Top 3 tech stories of the week, Sept 28-Oct 2, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from the UK, the USA and the UAE UAE: Data centers matter more than bridges The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to revise its data center regulations and stop publicly promoting the locations of such […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Sept 21-25, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech and AI, coming from the EU, the Netherlands and the USA Google changes European travel search results to comply with EU rules Google is changing the way it displays travel and shopping search results in the European Union to […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Sept 14-18, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from Korea and the USA AI data centers raise concerns over water consumption The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) is raising concerns about the amount of water used by data centers. Experts say data […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Sept 7,11,  2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from the EU, Korea and the USA Pope Leo warns AI could become a new form of economic colonialism Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could deepen technological dependence between wealthy and poorer […]

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Turkey’s AI ecosystem gains momentum as global investment hits record levels

Turkey owns 1,200 AI startups about 70% of which were founded after 2020 Turkey’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is expanding rapidly, fueled by a surge in global investment, a growing startup base and an increasingly influential diaspora, according to the Turkish Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem and […]

BBVA, OpenAI strike strategic partnership to reshape banking with AI and its impact on Turkish unit

The deal aims to transform customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing AI BBVA and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing artificial intelligence (AI) at the core of its […]

BioScience Managers, Maxis launch health technology-focused fund in Türkiye

The fund marks the first health-focused venture capital fund in Türkiye established by foreign investors International healthcare investment firm BioScience Managers, in partnership with Maxis, a subsidiary of Türkiye İş Bankası, launched the BioScience Managers Venture Capital Fund, marking the first health-focused venture capital fund […]

Paribu acquires CoinMENA, MENA’s largest local crypto exchange, for $240 million 

Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, acquired the largest digital asset platform of MENA. Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform Paribu announced that it acquired CoinMENA, the largest local crypto exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), for USD 240 million. The deal represents Türkiye’s largest fintech transaction to date and the […]

Workup Entrepreneurship Program marks graduation of 13th Cohort

Sixteen startups graduated from the 13th cohort of the Workup Entrepreneurship Program Sixteen startups graduated from the 13th cohort of the Workup Entrepreneurship Program, an initiative supported by Türkiye İş Bankası and running since 2017, the bank announced. More than 75 Workup alumni have raised […]