Targets to counter the changing nature of work
How the future of work will be impacted by digital and robotic technology was the focus of a workshop organised on Wednesday by the labour
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The University of Cyprus and PwC Cyprus co-organised the 4th Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum
“4th Industrial Revolution: Technology and Society” Faithful to its commitment to promote innovation and entrepreneurship, PwC supported for yet another year, the annual Innovation and
Digital transformation: the new path to innovation
By Dimis Michaelides Technology is the know-how of making valuable things happen. Innovation is the way humans derive value from new technology. Some humans, acting
AI will have ‘massive impact’ in coming years, Georgiades says
WITH 90 per cent of all jobs after 2020 requiring basic digital skills, and with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), which is estimated to
Technology can help us remain environment-friendly carnivores
By Gwynne Dyer “Right now, growing cells as meat instead of animals is a very expensive process,” said Yaakov Nahmias, founder and chief scientist
EU’s top court backs copyright holder in landmark ruling
Users who publish content freely available on the internet should get consent from the person behind it, Europe’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a
New bank digital tool will be able to predict likely bad debtors
By Lizzy Ioannidou A new tool, which will be able to predict whether a borrower is likely to become a bad debtor or not, will
Technology as game-changer and life-changer
By Dimis Michaelides “The job your child will do doesn’t exist yet,” said the young principal from one of Singapore’s most prestigious private schools in
VR app recreates majesty of ancient Paphos theatre
By Bejay Browne A new virtual reality mobile application, called Lithodomos VR, which allows users to experience the majesty of the theatre in Kato Paphos
Despite this week’s fatality, self-driving cars are safer
By Gwynne Dyer There are always some casualties when a new form of transportation comes along. In 1830, at the official opening of the world’s
Beyond the hype, the hazards of electric vehicles
The end of the combustion engine is nigh. Electric Vehicles (EVs), projected to reach 100 million cars in circulation worldwide by 2030, are the new
Branch, bank worker ratio in Cyprus among the highest in euro area
Cyprus last year, had the lowest ratio of population per bank branch and the second lowest ratio of population per bank employ after Luxembourg, figures
News podcast: 50% of Cypriots never used computer
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local
Israel’s ‘flying car’ passenger drone moves closer to delivery
After 15 years of development, an Israeli tech firm is optimistic it will finally get its 1,500 kg (1.5 tonne) passenger carrying drone off the
Rooting out mind patterns
By Sinead Kelly “YOU’RE an adrenaline junkie,” Dr Catherine Demetriades tells me as she analysed my scan using what she calls the SMART (stored memory
Amazon challenges Apple and Spotify with new music streaming service
By Julia Love Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched a full-fledged music streaming service with subscriptions as low as $3.99 per month for owners of its
Sony enters virtual reality race with PlayStation VR headset
By Makiko Yamazaki Sony Corp will join the race for virtual reality (VR) dominance on Thursday with the $399 PlayStation VR, a headset the
Baker Tilly selects Oracle Cloud Technology to Modernise its HR Systems
Baker Tilly is announcing today that it will implement Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud solutions to support and modernise its Human Resources processes. Talent
New treatment to tackle cataracts, ophthalmology head says
In Cyprus, around 5,000 eye cataract surgeries are performed annually, while with modern technology today cataracts can be removed at any stage, and once removed,
Facebook loses first round in suit over storing biometric data
Facebook Inc lost the first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the social networking company, alleging it “unlawfully” collected
