Musk says he would reverse Twitter ban on Donald Trump
Tesla Inc TSLA.O Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tuesday he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump, while speaking at the Financial Times Future ...
Rocket Lab catches, drops rocket booster with helicopter in key reusability test
Small launch firm Rocket Lab USA Inc on Monday captured a falling rocket stage out of the air with a helicopter before dropping it in the ocean, appearing to achieve ...
Dating app Grindr to go public in $2.1 bln SPAC deal
Gay dating app Grindr said on Monday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm – a deal that values it at $2.1 billion and features Tiga Investments ...
Musk’s $44-bln Twitter deal at risk of being repriced lower – Hindenburg
Short-seller Hindenburg Research warned on Monday that Elon Musk’s $44-billion (€41 billion) offer to take Twitter Inc TWTR.N private could get repriced lower if the Silicon Valley billionaire walked ...
National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre receives positive evaluation for fund management
The Digital Security Authority in coordination with the Research and Innovation Foundation are now able to compete for and channel available European funds on cybersecurity to interested stakeholders in Cyprus ...
Fossils of giant marine reptiles found high in the Swiss Alps
Fossils from some of the largest creatures ever to swim Earth’s oceans – whale-sized marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs – have been found in a counterintuitive place: atop three mountains in the ...
How is Elon Musk funding his $44 bln offer to buy Twitter
Elon Musk has won the backing of some of the world’s wealthiest investors for his $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N).
From Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.N) co-founder ...
Facebook-owner Meta gives preview of its first store, enterprise tools
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) on Wednesday gave an early glimpse of its first physical store, which features a floor-to-ceiling screen for showing off games on its virtual ...
EU antitrust chief calls for global approach towards tech giants
Europe’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, the architect of landmark rules to curb the power of US tech giants, called on Thursday for a global approach towards Big Tech to ...
PC and tablet market exceeded 100 million sales in Q1
The global PC market, which includes tablet shipments, showed signs of resilience during the first quarter of 2022, despite a slight contraction, according to a report released this week by technology ...
Musk seeks to put in less money in new Twitter deal financing
Elon Musk is in talks with large investment firms and high net-worth individuals about taking on more financing for his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and tying up ...
Google makes $100,000 worth of tech training free to every US business
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google will provide any US business with over $100,000 worth of online courses in data analytics, design and other tech skills for their workers free of ...
Cyprus is first EU state to become fully 5G
Cyprus has become the first EU member-state to achieve 100 per cent 5G population coverage, even in its remotest areas, Cyta announced on Monday.
The announcement came after the network reached ...
A fifth of world’s reptile species deemed threatened with extinction
About a fifth of reptile species – from the Galapagos tortoises to the Komodo dragon of the Indonesian islands, from West Africa’s rhinoceros viper to India’s gharial – are threatened ...
India seizes $725 million of Xiaomi assets over illegal remittances
India said on Saturday it had seized $725 million from the local bank accounts of China’s Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) after a probe found the smartphone maker had made illegal remittances ...
Staring at an image of yourself on Zoom has serious consequences for mental health – especially for women
In the past few years, people across the world have spent more time on video chat programs like Zoom and FaceTime than ever before. These applications mimic in-person encounters by ...
Chip startups using light instead of wires gaining speed and investments
Computers using light rather than electric currents for processing, only years ago seen as research projects, are gaining traction and startups that have solved the engineering challenge of using photons ...
Musk told banks he will rein in Twitter pay, make money from tweets, sources say
Elon Musk told banks that agreed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) that he could crack down on executive and board pay at the social ...
European Coding Challenge to take place in Cyprus for first time
The Cyprus Computer Society announced this week that the inaugural edition of the European Coding Challenge will take place in Cyprus next month.
The event, which is being held in ...
Meta spreads cheer on Wall Street as Facebook adds more users
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) rose 17 per cent in a relief rally on Thursday after having lost nearly half their value this year, as the social media giant ...
Investors fret over potential Musk U-turn in $44 billion Twitter buyout
Investors speculating over whether Elon Musk will complete his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) sent the social media company’s shares on Wednesday to their lowest level since ...
Electric car battery showdown brews in West
Several companies plan to open production facilities for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries or components in North America and Europe by 2025, as the alternative to nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) cells begins to ...
Cyprus acts as regional bridge for cybersecurity says minister
Cyprus acts as a bridge between the Middle East, the Arabian Gulf and Europe in the field of cybersecurity, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Wednesday.
“We need a genuine ...
Russian court orders seizure of $7 mln in Google’s Russian funds, property
A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of 500 million roubles ($7 million) worth of Google’s property and funds in Russia, news agencies said, in a lawsuit concerning restrictions the US ...