Tech & Science

South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to advertisers ...

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed ...

Nintendo this week cut its operating profit forecast for the year to March 2025 by 10 per cent to 360 billion yen ($2.36 billion), as its ageing Switch console loses steam. The latest forecast ...

The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, in what it calls a world-leading package of measures ...

Cyprus-based TheSoul Publishing has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Mediacube, a certified partner of YouTube and Meta that provides fintech solutions to nearly ten thousand creators across 132 ...

Networking has always acted as a catalyst for growing and developing businesses, but networking methods and quality have evolved over the past decades. The changing of the times has practically ...

By Austin Kay As the world races to meet net-zero targets, emissions from all industrial sectors must be reduced more urgently than ever. Agriculture is an important area of focus ...

The European Union will invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion)next year to support the region’s deep tech research sector, as Europe aims to try and keep up with world leaders ...

Nigeria based fintech Moniepoint has raised $110 million in new funding from investors including Google to scale up digital payments and banking solutions across Africa, the company said in an announcement. ...

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk Road trade route from the 6th to 11th ...

Shares of online ad sellers surged earlier this week as strong earnings from Google-parent Alphabet, Reddit and Snap signaled solid spending from brands ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season. ...

At one of the world’s biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month, a key ...

Brazil’s Collective Defense Institute, a consumer rights group, has filed two lawsuits demanding 3 billion reais ($525.27 million) from the Brazilian units of TikTok, Kwai and Meta Platforms (META.O) for ...

The first dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong, likely from a large dinosaur, were put on display on Friday after they were found on a small, uninhabited outlying island, providing ...

EU-funded researchers are testing DNA from archaeological cat remains to help unravel the tale of cat domestication.  By Ali Jones It probably will not surprise cat owners, familiar with the ...

The adoption of generative AI in workplaces has surged worldwide, reaching 75 per cent in 2024, according to EY’s latest global survey. This represents a significant jump from 22 per cent in 2023, ...

Next up at the Nicosia International Festival 2024 is an exciting concert by composer Stavros Gasparatos which will blend the sounds of an acoustic piano with an electronic and video installation. ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk stunned investors and analysts with plans to grow vehicle sales by 30 per cent next year, buoyed by a new, cheaper model and enthusiasm for ...

The European Union said this week it had joined forces with leading venture capital firms from the region to boost investment in tech innovation in Europe, amid concerns that Europe’...

Video game platform Roblox (RBLX.N) has said that it plans to open an office in Turkey in line with local laws if access is restored to the platform, which ...

By Sara Webb, Christopher Fluke, Tallulah Waterson A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding ...

Shares in SAP (SAPG.DE) were up 5 per cent at market open on Tuesday, hitting an all-time high of 221 euros ($239.21) after the German software company raised its full-year targets on ...

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) has announced it is teaming up with Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google to offer a combination of chips and software that will let automakers develop their own ...

Anthropic, a startup backed by Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Amazon.com (AMZN.O), released a pair of updated artificial intelligence models this week, along with a new capability to autonomously ...