Tech & Science

Australia on Thursday passed into law a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) on Thursday announced the passing of its president Costas Agrotis. The announcement described Agrotis as a pioneer, visionary, and cornerstone of the Cypriot IT community. “...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday opened London’s first Google-funded AI Campus which aims to help young people develop skills in the rapidly developing technology. The centre, based ...

Elpis app, to help victims of domestic violence contact the police off the offenders’ radar, will be up and running in the first half of 2025, President Nikos Christodoulides said on ...

Microsoft Exchange, Teams Calendar, and Outlook are experiencing a worldwide outage, leaving users unable to view or send emails, with Outlook reportedly “crashing.” Many users reported difficulties across Microsoft’s ...

Andrew Frost on the future of privacy and Cyprus’ tech potential Andrew Frost Moroz, founder of Aloha Browser, is a seasoned innovator with over two decades of experience in mobile ...

Funding for European technology startups in 2024 is set to stall slightly below last year’s level but a window for new listings is opening again, according to an industry report ...

Graphene has lived up to its promise in the lab. Now, EU-funded researchers are working on supporting its wider adoption in high-end electronics, photonics and sensors. By Anthony King Dr ...

The brains of today’s birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But how the avian brain evolved over many millions of years ...

Meta Platforms (META.O) said this week it plans to appeal an order by India’s competition watchdog that restricts the US tech firm from sharing data for advertising between ...

Aloft over the landscape of Bavaria some 147 million years ago was a pterosaur – an ancient flying reptile – with a wing span of about 7 feet (2 meters), a bony crest on front ...

Artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity has launched a shopping hub to attract users, in a bid to beef up its platform as it attempts to take on Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O) ...

Video game maker Roblox (RBLX.N) announced that it is implementing new safety measures for users under 13, including permanently removing the ability to message others outside games on its platform. ...

A group representing major automakers including General Motors (GM.N), Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) urged President-elect Donald Trump to retain key tax credits for electric ...

Scientists have taken a close-up picture of a star apparently in its death throes, surrounded by gas and dust as it heads toward its demise in a huge explosion called ...

The AI Future Hub, a thriving AI-focused community with over 3,000 members, is hosting an Unconference as part of the AI Paphos Summit in Paphos, Cyprus. The event, taking place on ...

Alphabet’s Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures – including possibly selling Android – to end its monopoly on online search, ...

Sim4Flow, a Cypriot MedTech startup focused on intracranial aneurysm management, will present its groundbreaking AI-driven platform, IRIS, at Slush 2024 in Helsinki. The event, one of the world’s largest ...

Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa, the Japanese media powerhouse behind the “Elden Ring” game, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the technology giant looks to add ...

Snapchat is transforming how brands connect with digital-first audiences, leading the evolution of augmented reality (AR) in social media, according to Katia Maevskaia, Client Partner, CEE, at Snap Inc. Maevskaia ...

To improve living conditions and reduce buildings’ environmental impact, EU-funded researchers are making deep renovations possible across Europe by securing financing, setting strict standards and building trust with residents. By ...

Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-biggerlarge language models by developing training techniques that use more human-like ways for ...

EU-funded researchers are reclaiming Europe’s space in the online world by developing the infrastructure needed to support a greater diversity of European search engines. By Jack McGovan Megi Sharikadze, ...

SoftBank’s Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia’s (NVDA.O) latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks ...