Tech & Science

The fourth iteration of Tech Talks, inspired by a similar initiative by Google, is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 7, 2024, at the premises of Deloitte Cyprus in Nicosia. The ...

ISP proxies are becoming important tools for people and businesses involved in web scraping. As the need for gathering data increases, proxies help collect information without drawing too much attention. ...

The European Researchers’ Night will return to the State Fair in Nicosia on Friday, September 27, with the agenda of the day including live experiments, science competitions, and interactive games. The ...

PwC Cyprus’ Michael Solon Kassinis has outlined the critical importance of the European Union’s updated Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2), set to take effect on October 17, 2024. Kassinis, who ...

Losing important files on your Mac due to accidental deletion, formatting, corruption, or any other reason can be an alarming experience. Thankfully, there are many reliable free Mac data recovery ...

Europe’s auto industry could face fines of 15 billion euros ($17.4 billion) for carbon emissions due to slowing demand for electric vehicles, according to Renault CEO Luca de Meo. Automakers face ...

Apple AAPL.O unveiled updated Watches and AirPods at an event on Monday focused on its AI-enhanced iPhone 16, although Apple’s product showcase risks being overshadowed by Chinese rival Huawei’...

Women in Tech Cyprus and TechIsland are joining forces to host the first-ever Women in STEM Cyprus Forum, set for October 8, 2024, at the Kolla Culture Factory in Limassol.   The event, ...

Artificial intelligence is pushing companies towards flatter hierarchies, allowing them to focus on advanced education and skills, according to Fivos Tsountas, Principal at KPMG Cyprus. “Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are ...

A boom in data centers is expected to produce about 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions globally through the end of the decade, and accelerate investments in decarbonization efforts, ...

Artificial intelligence could hurt oil prices over the next decade by boosting supply by potentially reducing costs via improved logistics and increasing the amount of profitably recoverable resources, according to ...

Nations building artificial intelligence models in their own languages are turning to Nvidia’s (NVDA.O) chips, adding to already booming demand as generative AI takes centre stage for businesses ...

Amazon’s revamped Alexa due for release in October ahead of the US holiday season will be powered primarily by Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence models, rather than its own ...

Intel was one of the first two tech companies to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the late-’90s dot-com boom, along with Microsoft. Now, a slump in Intel’...

Snap (SNAP.N) will concentrate on expanding and diversifying its underperforming advertising business with a focus on augmented reality, CEO Evan Spiegel informed employees in a note sent this week. ...

Enterprise cloud firm Salesforce (CRM.N) this week said it has agreed to acquire Tenyx, which develops artificial intelligence-powered voice agents, to advance its AI-driven solutions. The acquisition, for which ...

Social media giant Meta Platforms (META.O) will inform Brazilians how it intends to use their personal data to train generative artificial intelligence (AI), it said this week, following a ...

US facial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined 30.5 million euros ($33.7 million) for building what Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said was an illegal database. DPA also issued an additional ...

Apple (AAPL.O) will use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for all iPhone models sold in 2025 and later, moving entirely away from liquid crystal displays (LCDs), Japan’s Nikkei newspaper ...

Cyprus-based internet browser Aloha, which operates on a privacy-first approach, this week sent an open letter to the World Wide Web Consortium, rallying industry leaders to eliminate “annoying cookie banners” ...

The Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA) announced this week that it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). This agreement paves the way for ...

Shares of AI heavyweight Nvidia (NVDA.O) tumbled 9.5 per cent on Tuesday in the deepest ever single-day decline in market value for a US company, as investors softened their optimism ...

Darefore, a Paphos-based startup founded by brothers Marios and Panayiotis Kyriakou, has been incorporated into the KV Fund portfolio. According to an official announcement released this week, the company’s ...

The global smart personal audio market, which includes True Wireless Stereo (TWS) devices, wireless earphones, and wireless headphones, experienced a robust recovery in the second quarter of 2024.  According to a ...