Headline-grabbing issue: The move follows a presidential campaign that was dominated by running storylines related to cybersecurity. — Reuters WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on cybersecurity on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, marking the first action to address what he has called a top priority of [...]

  Nordic nations dominate the top 15, while South Korea reigns supreme and Russia is dealt a huge blow There’s something about those Nordic countries. In the battle of ideas, Sweden climbed to No. 2 and Finland cracked into the top five of the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which scores economies using factors including research and [...]

  Israeli high-tech and startup companies were sold for a whopping $10.02 billion in 2016 – to other companies or through initial public offerings (IPOs) – according to a report released today by IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal. The figure reflects a 12 percent increase over 2015, primarily due to [...]

  Malaysian astrophysics PhD student, Nur Adlyka Ainul Annuar (second from left) at the press conference at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Grapevine, Texas. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian astrophysics PhD student, Nur Adlyka Ainul Annuar was among a group of astronomers who have discovered evidence of black holes in our cosmic backyard, presented earlier today during [...]