In the last financial year, Toyota Motor, Japan's leading carmaker, recorded an impressive rise in net profit, which almost doubled to a record 4.94 trillion yen, equivalent to about 742 billion kronor. This remarkable increase in profits was supported by several factors, including strong demand for vehicles following the end of the covid-19 pan...
A new song promoting Kim Jong-un contains phrases previously associated only with his grandfather. This suggests a shift in the dictator's cult of personality. The music is very catchy and is gaining popularity not only in North Korea but also on TikTok. There are lots of smiles and enthusiasm in the video - workers, athletes with medals, a woma...
SAP has extended the employment contract of CEO Christian Klein for another three years and appointed him Chairman of the Board. This decision was announced today. Klein, who has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2018, began sharing the role of CEO in October 2019 and was promoted to the company's sole CEO in April 2020. Pr...
The gaming industry is full of stories of small, independent studios trying to break through in a competitive environment. One such story is the one that Czech game studio MADFINGER Games is currently experiencing.For they are happy to announce a historic milestone: their game Gray Zone Warfare sold over 500,000 copies of the base game and 250,0...
The troubles of the Polish company Allegro, which bought the Mall Group two years ago, including the Czech e-shop CZC, seem to be a permanent problem. The recent layoffs of employees within the Czech e-shops and the slowing pace of transformation of the long-losing business point to the difficult situation the company faces in the e-commerce mar...
If you've ever tried ChatGPT or similar AI models, you've probably encountered unsuccessful responses or absurd generated images. While this can be fun for the average person, it can pose problems for companies, such as when a chatbot from car company Chevrolet gave customers coupons for a new car for one dollar. And that's exactly why the start...
For many, the speedrun is a mystery, as its charm is not obvious at first glance. But once you get into the ins and outs of the discipline and understand the effort and training required to achieve record times, you begin to grasp the thrill. Recently, a record time was broken in Doom 2, which at first glance may seem unremarkable, but in the co...
At the end of last year, the Chinese marketplace Temu experienced a significant increase in activity on the Czech e-commerce scene. Huge investments in advertising meant that Temu essentially dominated the online space, while smaller local players lost pace. The exact size and sales volume of Temu are not officially known as the company does not...
Analysis shows that since the Czech Republic joined the European Union in 2004, its GDP per capita in purchasing power parity terms has improved significantly. While in the year of entry this indicator was 80% of the European average, last year it increased to 91%. It has even surpassed some countries such as Greece, Portugal and Spain. Poland a...
