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Cyprus Unveils New Initiatives to Promote Electric Vehicle Adoption

The Cypriot government is ramping up efforts to advance the adoption of electric vehicles, an essential step towards embracing a green transition and tackling climate change issues. Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades confirmed the unveiling of a new support scheme aimed at bolstering the electric vehicle sector in an official meeting with the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV).

Upcoming Schemes to Broaden EV Use

A ministry spokesman revealed in a press release that several new strategies to enhance the deployment of electric cars will soon be introduced, potentially extending to other vehicle types. Though the minister refrained from disclosing specific details, he highlighted the initiative’s tight timeline aligned with the recovery and resilience plan.

The minister has engaged with vehicle importers for insights, highlighting the interconnected nature of this initiative with the local market and industries.

Mirendil Signs $100 Million Google Cloud Deal To Advance Self-Improving AI

AI startup Mirendil has signed a multi-year agreement worth more than $100 million with Google Cloud to secure computing infrastructure for its self-improving AI research.

The partnership reflects growing competition among AI companies to lock in access to high-performance computing, while cloud providers race to attract promising startups developing next-generation AI models.

Backing The Next Stage Of AI Research

Mirendil plans to use Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), Nvidia GPUs and managed training infrastructure to develop AI systems capable of improving their own performance over time.

Known as recursive self-improvement, the concept focuses on building AI that can refine its knowledge and capabilities with minimal human intervention. The technology is attracting growing interest across the industry, with several startups and leading AI labs exploring similar approaches.

According to co-founder and Chief Executive Behnam Neyshabur, the long-term goal is to develop AI that can automate scientific research and accelerate discoveries in fields such as medicine, biology and materials science.

Compute Capacity Becomes A Strategic Asset

Training increasingly advanced AI models requires enormous computing resources, making long-term infrastructure agreements a critical competitive advantage.

Mirendil said Google’s combination of TPUs and GPUs allows workloads to be matched with the most suitable hardware, improving efficiency while reducing costs for customers.

For Google Cloud, the agreement strengthens its position in the race to provide infrastructure for frontier AI developers, while giving the company exposure to one of the industry’s emerging approaches to next-generation artificial intelligence.

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