Tech fund aims to help overhaul Cyprus’ economic model
Cyprus has good applied research and that churns out technologies, but it’s missing the funding. A venture capital fund aims to change all that
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Apple dominates tablet market, Chromebook sales falter
American technology giant Apple continued to dominate the tablet market during the third quarter of the year, with a 40.7 per cent share, according to a report released this week by ...
Magic mushroom compound shows promise as depression treatment in key study
The main psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms can significantly reduce symptoms of difficult-to-treat depression, data from the largest clinical trial ever to test the keenly-watched compound has found.
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Twitter lays off half its workforce, ‘company is losing over $4m/day’ says Musk
Twitter Inc laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread of misinformation, as advertisers pulled spending amid concerns ...
Medical companies working on oxygen monitors reliable for all races
Medical device makers and scientists are working on new technologies to improve widely-used devices that assess potential heart and respiratory problems given mounting evidence that current ones could lead to ...
Russian hackers account for most 2021 ransomware schemes, U.S. says
Payment-seeking software made by Russian hackers was used in three quarters of all the ransomware schemes reported to a U.S. financial crime agency in the second half of 2021, a ...
Seven networking tips if you are attending a major tech conference
Are you attending Web Summit or other big tech conferences? PANIS PIERI offers his advice on how to network and build relationships.
After attending more than 1,000 tech, startup and innovation ...
Live from Lisbon: Web Summit tech conference kicks off
Cyprus Mail reporter PANIS PIERI is attending the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, the biggest festival in the world about startups, technology and innovation.
The Cyprus Mail is in ...
In Australia, a hacking frenzy spurred by an undersized cybersecurity workforce
A swathe of hacks on some of Australia’s biggest companies has made the country a target for copycat attacks just as a skills shortage leaves an understaffed, overworked cybersecurity ...
Apple workers in Australia gear up for more strike action
Hundreds of Apple (AAPL.O) workers in Australia are set to strike again after almost two-thirds of employees rejected a pay and benefits deal, the latest escalation of a fight ...
Foxconn COVID woes may hit up to 30 per cent of iPhone November output
COVID-19 woes at Foxconn’s iPhone assembly plant in China’s Zhengzhou city could slash the site’s November output of the Apple Inc (AAPL.O) device by as much ...
Ford, VW pop the automated-vehicle bubble with Argo AI exit
The road map to fully self-driving vehicles is being rewritten once again, this time by Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE).
When the two automakers ...
Investors punish Zuckerberg as costly metaverse pitch falls flat
Wall Street is losing patience over Meta (META.O) boss Mark Zuckerberg’s enormous and experimental bets on his metaverse project that helped drive up the company’s overall costs ...
Scientists reconstruct epic biblical battles in groundbreaking new study
Ancient ruins tell only a partial story of the epic sieges and conquests recounted in the Hebrew bible, but scientists are using new dating technology to piece together historical events ...
Intel’s Mobileye unit valued at $22 bln as shares cruise higher
Shares of Mobileye Global Inc (MBLY.O) are up 30 per cent in early afternoon trading on Wednesday following its US debut, valuing the self-driving technology unit of Intel Corp (INTC....
As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, free speech limits tested
Mere hours after Elon Musk kicked off a new era at Twitter Inc, the billionaire owner was deluged with pleas and demands from banned account holders and world leaders.
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For Twitter boss Elon Musk, now comes the hard part
Overspending on Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for $44 billion was the easy part.
Now, Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk must prove why he believes that Twitter is worth 10 ...
Tesla faces US criminal probe over self-driving claims
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company’s electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said.
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Saudia to buy up to 100 Lilium electric aircraft for domestic network
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has signed an agreement with German air taxi developer Lilium to buy up to 100 of its aircraft for use on Saudia’s domestic network, the state ...
Twitter shares to be suspended on NYSE as Musk nears takeover
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) shares will be suspended from trading on Friday, the New York Stock Exchange’s website showed, as billionaire Elon Musk faces a court-ordered Oct. 28 deadline to ...
Pentagon successfully flight tests hypersonic weapon components
The U.S. Navy and Army blasted off a rocket from a seaside launch pad in Virginia to test nearly a dozen hypersonic weapon experiments on Wednesday to help develop ...
Twitter is losing its most active users, internal documents show
“Is Twitter dying?” billionaire Elon Musk mused in April, five days before offering to buy the social media platform.
The reality, according to internal Twitter (TWTR.N) research seen by ...
Musk informs co-investors he plans to close Twitter deal by Friday-source
Elon Musk has notified co-investors who committed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc TWTR.N that he plans to close his buyout of the social media firm ...
WhatsApp back online after global outage hits users
Messaging app WhatsApp was starting to come back online at 0900 GMT and the company said the issue has been fixed after users across the world reported problems earlier on Tuesday.
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