Natalie Bezděková
According to a UN report, China is the world leader in the number of patents related to generative artificial intelligence (AI). Between 2014 and 2023, over 38,000 patents in this area were filed in China, about six times more than the United States, which is in second place. In total, more than 54,000 patents related to generative AI were filed...
The long-running dispute and legal battles between Apple and Epic Games probably won't end in a settlement, but Epic Games is now celebrating a major victory in Europe. Owners and users of Apple devices, who have been banned from accessing Fortnite since 2020 due to circumventing the App Store and its 30% fees, can rejoice. Epic offered its o...
Esport World Cup 2024, the most important gaming event of the year, begins in Saudi Arabia. Over eight weeks, players will compete for a record $60 million. Saudi Arabia is striving to become a gaming superpower and diversify its economy away from the oil industry, as evidenced by the announcement of prize money at EWC 2024 that breaks all pr...
The Czech-Ukrainian firm UAC, which recently started manufacturing military drones for the Ukrainian army in the Central Bohemian city of Kolin, has now begun testing drones designed to destroy targets, known as suicide drones. Defence Minister Jana Černochová visited the company and observed the production of three types of drones, two of which...
The European Commission plans to impose duties not only on Chinese electric cars, but also on cheap consumer goods from Chinese e-shops such as Temu and Shein. According to the UK's Financial Times, the Commission wants to abolish the current €150 threshold where goods are exempt from duty. The new proposal, to be unveiled later this month, t...
Two years ago, Japan's Minister for Digitization, Taru Kono, launched a fight against a technology that most people consider obsolete - computer floppy disks. Until recently, these were used for hundreds of administrative tasks in Japan. The Japanese government has now announced that it has won this "war". The curious thing about this situati...
Despite declining interest in electric cars, carmakers are preparing for a massive wave of new models that will be more affordable and better suited to customer needs. One of these new products is the Skoda Elroq, a compact SUV that has the potential to change the electric car market in the Czech Republic and beyond. The Škoda Elroq is a smal...
From 2025, the Czech Republic will start financially supporting game studios, which is standard in neighbouring countries. The government has announced the introduction of the State Audiovisual Fund, which will extend its support to video game developers. Until now, subsidies have only been provided to cinema, but the new change, effective fr...
In the spring, Rohlik Group founder Tomáš Čupr said he would take a break from looking for new investments for some time. But now he has announced that he will raise CZK 4 billion and plans to expand to 15 new cities across Europe. Rohlik Group, the leader in the online grocery market in Central and Eastern Europe, will raise €160 million fro...
