Larnaca Launches Tender For City Center Land To Fund New Town Hall

Larnaca Municipality has launched a tender for the sale of two plots located on Hermou Street in the city center. The minimum asking price has been set at €3.3 million, plus VAT.

Prime Central Assets Positioned For Value

The first parcel covers 1,285 square meters, while a second adjacent plot used as an access passage measures 30 square meters. Land Registry valuations in 2021 estimated the properties at approximately €2.25 million and €56,400, respectively. Larnaca Mayor Andreas Viras said updated assessments place their combined value above €3.3 million.

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Funding The New Municipal Hub

Part of the proceeds from the sale will be used to finance the construction of a new town hall. Completion of the project is expected in 2028. The new building will be constructed on the site of the former Larnaca Hospital near the American Academy and is estimated to cost about €8.5 million.

Optimizing Civic Assets Through Strategic Leasing

The municipality is also considering leasing the current town hall building located on Athinon Avenue and Nikolaou Laniti Avenue. Officials expect interest from private sector tenants, which could generate additional rental income for the municipality.

Comprehensive Tender Submission Guidelines

Interested parties must submit offers through the government e-procurement system by 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Bids must include either a banker’s draft or a bank guarantee. The minimum offer is set at €3.3 million plus VAT. Transfer of ownership will take place once payment is completed, which must occur within one month after the contract is signed.

Eligibility for Participation

The tender is open to both individuals and legal entities, including public organisations, private companies and joint ventures. Participants must be established in Cyprus, another European Union member state, the European Economic Area, or countries participating in the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) or holding bilateral agreements with Cyprus or the EU. Bidders may submit offers individually or as part of joint ventures under the conditions outlined in the tender documentation.

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Meta’s Muse Is Outpacing ChatGPT In Early Mobile Adoption, New Data Suggests

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

September 22, 2026

Meta’s new AI app, Muse, may be emerging as one of the company’s strongest consumer launches to date. Fresh estimates from market intelligence firm Apptopia suggest the app has outperformed ChatGPT in early mobile traction, at least in the U.S. and Canada.

According to Apptopia, Muse recorded more downloads in its first 12 days on the market than ChatGPT did during the comparable period after its mobile debut. The comparison, limited to the U.S. and Canada, puts Muse’s iOS downloads at 1.8 million versus 1.3 million for ChatGPT over the same initial window.

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A Strong Early Start Across Platforms

In total, Muse has reached 2.8 million global installs in its first 12 days, according to the firm. The app’s momentum also appears to be holding. After debuting at No. 2 on the U.S. App Store, Muse has since climbed to No. 1, surpassing ChatGPT, according to reporting from Business Insider. Appfigures had previously estimated that Muse crossed 1 million downloads shortly after launch.

That early rise matters because app-store performance in the first days after launch often signals whether a product can sustain consumer attention beyond initial curiosity. In Meta’s case, the data suggests Muse is not simply benefiting from novelty; it is gaining ground quickly enough to challenge the category leader.

Daily Users Show Similar Momentum

Apptopia’s estimates point to another favorable comparison for Meta: daily usage. In the U.S. alone, Muse is said to have 642,000 daily active users, well above the 231,000 ChatGPT had at the same stage of its mobile rollout.

To make the comparison fairer, Apptopia also narrowed the analysis to iOS only, since ChatGPT launched on iPhone before expanding more broadly. Even under that tighter lens, Muse still comes out ahead, with 359,000 daily active users on iOS compared with ChatGPT’s earlier figure.

Why Meta Has An Advantage

Third-party estimates are not the same as internal company data, and Apptopia cannot see Meta’s proprietary numbers. Still, even directional data suggests Muse may be on track to become a meaningful consumer product for Meta.

That possibility is strengthened by Meta’s distribution advantage. The company has already demonstrated how powerful its ecosystem can be with Threads, which surpassed 500 million users after heavy promotion across Instagram and Facebook. Muse is likely to receive a similar boost, especially because it can connect across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

Apptopia does not track Meta’s internal promotion strategy, but its data indicates that more than 95% of Muse users are also Facebook users, while 63% are Instagram users. That overlap underscores how effectively Meta can move users across its products when it chooses to prioritize a launch.

The Strategic Test For Meta

For Meta, the early signal from Muse is less about one app’s download count than about whether the company can turn its scale into durable AI adoption. The first test is attention. The harder one is retention.

If Muse can convert early downloads into habitual use, Meta may have found a new front door into its AI ambitions. If not, the app risks becoming another example of how easily mobile hype can spike before settling back down.

Meta, which was asked for comment, has not yet released public figures on Muse’s early adoption.

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