In rural China, an extraordinary story of persistence and courage unfolded when farmer Wang Enlin and his neighbors decided to confront a powerful state-owned chemical company over pollution. For sixteen years, Wang, who had only three years of formal education, studied law on his own to prepare for the legal…

The global billionaire rankings have seen a historic shift. Larry Ellison, co-founder of the technology giant Oracle, has for the first time in his life climbed to the very top, becoming the wealthiest person on the planet. This milestone came after Oracle’s stock surged by more than forty percent in…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a groundbreaking step that could reshape the future of obesity treatment and access to modern medicines worldwide. For the first time, it has added weight-loss drugs – specifically semaglutide and tirzepatide – to its official List of Essential Medicines for adults. This list…

The Caribbean island of Anguilla may be small and hard to spot on a map, yet it has become one of the most surprising players in the digital economy. The reason is not its tourist resorts or exports, but the two-letter internet domain .ai, assigned to the island back in…

Payment giant PayPal recently found itself at the center of an unexpected storm. At the end of August and the beginning of September, Europe experienced a disruption with massive financial consequences. It wasn’t a hacker attack or cyber sabotage – the cause was a human mistake and a misconfigured internal…

A unique type of business has developed in Japan called yonigeya, which translates as "night movers." These companies offer a service that at first glance seems like something out of a movie: they help people disappear without a word in a single night. No arguments, no goodbyes—just an empty apartment…

Manasi Mishra recently shared her disappointment on TikTok: after completing her computer science degree, she was invited to interview by only one company—the fast food chain Chipotle. Her story is not unique. Twenty-five-year-old Zach Taylor graduated with a degree in computer science from Oregon State University at a time when…

When we pull out our phones and scan a QR code today, few people realize that behind this simple black-and-white image is a modest Japanese engineer. In 1994, while playing the strategy game Go, Masahiro Hara came up with an idea that changed not only industrial production, but later also…

ChatGPT is one of the most widely used artificial intelligence systems in the world today. Billions of users interact with it every day, whether at work, school, or for entertainment. And while ChatGPT can be used for free, the difference between the free and paid versions is growing. The free…

At the beginning of the year, a traveler from London rented an apartment in Manhattan, where she planned to stay for about two and a half months during her studies. However, after a few weeks, she gave the neighborhood a poor review and decided to terminate the lease early. Shortly…

A picture of life by the sea or in the sunny south of Europe does not have to be just a dream for the rich. In recent years, it has become apparent that the prices of some properties in southern countries are surprisingly affordable – sometimes even lower than a…

A test was conducted in the Finnish city of Oulu that could fundamentally change the face of freight transport. Engineers there successfully tested the world's first motorless superconducting vacuum tube system capable of transporting goods at speeds of over 500 kilometers per hour. Technology of the future The project was…

Last weekend, McDonald's Japan launched a special campaign designed to delight children and fans of the popular Pokémon brand. As part of the Happy Meal children's menu (called Happy Set in Japan), customers could receive limited edition Pokémon trading cards. However, the promotion turned into an unexpected problem—instead of joy…

The tech scene has been rocked by a huge surprise – Perplexity has made an official offer to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion. This move is considered one of the boldest strategic decisions in the history of the tech industry. Perplexity took the matter very seriously: the offer was…

On Saturday, approximately 10,000 people gathered in the city of Messina, Sicily, to express their opposition to the planned construction of a bridge across the Strait of Messina, which is intended to connect Sicily with mainland Italy. The demonstrators carried banners reading "No Ponte" (No Bridge) and chanted slogans against…

Kiwi.com, a well-known seller of airline tickets and travel packages, once again posted a loss last year. According to published financial results, the company recorded a loss of nearly CZK 247 million, which is a significant decline compared to previous years, when the company managed to turn a profit. Although…

GPT-5 is gradually becoming available and includes both free and paid versions. Free users have a set usage limit, after which they switch to a slightly simplified model, which is still powerful. Paid versions offer higher limits and special modes for deeper thinking, which will be appreciated mainly by more…

While most people consider fallen leaves in autumn to be nothing more than waste, one Ukrainian student saw them as a raw material with enormous potential. What began as a school project quickly turned into an innovation that could fundamentally change the future of the paper industry—and, above all, significantly…