Tech & Science

People in emerging economies are more willing to trust AI than those in advanced economies and are more optimistic and excited about its benefits, a major survey by the University ...

Europe has a plan to boost growth and productivity, all while becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent. By Ross McQueen On a cloudy morning in September 2023, European Commission President ...

Some European tech workers who might once have headed to the United States are looking at defence startups closer to home. Others are rushing back to Europe from jobs abroad. ...

OpenAI this week said it has updated ChatGPT’s web search capabilities to improve online shopping for users with personalized product recommendations with images, reviews, and direct purchase links. The ...

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant – a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws that lived about 113 million years ago during the age of dinosaurs and was ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) this week released a statement celebrating a series of outstanding student achievements in April 2025, showcasing Cyprus’ growing presence on the global technology stage through both ...

Spotify forecast second-quarter profit below market estimates this week due to employee salary-related taxes, taking the shine off its strong subscriber growth and sending shares of the Swedish music-streaming giant ...

IBM (IBM.N) will invest $150 billion in the US, including on facilities for quantum computer production, over the next five years, the latest American technology company to back the Trump ...

The first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida earlier this week, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet-from-space network that will ...

Apple (AAPL.O) shares fell nearly 3 per cent in premarket trade on Friday after the iPhone maker trimmed its share buyback program and CEO Tim Cook warned of additional tariff-related ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Friday announced the launch of a public consultation for its upcoming funding programme titled “AI in Gov’t”. According to the announcement, the ...

British house prices fell by 0.6 per cent in April, a sharper fall than forecast and their biggest monthly decline in more than 18 months, as a discount on property transactions ended, ...

South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) warned on Wednesday US tariffs could cut demand for products such as smartphones, making it difficult to predict future performance. Samsung said it ...

Artificial intelligence could increase global gross domestic product by up to 15 per cent by 2035, according to new research shared this week by PwC Cyprus. The report, titled Value in Motion, ...

During his first earnings conference call with analysts as Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan outlined how Intel (INTC.O) hopes to change that, but warned, “This is not a ...

Crops like chickpeas, fava beans, lentils and quinoa could help make Europe’s food systems more environmentally friendly and sustainable. By Michael Allen On Marianne Mulhall’s organic dairy farm ...

The future of urban mobility is near. EU-backed trials of driverless cars in public transport could make Europe’s city centres affordable, cleaner, safer, more efficient, inclusive and fair. By ...

Economic gains from artificial intelligence will boost global output by around 0.5 per cent a year between 2025 and 2030, outweighing the costs of rising carbon emissions by the data centres needed to ...

Amazon.com (AMZN.O) has paused some data center lease talks for its cloud division, particularly in overseas markets, suggesting a short-term slowdown in leasing for large-scale facilities, Wells Fargo ...

In a memorable image from the 1977 film “Star Wars,” the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the horizon on his desert planet Tatooine. Astronomers since then ...

OpenAI would be interested in buying Google’s Chrome if antitrust enforcers are successful in forcing the Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit to sell the popular web browser as part of ...

A US appeals court has revived a proposed data privacy class action against Shopify (SHOP.TO), a decision that could make it easier for American courts to assert jurisdiction over ...

Wall Street brokerages earlier this week began coverage of Nvidia-backed CoreWeave (CRWV.O) with broadly bullish views, although the stock has failed to gain traction with investors following a lackluster ...

Girls aged 16 to 19 in the EU showed stronger digital content creation skills than the general population in 2023, a trend also seen in Cyprus, according to Eurostat. However, the percentage of ...