https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/it-s-alive
When Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic and former OpenAI employee, resigned noisily on X, he warned that artificial intelligence companies were playing with the lives not simply of people, but of humanity itself, in a race to build self-improving models....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-gets-to-watch-whom-hunters-and-activists-face-off-at-parliament
An argument normally played out in Cyprus’ fields and hunting grounds moved to the steps of Parliament on Wednesday, as environmental activists and hunters gathered on opposite sides of a debate over who is watching whom, and whether anyone is crossing the line....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-men-sought-as-famagusta-counterfeit-cash-investigation-continues
Police are asking the public to help locate three young men as they continue investigating the possession and circulation of counterfeit banknotes in the Famagusta district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sends-tornaritis-east-and-south-in-new-diplomatic-push
Cyprus is widening its diplomatic efforts on the Cyprus problem, appointing veteran politician Nikos Tornaritis as a special presidential envoy to countries in Asia and Africa....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-tonnes-of-meat-smuggled-from-free-areas-into-occupied-north
This was not a few cuts of meat hidden in the back of a car. Around six tonnes, reportedly 216 sheep carcasses, were found after allegedly being moved illegally from the government-controlled areas into the north....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nearly-three-years-in-cold-storage-audit-exposes-failures-at-paphos-morgue
A body remained in refrigerated storage at Paphos General Hospital for 1,040 days, almost three years, as serious problems at the hospital morgue went unresolved, according to a new Audit Service report....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-workplace-accidents-leave-one-dead-and-another-seriously-injured-within-days
A fatal accident at a construction site in Peyia has been followed just days later by another serious workplace incident in Nicosia, with both cases now under investigation by police and the Department of Labour Inspection....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-investigate-plasmapheresis-clinics-after-cyprus-patient-falls-seriously-ill
A Health Ministry complaint has triggered a police investigation into the operation of plasmapheresis machines at two centres in Cyprus, including a facility in Larnaca district that has previously attracted the attention of authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-corruption-authority-says-assistant-attorney-general-was-part-of-black-van-probe
The Independent Anti-Corruption Authority has rejected the suggestion that it had not intended to examine the role of the Assistant Attorney General in the “black van” case....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-questions-need-for-blood-sample-from-man-in-drug-investigation
The Supreme Court has allowed a detainee to challenge an order requiring him to provide a saliva or blood sample so police could obtain genetic material....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-cyprus-minister-didn-t-declare-€2-4-million-of-his-assets-as-required
For most people, €2.4 million is not an amount easily overlooked. Yet an unnamed former minister in the Christodoulides government failed to include bank accounts containing roughly that amount in official asset declarations filed when entering and leaving office, according to the chairman of Parliament’s institutions committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-moves-to-upgrade-paphos-air-base-for-us-aircraft
The United States’ renewal of the arms embargo waiver for 2027 will help military agreements set in motion over the past several years proceed smoothly and reach completion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/does-jam-go-bad
Jam is one of those foods we often forget about in the fridge for months, but its shelf life is not unlimited and depends on several factors. Whether it eventually goes bad, how long it lasts, and when it should no longer be eaten are mainly determined by how it is stored and what it contains....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-company-loses-€105-000-after-fraudsters-hijack-supplier-email
A Limassol company has been left €105,000 out of pocket after fraudsters impersonated one of its overseas suppliers and redirected a payment into a bank account controlled by the scammers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/25-more-charges-sought-as-golden-passport-trial-is-delayed-again
The trial in Cyprus’ golden passport case was due to begin Monday. Instead, prosecutors brought 25 more proposed charges to court, and the first day of hearings was put off....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-plan-could-curb-holiday-rentals-to-make-room-for-residents
“We are not fundamentally opposed to short-term rentals,” EU Energy and Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen made clear. “They can be useful for travel and tourism and provide households with extra income.” ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/what-is-plasmapheresis-the-treatment-in-the-spotlight-after-mazonakis-death
The death of Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis has left many people asking what plasmapheresis is. He suffered a cardiac arrest at an Athens medical practice where he had gone for a scheduled plasma-exchange procedure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-corruption-authority-ends-inquiry-into-spy-van-case
Cyprus’ anti-corruption authority has ended its inquiry into the “black van” affair after the Legal Service told it that everything it wanted to examine had already been investigated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-palestinian-drug-ring-suspected-of-running-cyprus-trafficking-route
Two Israeli and Palestinian couples have been detained in Limassol following the seizure of more than 126kg of ketamine, with investigators examining an alleged criminal network that is believed to have been importing drugs from Israel to Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bad-loans-weigh-heavily-on-the-courts
Cases involving non-performing loans appear to be placing an increasing burden on Cyprus’ already strained court system, even as the net book value of all loans managed by credit-acquiring companies has fallen to €2.8 billion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-fuel-prices-edge-towards-2022-record-levels
Fuel prices in Cyprus are once again approaching levels last seen during the sharp energy crisis of 2022, with motorists facing significantly higher costs at the pump and further increases expected in the coming period....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/houthis-used-claude-ai-to-help-build-missile-guidance-systems
A cell believed to be linked to Yemen’s Houthi rebels used Claude AI to help develop the software needed to guide and control missiles, according to a new Anthropic threat report cited by the Financial Times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/$60-000-for-someone-willing-to-kill-in-cyprus
It began with an anonymous message on an encrypted app: a ''job'' somewhere in the European Union, a payment of $60,000 in cryptocurrency, and a request for someone willing to kill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-threat-forces-passengers-off-rome-bound-flight-at-larnaca-airport
A bomb threat has triggered a security operation at Larnaca Airport, forcing passengers off an aircraft shortly before it was due to leave for Rome....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mazonakis-cause-of-death-remains-a-mystery-after-autopsy
The cause of Giorgos Mazonakis’ death remains undetermined after an autopsy failed to provide a clear explanation for the popular singer’s sudden collapse....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/1-from-chatbots-to-co-workers
Three questions decide whether your AI investment compounds into operating advantage or evaporates into another round of pilots.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-hidden-business-selling-youth-for-thousands
The hugely popular entertainer (who wished to remain anonymous) could barely keep up with calls from journalists on Thursday. They wanted a comment about Giorgos Mazonakis, whom he knew, but he politely declined to speak about to anyone....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-reject-herzog-visit-and-warn-cyprus-is-being-pulled-into-war
While Israeli President Isaac Herzog was welcomed in Nicosia as a close friend and strategic partner, protesters outside the Presidential Palace delivered a very different message: Cyprus should be a bridge for peace, not another base for war....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tui-flight-to-paphos-forced-to-turn-back-after-flock-of-birds-hits-aircraft
A TUI flight bound for Paphos was forced to return to Cardiff Airport shortly after take-off on Wednesday after the aircraft was struck by birds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/education-ministry-scrambles-to-defend-textbook-fiasco
Cyprus schools have begun the new academic year with a textbook supply problem that the Education Ministry says has been exaggerated, while acknowledging that a number of private contractors failed to deliver printed material on time....
