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, 28th Apr – 2nd May, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech, startup and sustainability, coming from Amazon, OpenAI and Electra 1-Amazon launches first Kuiper satellites, becomes rival to Starlink Amazon took a major step into the space-based internet race on Monday evening, successfully launching the first 27 satellites for its […]

MediaMarkt CEO appointed as Germany’s first Minister of Digital Affairs

The appointment signals an important shift as the country seeks to modernize its digital infrastructure Dr. Karsten Wildberger, CEO of consumer electronics giant MediaMarktSaturn, has been appointed as Germany’s first-ever Minister for Digital Affairs, marking a significant shift as the country seeks to modernize its […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, 21st – 25th April, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from France, Pakistan and the USA 1-Apple loses ground in China’s smartphone rebound Apple was the only major handset maker to post a year‑on‑year sales slide in China’s resurgent smartphone market last quarter, according to […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, 7th – 11th April, 2025

This week’s stories come from Germany, Korea and the USA, covering tech and sustainability 1-Trump’s tariffs hit smartphone supply chains, Samsung gains advantage over Apple US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs put on hold for most countries for 90 days, as everyone talks about US-China […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, 31st March – 4th April, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech, startup and sustainability, coming from Europe, Taiwan and the USA 1-ChatGPT gains a million users in just one hour OpenAI’s new image generation feature has skyrocketed in popularity, leading to challenges with new user signups. The AI company’s audience […]