Tech & Science

Augustus, ancient Rome’s first emperor, placed a gilded monument called the Milliarium Aureum, or Golden Milestone, in the Roman Forum in 20 BC to mark the symbolic starting point for ...

EU-funded researchers have pored over centuries-old sailing manuals and ship logbooks to trace how sailors’ hard-won knowledge slowly built our modern view of a connected planet. By Gareth Willmer In ...

For years, the race to build ever-more powerful artificial intelligence followed a well-worn Silicon Valley principle: move fast and break things. But in a series of cascading events over a 10...

Researchers, farmers and tech companies are developing open-source tools to tackle crop disease, irrigation and patchy internet, making digital farming cheaper, more practical and easier for farmers to trust. By ...

It has job titles, mutual connections and fewer bathroom selfies. No wonder some people are getting confused  In Cyprus, flirting on LinkedIn carries one fairly obvious risk. There is every ...

Scientists have transplanted laboratory-grown human brain tissue into bioengineered mice in what they call an important advance for studying human brain development that may speed research into the causes and ...

Using chemical clues in Tyrannosaurus rex teeth, scientists have shown that this massive predator was warm-blooded — with a body temperature close to that of a person — in a finding they ...

Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, that requires the social media platform to impose new usage limits and enhanced ...

The European Commission proposed rules this week requiring data centres in Europe to disclose how efficiently they use energy ​and water, as concerns grow over their consumption of resources. The ...

Central banks need to understand who benefits from artificial intelligence-driven gains, ​as their distribution will help shape ‌aggregate demand and inflation, European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta said ...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) made financial history earlier this week when its market capitalisation soared past $1 trillion for the first time on Monday, firmly placing the company in an elite ...

Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia’s health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the need to tighten regulation. The incursion on one ...

The founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet’s Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech industry was repeating the same ...

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an ...

The oil shock caused by the Iran war is re-charging the electric vehicle (EV) market as high gasoline and diesel prices stimulate consumer demand for alternatives. Economics is becoming as ...

Tech founders build AI platform for Cyprus in just three months The AI Cyprus Expo will return to Limassol in April of next year, with its organisers aiming to turn ...

Cloud computing is already part of everyday business in Cyprus, but the next challenge is not simply to use more of it. Companies now need to think more carefully about ...

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek will be among the companies briefing the United Nations Security Council this week on the risks posed by artificial intelligence, two sources familiar with the matter ...

Cypriot manufacturers and software developers are entering the most demanding phase of Europe’s new cybersecurity regime, Research Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou said this week, as new obligations begin to ...

DCO to support startups explore European expansion Cyprus is being positioned as a potential gateway to the European market for businesses from Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) member states, with the ...

The greatest danger from artificial intelligence may not be a machine turning against humanity, but people gradually losing confidence in their own ability to think without it, Neapolis University Paphos ...

Cyprus-based technology distributor Asbis reported estimated consolidated revenues of approximately $604 million in August 2026, representing a 91 per cent increase from the same month last year. The Limassol-headquartered company said on Monday ...

Cyprus startups urged to think globally from the outset Deloitte brought together more than 20 startups and scaleups in Limassol on September 17 for an event highlighting the growing strength and international ...

Reflect and Plug and Play aim to strengthen Cyprus startup links Reflect Festival and global innovation platform Plug and Play have announced a strategic partnership aimed at connecting Cyprus and ...