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Larnaca, Cyprus+357 99 066 505
BINA Cyinnovation HubLarnaca · est. 2025
Larnaca · est. 2025

A public-good hub for AI and health, on the Mediterranean.

BINA Cyinnovation Hub runs a daily quadrilingual newsroom and AI-literacy programs for older adults, young people, people with disabilities, and underserved communities.

The hub · Larnaca
The hub · Larnaca
Today

Today's brief.

Issued every morning, by 09:00 EEST.

AI
Today in AIIssue of 19 May 2026

EU AI Act enforcement: what the May 2026 milestone means for Cyprus

The first wave of compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems lands this month. Here is what Cypriot organisations need to know.

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AI
Today in AIIssue of 17 May 2026

AI weekly roundup, 16-17 May 2026

Anthropic's 2028 China-race policy paper, Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical on AI, Malta's free ChatGPT Plus rollout, and the Google I/O 2026 preview.

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Our purpose

A non-profit institute for AI literacy on the Mediterranean.

BINA Cyinnovation Hub was founded to bring AI literacy to communities the technology might otherwise leave behind — older adults, young people, people with disabilities, and underserved communities across Cyprus and the wider eastern Mediterranean. We publish daily briefs, run workshops, and visit homes and schools.

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Preparing for an AI future

Helping everyone meet what's coming next.

Programs for older adults, young people, people with disabilities, and underserved communities — at the hub, at school, at home.

Older adults

Patient, jargon-free workshops at the hub — and at home — for adults 60 and over who want to understand and use AI tools confidently.

Young people

Half-day workshops we bring into Cypriot schools. Hands-on, age-appropriate, with strong attention to misuse and well-being.

People with disabilities

Home visits and one-on-one sessions for people whose access to technology is mediated by disability, mobility, or care arrangements.

Underserved communities

We meet communities where they are — village halls, community centres, places of worship — in their language, on their schedule.

Recent issues

Recent issues

Every brief is published in Hebrew, Greek, English and Russian.

Dr. Asher Knippel
Portrait · Dr. Asher Knippel
About the founder

Dr. Asher Knippel

Founder & Chair

Dr. Asher Knippel is a Cypriot lawyer and academic whose work has shaped Cyprus's anti-money-laundering framework. A Cambridge fellow and dual citizen, he taught corporate finance and held senior positions at the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. He founded BINA Cyinnovation Hub in 2025 to bring AI literacy to communities the technology might otherwise leave behind.

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Get involved

Four ways to take part.

The public

Attend a workshop

Workshops at the hub and across Cyprus, free, in your language. Bring a friend.

Organisations

Partner with us

Schools, care homes, libraries, municipalities — we will design a program with you.

Sponsors

Sponsor the newsroom

Sustain a daily editorial brief in four languages. Quiet, dignified placement.

Supporters

Support our mission

Donations of any size keep the doors open and the workshops free.

Contact

Come by, or just say hello.

Larnaca, Cyprus (full address coming soon)
+357 99 066 505
Hours by arrangement — please get in touch
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The hub · A private home in Larnaca, dedicated to public use
The hub · A private home in Larnaca, dedicated to public use