Greece
Greece
High-Tech Tesla Car Runs Out of Power in Kozani, Northern Greece
A Tesla Model X P100D car ran out of electrical power on Egnatia Odos outside Kozani in northern Greece and was taken to the house of a Tesla aficionado to charge its batteries.
The Tesla X P100D is the company's...
Business
Greek High-Tech Exports Worth Over 1 Billion Euros Per Year
The conference “Made in Greece” covered all aspects of business activities from industrial manufacturing, to software development and research. In particular, the Greek innovative technology had a special presence at the first conference of exports and five companies of...
Business
Thessaloniki International Fair: The History of the Region’s Biggest Event
The Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is a commercial exhibition event of great importance in Greece and Southeastern Europe, taking place annually in Thessaloniki, Greece.
This year, the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center will host the from September 9th to September 17th. Thousands...
Archaeology
The Antikythera Mechanism Secret Solved
Scientists discovered that the Antikythera Mechanism was an elaborate construction of gears which controlled dials tracking the planets.
Greece
New Greek Satellites Aim to Increase Country’s Internet Speeds
A series of new Greek satellites from the company Hellas Sat will feature cutting-edge technology that may increase the country's internet speeds, according to the company's CEO.
Hellas Sat CEO Christodoulos Protopapas stated to AMNA that the satellites, which will...
Economy
PM Mitsotakis Lauds “Significant” Strategic Partnership on Israel Trip
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis had warm words for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the strengthened relationship between the two nations after the two leaders met on Monday.
Mitsotakis praised the swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines in the state of...
Australia
Google Maps Creator Moving to Greece to Start Hi-Tech Project
Google Maps creator Lars Rasmussen has announced he is moving to Greece in January 2021 to create a new start-up enterprise.
Rasmussen, of Danish origin, who is currently based in New York, says he is moving to Athens with his...
Greece
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Set to Bring Starlink Internet to Greece
SpaceX, the space company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, plans to make its Starlink broadband satellite internet service available in Greece in the first quarter of 2021, Greek daily Kathimerini reports.
According to the report, the company has reached out...
Business
Microsoft Plans to Create Robotic Center in Greece
Microsoft spokesman Charles Lamanna revealed on Thursday that the multinational technology company plans to create an RPA (Robotic Process Automation) development center in Greece.
The announcement came during a teleconference between PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, representatives from major multinational companies and representatives...
Greece
Government Pledges More Security as PM Mitsotakis Presents New ''DIAS'' Police Unit
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accompanied by Citizen's Protection Minister Michael Chrysochoides, presented the new ''DIAS'' police unit on Monday in Athens, pledging more security on the streets of Athens and in Greece overall.
''DIAS'' is an already-existing motorcycle unit...
Greece
Johns Hopkins University, Greek Researchers Join Forces to Tackle Dementia
Greek researchers from the US' Johns Hopkins University and Ionian University have joined forces to confront the epidemic of Alzheimer’s disease and its related disorders in Greece.
Presented by the Greek Initiative Against Alzheimer's (hiaad.org) in a press conference held...
Diplomacy
Turkish Drone Spotted ''Spying'' Over Islet of Rho, on Castellorizo
The continued Turkish provocations against Greek airspace over its eastern islands continued on Monday, this time with a high-tech element added into the mix.
A UAV, or unmanned drone, was spotted flying over the islet of Rho in the island archipelago...
Economy
Moody's Warns Greece to Avoid Becoming a Modern Day Sisyphus
In a post mortem of the era of bailouts, ratings agency Moody's highlights the catastrophic impact of the eight years of austerity on the Greek economy and warns economic and political risks could derail the return to normality.
“Risks abound...
Crime
Failed Defense Deal Cost Greece €48M, Says Court
An defense industry executive was given a 16-year suspended sentence by a Greek court on Wednesday in a case about a failed electronic warfare system which cost the state millions.
SONAK executive Thomas Liakounakos was sentenced along with 16 other...
Greece
Greek Researchers Turn Honey and Other Superfoods into Powder
Greek researchers have perfected a technique which converts honey and other superfoods into powder without destroying their nutritional value.
As explained by Kostas Petrotos, Associate Professor of Agricultural Engineering at the Technical University of Thessaly, this is a high-tech method...