Tech & Science

Israel’s high-tech sector now accounts for 20 per cent of the country’s economic output, the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) said this week as it urged the government to invest ...

Twenty five per cent of Cyprus’ residents recently admitted to being hampered in their daily activities. The cause? Physical or mental issues, infirmity, or illness. In short, disabilities. The same ...

A group of current and former employees at artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O) OpenAI and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google DeepMind this week raised concerns about risks ...

Canadian AI startup Cohere has raised $450 million in funding from returning investors such as Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Salesforce Ventures (CRM.N), as well as new investors including Cisco (CSCO....

Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides recently attended a ceremony at NASA headquarters in Washington DC in order to witness the Cypriot team “Brute Force” receiving the highest accolade at the esteemed ...

A new AI-powered assistant called Placy has been launched in Cyprus, aiming to transform the real estate sector, according to an announcement released on Thursday. The announcement noted that this ...

German software firm SAP (SAPG.DE) said on Wednesday it will acquire WalkMe (WKME.O), a Saas company headquartered in Tel Aviv. Shares in the latter were up 42 per cent ...

The national cybersecurity coordination centre (NCC-CY) is set to begin operations, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Nicodemos Damianou has announced. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio, Damianou ...

Imagine you’re scrolling through your social media and you see a video where the characters from “The Office” have their faces swapped. It’s a funny twist on a ...

A new app called Myth of Aphrodite, which delves into the history of the goddess using audiovisual media, was unveiled by the Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) on Tuesday. Available ...

The world’s leading internet firms are engaging extensively with regulators in the European Union to ensure their artificial-intelligence products do not fall foul of the bloc’s strict data ...

Toyota has showcased next-generation engines that can be used in cars as varied as hybrids and those running on biofuel, as it targets tougher emissions standards and doubles down on ...

China’s BYD (002594.SZ) launched this week the latest version of a plug-in hybrid technology that improves fuel and cost savings, intensifying competition with the likes of Toyota and Volkswagen ...

Polish video game developer CD Projekt (CDR.WA) has posted a bigger than expected 44 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit, driven by higher game sales. Net profit reached 100.1 million ...

Nvidia’s (NVDA.O) shares rallied around 6 per cent to hit a record high earlier this week, leaving the AI chipmaker’s stock market value about $100 billion away from overtaking ...

OpenAI has formed a Safety and Security Committee which will be led by CEO Sam Altman as it begins training its next artificial intelligence model, the AI startup said this ...

Accounting giant PwC will become the largest customer and first reseller of OpenAI’s enterprise product as part of a new deal, according to a report by the Wall Street ...

T-Mobile (TMUS.O) will buy almost all of regional carrier United States Cellular’s (USM.N) wireless operations including customers, stores and 30 per cent of its spectrum assets in a ...

EU tech regulators are in touch with messaging app Telegram as it nears a key usage criterion that could see it subject to more stringent requirements under a landmark EU ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) has unveiled an exciting development for this year’s Robotex festival, where, for the first time in Cyprus, the Minoan Robot Sports Competition Global Olympiad (...

On June 15th and 16th, QuadCode’s hackathon is set to become a landmark event in Cyprus. Going a step beyond the traditional coding marathon, it will include a mini-conference ...

An international conference on artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity in civil and military aviation will be held next Thursday. According to the organisers, over 90 people are expected to attend the ...

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI raised $6 billion in series B funding, reaching a post-money valuation of $24 billion as investors bet big on challengers to companies like OpenAI in the ...

Europe’s landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries endorsed a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark for a ...