Technology

Facebook Suffers Widespread Disruption Across Multiple Countries

Facebook experienced a widespread service disruption on Sunday, leaving thousands of users unable to access the social media platform as reports of technical problems surged across multiple countries. Outage-monitoring websites recorded a sharp spike in user reports, while Greek Reporter...

Young Women in Greece Outperform Men in Digital Skills, EU Data Shows

New data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, show that more young Greek women than young men have basic digital skills, a gap of about eight percentage points. In 2025, 83.5% of Greek women aged 16...

New York Becomes First State to Pause New AI Data Center Construction

New York on Tuesday became the first state to pause construction of new large AI data centers, after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a one-year executive order freezing state permits. The order covers hyperscale facilities using more than 50 megawatts...

AI Academic Kon Mouzakis Named Honorary Professor at UNIWA

Distinguished Greek-Australian academic and artificial intelligence expert Kon Mouzakis has been named an Honorary Professor of the University of West Attica (UNIWA) in recognition of his international contribution to applied artificial intelligence, data science, and digital health technologies. The honorary...

Lost Writings of Archimedes Revealed After Centuries by Particle Accelerator

Archimedes, one of Ancient Greece's most famous and influential physicists and engineers, left a legacy of writings that had been thought to be lost to time. Much of his work only survived through copies and translations by scribes. One...

Cyprus Lawyer Sues Meta, Claims Facebook and Instagram Restrict Political Speech

A Cypriot lawyer has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, arguing that the company's policies on political advertising and its content-ranking algorithms unlawfully restrict political expression on Facebook and Instagram. The civil action, filed before the District Court...

Ancient Greek Genius Archytas Built a Flying Machine 2,400 Years Before Drones

Without exaggeration, long before the first drone tore through the skies, and centuries before Leonardo da Vinci sketched his flying machines, an ancient Greek thinker, Archytas, built one of the first-ever flying machines. In the ancient city of Tarentum, in...

How Ancient Greeks and Romans Invented the Modern World

Many modern inventions like computers and washing machines actually have their origins in ancient times. By Zena Kamash True innovation is hard to find, as few things come out of nothing. Take the now ubiquitous selfie, for example. The format may...

ChatGPT Helps Greek-Speaking Students With Learning Disabilities Improve Academic Writing

ChatGPT is helping Greek-speaking students with learning disabilities sharpen their academic writing, according to a new study out of Cyprus. Researchers found that structured, guided use of the AI tool improved essay quality and eased writing anxiety, with the...

$2.8 Million AI Project Seeks to Trace the Origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls

The European Research Council has awarded a 2.5 million euro ($2.85 million) grant to fund a five-year project using artificial intelligence (AI) to trace the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The project, called Tracing Scribes and Scrolls, will be...

Herculaneum Scroll’s Complete Text Deciphered Using AI After 2,000 Years

Researchers have used artificial intelligence and advanced imaging to read the complete text, for the first time, of a sealed Herculaneum scroll that remained closed since it was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. The...

Greece Outpaces OECD Average in Digital Transformation; Challenges Remain

Greece is making strides in its digital transformation, according to two major international evaluations recently released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission. The findings highlight steady improvements across critical sectors, including public digital...

AI and Robotics Reconstruct Ancient Pompeii Frescoes

Researchers have published a new volume presenting the results of RePAIR. This ambitious European project used AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics to help preserve the cultural heritage of Pompeii and reconstruct damaged ancient frescoes. RePAIR, short for Reconstructing the Past:...