found. The Organisation for ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 08 September | 13:20

Cyprus and Kazakhstan move from AI agreements to joint projects

Cyprus and Kazakhstan are looking to turn agreements signed during President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Astana into joint projects in artificial intelligence, space technology and applied research, Chief Scientist Demetris ...

By Souzana Psara

Tuesday 08 September | 09:11

BrainRocket pulls the plug on its Cyprus operations

BrainRocket has closed its Limassol offices and offered most of its remaining employees relocation abroad, apparently ending the Cyprus presence of one of the island’s largest technology employers. All ...

By Souzana Psara

Tuesday 08 September | 08:00

Not just Nvidia: these power and cooling firms are riding the trillion-dollar data centre boom

While Nvidia is synonymous with the AI boom, a lesser-known group of power and cooling equipment suppliers is cashing in on a global data centre construction spree as developers race ...

By Reuters News Service

Monday 07 September | 17:32

New advanced materials could give electric motors an efficiency boost

Electric motors power everything from cars to household appliances. EU-funded researchers are developing advanced materials that could make them more efficient, saving both energy and resources. By Anthony King Electric ...

By CM Guest Columnist

image AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity

Monday 07 September |

Updated on 7/9 16:36

AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged to press AI firms to reduce risks that his office ...

By Reuters News Service

Monday 07 September | 08:00

AI gains should fund growth rather than facilitate job cuts, says executive

Businesses should reinvest the productivity gains created by artificial intelligence into new products, markets and customers rather than treating AI primarily as a way to cut costs, according to Paul ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Monday 07 September | 07:30

AI, geopolitics and quantum threats put businesses on cyber alert

Technology is advancing rapidly, forcing businesses to confront a broader and increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, according to KPMG’s Cybersecurity considerations 2026 report. The report, drawing on insights from more ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Monday 07 September | 06:30

Global TV shipments rise as world cup boosts demand

Global television shipments increased 3.6 per cent year-on-year to 48.8 million units in the second quarter of 2026, helped by demand surrounding the FIFA World Cup and the timing of Amazon Prime Day, ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 06 September | 15:30

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter

Scientists have made a possible breakthrough in the hunt for dark matter — observing hints of it during an experiment about a mile (1.6 km) underground in South Dakota — though they stopped ...

By Reuters News Service

Sunday 06 September | 10:30

Financial firms face AI workforce gap as job cuts loom

Financial services firms are moving rapidly to adopt artificial intelligence but remain poorly prepared for the workforce changes it could bring, according to a PwC survey of more than 1,000 senior ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 06 September | 06:30

Surging semiconductor demand lifts regional factory activity

Surging global demand for AI hardware kept Asia’s factories humming in August, private ‌surveys showed this week, brightening prospects for the export-reliant region even as the prolonged Middle East ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 05 September | 18:00

Researchers defend older age of key archaeological site in Chile

Two groups of researchers are defending the view that the Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile was occupied by ancient hunter-gatherers about 14,500 years ago after another study indicated it was ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 05 September | 14:30

Why Cyprus wants its robots to make mistakes

Cyprus’ young robot builders will arrive at European University Cyprus on September 19 knowing almost everything their machines must do. Then, shortly before the national competition begins, the organisers will change ...

By Souzana Psara

Saturday 05 September | 13:30

AI dives into a sea of data, from plankton to pollution

Scientists are turning to AI to analyse millions of images and sensor readings, spotting changes in oceans and rivers faster than ever before. By Tom Cassauwers When asked why Jean-Olivier ...

By CM Guest Columnist

Saturday 05 September | 12:56

Cyprus researchers win €3m in European cancer research funding

Two University of Cyprus researchers have secured European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants worth around €1.5 million each to carry out five-year cancer research projects, the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Saturday 05 September | 11:50

Coral bleaching occurring too frequently for reefs to recover, scientists say

Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes, with global coral cover ‌now well below normal levels ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 05 September | 08:00

Bull or bear market? AI spurs rethink of traditional market measures

Everyone knows Wall Street calls a 20 per cent drop in a major index a bear market. But what do you call it when the index posts big gains and losses ...

By Reuters News Service

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Cyprus channels €500 million into business modernisation

Tech boom keeps Cyprus competitive as older industries lag behind

Cyprus European Researchers’ Night marks 20 years with September event

Cyprus defence and space cluster elects new leadership

Cyprus, Australia push AI and research ties ahead of Horizon Europe entry

Cyprus financial firms face new cyber incident reporting rules

Teen reading slumps to worst this century due to surge in screen time

Cyprus and Kazakhstan move from AI agreements to joint projects

BrainRocket pulls the plug on its Cyprus operations

Not just Nvidia: these power and cooling firms are riding the trillion-dollar data centre boom

New advanced materials could give electric motors an efficiency boost

AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity

AI gains should fund growth rather than facilitate job cuts, says executive

AI, geopolitics and quantum threats put businesses on cyber alert

Global TV shipments rise as world cup boosts demand

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter

Financial firms face AI workforce gap as job cuts loom

Surging semiconductor demand lifts regional factory activity

Researchers defend older age of key archaeological site in Chile

Why Cyprus wants its robots to make mistakes

AI dives into a sea of data, from plankton to pollution

Cyprus researchers win €3m in European cancer research funding

Coral bleaching occurring too frequently for reefs to recover, scientists say

Bull or bear market? AI spurs rethink of traditional market measures