Tech & Science

Global cybersecurity spending reached a total of $21.1 billion in the second quarter of 2024, representing a year-on-year growth of 9.9 per cent.  Despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, including political disruptions from elections and ...

Constellation Energy (CEG.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) plan to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, hoping they have scored a quick source of enough climate-friendly energy to power ...

Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google is providing key capabilities for an artificial intelligence assistant for Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) drivers in a smartphone app, part of Google’s strategy to ...

The Biden administration’s proposed ban on Chinese connected-car technology could prove its strongest weapon yet to fend off an onslaught of cheap Chinese electric vehicles that has upended the ...

If you’ve ever wished you could easily download clips and content from Instagram, you’re not alone. Every day, countless users scroll through their feeds and find fun videos ...

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board, people familiar with ...

The European Researchers’ Night, the largest annual celebration of science, research, and innovation, opens on Friday, September 27, at the State Fair in Nicosia. The event will run from 8:30 am to 10 ...

Inspired by Google’s Tech Talks initiative, a new event in Nicosia will focus on technology and its fast development. Organised by a group of companies and organisations (Pale Blue, ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming workplaces in Cyprus today, offering higher salaries and more opportunities, according to chief scientist Demetris Skourides. “Studies have shown that, even in emerging markets, automating ...

Alphabet unit Google has agreed for the first time ever to purchase nature-based carbon removal credits from a Brazilian startup, its first engagement with carbon projects in the South American ...

United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence company G42 has teamed up with US chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) to work on climate tech, G42 has announced, ahead of the first-ever visit to ...

By Andreas Constantinides As the new school year begins and considering the increased use of technology by children, it is imperative to implement strict security protocols and raise awareness about ...

Booking.com’s restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites are unnecessary and could reduce competition, Europe’s top court said this week in ...

Facebook owner Meta (META.O) agreed to buy up to 3.9 million carbon offset credits from Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual’s forestry arm through 2038, the companies said this week in ...

Europe’s second-top court largely confirmed this week an EU antitrust fine imposed on US chipmaker Qualcomm (QCOM.O), revising it down slightly to 238.7 million euros ($265.5 million) from an initial 242 ...

Intel (INTC.O) has announced that it had no plans to sell its majority stake in Mobileye Global (MBLY.O), sending shares of the self-driving tech firm up more than 8 ...

EU antitrust regulators launched proceedings this week to ensure that Apple (AAPL.O) complies with landmark rules requiring it to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals or risk a ...

Global tech giants halved their business flight emissions in 2023 compared to 2019, but companies like Apple (AAPL.O) and Google’s parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) are falling behind, risking a return ...

Mad Crusader’s Yarr Rash speaks to the Cyprus Mail about turning ideas into global IPs Following the recent announcement of a €30 million investment in premium AA games by Mad ...

Adobe will unveil a new generative AI-powered video creation and editing tool in a limited release later this year, the software maker has said, as it looks to beef up ...

Visa (V.N) plans to increase the number of businesses accepting digital payments in Pakistan tenfold over the next three years, the payments giant’s general manager for Pakistan, North ...

Russia’s digital development ministry plans to allocate nearly 60 billion roubles ($660 million) over the next five years to improve the system used to censor web traffic, a government proposal seen ...

The energy unit of Japan’s Panasonic Holdings (6752.T) has finalised preparations for the mass production of its 4680 electric-vehicle batteries, the company said this week, as it seeks to start ...

Samsung Electronics, the world’s top maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, is cutting up to 30 per cent of its overseas staff at some divisions, three sources with direct ...