Türkiye’s active R&D centers surpass 1,300

The country’s R&D centers employed nearly 94,000 people, led by machinery and equipment manufacturing industry Türkiye had 1,365 active research and development (R&D) centers and 348 design centers at the end of September, reflecting the expansion of its innovation ecosystem, according to Industry and Technology […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Oct 19-23, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and gadgets, coming from Ireland, the UK and the USA NBA tests two new technologies The NBA is testing smart basketballs and referee wrist wearables in select preseason games to explore technological tools for officiating and game communication, […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Oct 12-16,2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from the EU and Taiwan Taiwan science parks post record $111 billion revenue Taiwan’s three major science parks generated a combined NT$3.54 trillion ($111.1 billion) in revenue in the first half of the year, a […]

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Turkey’s solar and wind power generation hits record 9.9 billion kWh: ministry

Solar power accounted for 5.16 billion kWh, while wind energy contributed 4.74 billion kWh Turkey generated a record 9.9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity from solar and wind power in August, according to the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry. Solar power accounted for 5.16 billion kWh, […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, 6-10 Oct, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech and sustainability, coming from Japan and USA 1-California enacts landmark AI Safety Law California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (SB53), a landmark measure establishing some of the most comprehensive AI safety […]

Turkey to hold 5G tender in October, services to begin in 2026

Turkey expects 5G to transform its digital infrastructure, boosting mobile internet speeds at least tenfold Turkey will hold its long-awaited 5G spectrum tender on Oct. 16, with commercial services set to begin in April 2026, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced.  (Link in Turkish) […]