Tech & Science

Cyprus had one of the lowest levels of precision farming adoption in the EU in 2023, with only about 1 per cent of farms using such technology, according toa report from Eurostat. ...

The anticipated IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI could be among the most consequential market events of a generation by setting a benchmark valuation for AI-native firms. Alexey Garyunov, general partner ...

Cyprus wants to become a trusted regional artificial intelligence hub in the Eastern Mediterranean, using technology to improve people’s lives and strengthen the economy without allowing it to weaken ...

US chipmaking giants Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are signing longer-term purchase commitments with Chinese server customers ‌for data-centre processors as prices surge, two people familiar with the talks said. ...

Cyprus-based mobile game developer Top App Games Ltd announced on Thursday that its strategy RPG Ludus: Merge Arena has passed $50 million in net revenue since launch, with $66 million in gross ...

Cyprus is seeking to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital resilience, following a working meeting between Communications Commissioner Marios Pieris and Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology ...

TechIsland has presented the first-year results of its €2 million Wildfire Initiative, showing how an emergency appeal launched after the devastating fires of 2025 has developed into a long-term programme spanning prevention, ...

SafeIsland CY, a new free mobile app for iOS and Android, is now available to the public, helping people in Cyprus report wildfire signs, receive nearby alerts and access key ...

A satellite-based system using machine learning to detect wildfires across Cyprus 24 hours a day has been presented in Limassol, seeking to give first responders earlier and more reliable warnings of ...

The finance bosses at many of Britain’s biggest companies are more optimistic about ​the impact of artificial intelligence on their ‌businesses and a bit less worried about risks from ...

Cyprus-based fintech and iGaming companies expanding abroad are underestimating cyber risks, according to Andrey Leskin, CTO at Qrator Labs, who warned that firms entering high-growth regions may face targeted digital ...

Large technology firms are increasingly encroaching on traditional banking, prompting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to demand a comprehensive overhaul of how these conglomerates are policed to ensure global financial ...

Global shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations declined by 3.6 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2026 as rising memory and storage costs disrupted the PC market, according ...

IBM said it had “faltered” in keeping pace with a shift in corporate spending from software to data-center infrastructure ‌and would take a big earnings hit in the second quarter, ...

Intel has decided to use a high-end machine from ASML to manufacture some of ​its flagship Panther Lake laptop chips, ASML has announced, a move that will help the chipmaker ...

Hidden hearing loss affects millions, but has no diagnosis or treatment options. EU-funded researchers have developed tools that could change both. By Michael Allen Imagine struggling to follow conversations in ...

Global smartphone shipments fell by 4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026 as an ongoing memory crisis disrupted supply chains and pushed up component costs, according to the latest ...

A quasar — among the universe’s most luminous and energetic objects — is a supermassive black hole caught in the act of guzzling matter at the ​heart of a galaxy. Scientists ...

Farmland birds have declined dramatically across Europe, signalling wider ecological problems. Researchers are using satellite data and AI to identify where conservation efforts could have the greatest impact. By Michael ...

Conservationists in Guatemala are breeding a new generation of Guatemalan beaded lizards, one of the ​world’s most endangered lizards, in the hopes of ‌rebuilding wild populations decimated by habitat ...

Business leaders, policymakers and other stakeholders met on Friday at a roundtable organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus (AmCham Cyprus) to discuss the country’s national artificial ...

The European Commission issued two sets of binding specification measures to Google this week, under the Digital Markets Act, in order to foster greater competition in the digital sector. These ...

Cypriot technology companies need greater financial backing to compete abroad, while businesses across the island require faster access to funding if they are to keep pace with digital change, according ...

TikTok could be fined as much as 10 per cent of its worldwide revenue after British communications regulators, Ofcom, opened a child safety investigation that goes to the heart of how ...