Tech & Science

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plug and Play Cyprus will host its first-ever innovation expo in Limassol on November 11, 2026, bringing together startups, investors and industry leaders as the accelerator prepares to conclude its first cohort ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) has submitted 33 recommendations to strengthen Cyprus’ National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2032, calling for a greater focus on turning its ambitions into measurable and practical results. The ...

The ability of artificial intelligence to process information at unprecedented speed and scale is becoming essential to how companies manage increasingly complex risks, according to a new report from advisory ...

Cyprus and Greece have established their first quantum-secure satellite data connection, Sparkle and Hellas Sat announced on Wednesday, in a development aimed at protecting communications against future cyber threats. The ...

Cyprus had one of the lowest shares of internet users paying for film, series or sports streaming services in the EU in 2025, according to Eurostat data. Some 26.97 per cent of ...

Type “Instagram tracker” into a search engine and you enter a marketplace with a truth problem. Legitimate services sit beside outright scams, and both use similar language. For a consumer ...

Live captions, sign-language tools and navigation support among solutions examined Cyprus’ National AI Strategy has examined how artificial intelligence could improve everyday life and make education, employment and public services ...

Smartphone shipments across the Middle East excluding Turkey fell 19 per cent year-on-year to 10.6 million units in the second quarter of 2026, as rising prices, supply constraints and geopolitical uncertainty pushed vendors ...

Cyprus data expert says high-value services can rival software exports Cyprus can become a base for exporting high-value data expertise to technology companies across Europe and the United States as ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) has backed the proposed national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, following a meeting with Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology Demetris Skourides. During the visit ...

The share of workers using artificial intelligence on the job has doubled in two years, reaching 52 per cent in 2026, while users report saving a median of three hours a week, ...

Satellite internet of things (IoT) connections are forecast to surge from 7.7 million in 2023 to 197.7 million by 2035, according to new research by Omdia, as businesses increasingly turn to satellite networks for ...

The global enterprise application market grew 13 per cent by mid-2026, but the latest figures show AI’s impact is being felt unevenly across software categories, according to IDC research. In ...

Meta’s move to restrict teenagers’ use of social media in the U.S. shows companies have tools to better protect young people online, Australian officials said on Thursday, as ...

Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the U.S. that the company designed those ...

RIF offers Cyprus startups support to attend Slush 2026 The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Wednesday opened applications for up to 15 Cyprus startups to take part in Slush 2026 in Helsinki ...

Researchers and research organisations across Cyprus are being invited to take part in the 2026–2027 “Researchers in Schools” programme, bringing pupils into closer contact with people working in science, technology, engineering, ...

Dr Panayiotis C. Andreou and Dr Costas Tziouvas, Cyprus University of Technology The publication of the Cyprus National AI Strategy 2032 is, in our view, an important step forward for Cyprus. ...

China’s Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tuesday, lowering the 9.39-second mark it set at the event’s ...