US House panel to vote next month on possible TikTok ban
The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of China’s popular social media app TikTok in the ...
White House and European Commission to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement
The White House and European Commission will announce on Friday an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting ...
US: we hacked the hackers to bring down ransomware gang
The FBI on Thursday revealed it had secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a maneuver that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more ...
Tesla, insurers take different paths to deal with expensive repairs
Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) electric vehicles are expensive to repair – so much so that the automaker and insurers are addressing the issue in sharply different ways.
Chief Executive Elon ...
Tech company Plum launches smart money-saving app in Cyprus
Plum, the smart European money app announced this week that it is launching in Cyprus, allowing Cypriots to join the 1.5 million people who are already using the app to save ...
Maritime, a stable career choice for tech experts
Advancements, and requirements, in digitalisation have been creating demand for new types of positions in information technology for over two decades. There is an abundance of options for tech talent ...
Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to be reinstated
Meta Platforms Inc META.O said Wednesday it will reinstate former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks, following a two-year suspension after ...
US software firm opens new offices in Cyprus, relocates 150 employees
The company’s decision has given a vote of confidence to Cyprus’ efforts to establish itself as a European tech hub
National investment agency Invest Cyprus on Wednesday released a ...
Microsoft outage hits users around the world
Microsoft on Wednesday was hit with a networking outage that took down its cloud platform Azure along with services such as Teams and Outlook, potentially affecting millions of users globally.
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New funding opportunity for startups working with Big Data
The third Reach Incubator open call is now open for applications and looking for companies and startups who work with Big Data. Startups and SMEs from Cyprus and other European ...
Microsoft probes Teams, Outlook outage as thousands of users report disruption
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday it was investigating a networking issue that impacted multiple services including Teams and Outlook, with outage reports saying the platforms were down for ...
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves to 90 seconds to midnight as nuclear threat rises
Atomic scientists set the “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before, saying threats of nuclear war, disease, and climate volatility have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...
Musk says his SpaceX shares could have also helped fund taking Tesla private
Elon Musk told jurors on Monday he was sure he had locked up financial support from Saudi investors in 2018 to take his electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) private, ...
Microsoft to invest more in OpenAI as tech race heats up
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Monday announced a further multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI, deepening ties with the startup behind the chatbot sensation ChatGPT and setting the stage for more ...
Elon Musk, at trial, says he was sure Saudis backed taking Tesla private
Elon Musk testified on Monday that he was sure he had backing from Saudi financiers in 2018 to take Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) private, as he defended against claims he defrauded ...
Spotify to trim 6 per cent of workforce in latest tech layoffs
Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) said on Monday it plans to cut 6 per cent of its workforce and would take a related charge of up to nearly $50 million, adding to ...
Green comet not seen since the Stone Age approaching Earth
A green comet which approaches Earth once in 50,000 years may be visible to the naked eye for those intrepid enough to travel to areas of the island unaffected by light ...
Move over Ben Franklin: Laser lightning rod electrifies scientists
When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite with a key attached during a thunderstorm, the American inventor had no ...
Finnish and French cities chart Europe’s path to clean energy
As Europe strives to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, Turku and Dijon are among a group of cities seeking to reach this goal two decades earlier.
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AI models like ChatGPT may lead to increased cybersecurity threats
Global cybersecurity spending, including enterprise products and services, is projected to increase by 13.2 per cent in 2023, remaining a key area of growth for various businesses in this sector, according to ...
Tesla uses its profits as a weapon in an EV price war
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) earns more money for every vehicle it sells than any of its global rivals. Now, Chief Executive Elon Musk is using that superior profitability as a ...
Scientists unearth megaraptors, feathered dinosaur fossils in Chile’s Patagonia
Scientists in Chile’s Patagonia region are unearthing the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica, including remains of megaraptors that would have dominated the area’s food chain before their ...
EXPLAINER-What is the ‘Doomsday Clock’ and how does it work?
Atomic scientists reset the “Doomsday Clock” on Tuesday, moving its hands 90 seconds to midnight – closer than ever before to the threat of annihilation.
WHAT IS THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK?
The Doomsday ...
Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers as AI focus intensifies
Google’s parent Alphabet Inc is cutting about 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, it said in a staff memo Friday, as the technology sector reels from layoffs and companies stake ...