Covve: the first company to be awarded the Innovative SME Certificate in Cyprus
Above the island’s popular Lost + Found bar in Nicosia is a young, vibrant and unexpectedly cool bunch of geeks, buzzing around the corridors of
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U.S. regulators approve $5 bln Facebook settlement over privacy issues
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz July 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc this week over
Twitter suffers widespread outage, shares down
Shares of Twitter Inc traded lower on Thursday after users across the globe reported issues with accessing the microblogging platform. “We are currently investigating issues
U.S. to probe French plan to tax tech companies
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into France’s planned tax on technology companies, a
Waymo tests Wi-Fi in driverless taxis hoping perks can route it past rivals
By Paresh Dave Waymo is rolling out amenities to entice riders to use its self-driving taxis, creating a potential route to profitability in a money-losing
‘5G revolution’ will transform our lives says Cyta
Cyprus’ first augmented reality call offered viewers on Thursday night performances via hologram through the use of the pilot 5G network of telecommunications organisation, Cyta.
EU opens road to 5G connected cars in boost to BMW, Qualcomm
European Union states opened the way to competing technologies for internet connected cars on Thursday, rejecting a European Commission push for a wifi-based standard backed
Draft bill on blockchain to be ready by end of 2019
A draft bill to regulate blockchain technology in Cyprus is expected to be ready before the end of the year, as part of the National
Facebook says glitches affecting its platforms resolved
July 3 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said an issue with uploading or sending media files on its apps and platforms has been resolved. Many users
Push for mobile telephony across the divide in final stages
Work to link the divided island’s mobile telephony networks has been completed and all that is left is for companies to sign separate agreements with
Twitter to ‘deemphasise’, politician tweets they say break its rules
Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would identify and deemphasise tweets that broke its rules but came from important sources, such as politicians, in order
China hacked eight major computer services firms in years-long attack
Hackers working for China’s Ministry of State Security broke into networks of eight of the world’s biggest technology service providers in an effort to steal
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket with 24 satellites
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying 24 experimental satellites in what Elon Musk’s rocket company called
U.N., European bodies outline joint push against space junk
European and U.N. bodies on Thursday outlined a joint push for global action on space junk, saying that debris orbiting the earth must be cleaned
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs ofmodern woes
Overcrowding. Violence. Infectious diseases. Environmental degradation. It may sound like the worst of modern mega-cities. But people encountered these very same problems when the first large settlements were
High times in ancient China revealed
Marijuana chemical residue has been found in incense burners apparently used during funerary rites at a mountainous site in western China in about 500 BC,
Twitter deletes thousands of accounts tied to Iran
Twitter Inc on Thursday said it removed thousands of accounts linked to coordinated, state-backed activities it believes were from the Iranian government and archived them
Facebook CEO may have known of questionable privacy practices
Facebook Inc emails appear to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s involvement in discussions about its much criticized privacy practices, the Wall Street Journal reported
Uber to unveil next-generation Volvo self-driving car
Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday will unveil its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington as it works to eventually deploy vehicles without drivers under some
Facebook expands Watch service as user numbers grow
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday monthly users to its Watch video service had doubled since December while announcing more partnerships with international broadcasters and publishers