Business
Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg sold a portion of Meta's shares, the company that owns social networks like Facebook and Instagram, over the past two months of last year. Records from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that he earned a total of $428 million (9.6 billion CZK) from these sales. This marked Zuckerberg's first...
The Virginia region of South Africa's Free State province has become the focus of attention thanks to an unexpected discovery - a helium stockpile that could have a significant impact on the market for the rare gaseous element. News that the startup Renergen has discovered huge reserves of helium has raised the eyebrows of many experts and compa...
"Could you help me get access to a locked New York Times article?" That was one of the requests that ChatGPT fulfilled. He can reproduce the content of the articles with varying degrees of accuracy or make it up, which the newspaper's publisher objected to as a serious copyright violation. The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI...
Today, technology is constantly on the move, including in retail. One revolutionary concept that has emerged is the idea of unmanned stores, where there is no need to interact with cashiers, scan merchandise or use traditional checkouts. One of the leading companies that has brought this idea to fruition is Amazon with its Amazon Go stores. D...
V třetím čtvrtletí tohoto roku pokračoval globální pokles prodeje počítačových tabletů, když se meziročně propadl o více než 14 % na přibližně 33,2 milionu kusů. Výzkumná společnost International Data Corporation (IDC) oznámila, že situace na trhu s tablety je alarmující, a analytici varují před absencí silného impulzu, který by otočil klesající...
Elon Musk once scoffed at the idea that a Chinese carmaker could compete with his Tesla. Now, the Chinese brand BYD, previously unheard of by many, is on track to become the world leader in electric vehicle sales. In the third quarter, the American Tesla sold 435,000 electric vehicles, while BYD, in which American billi...
Audit firm EY is facing another lawsuit in connection with the collapse of German financial firm Wirecard. Wirecard's insolvency administrator, Michael Jaffe, has filed a claim for damages of €1.5 billion (approximately CZK 37 billion) against EY. This information was published by Reuters on Friday. EY acted as Wirecard's auditor for several yea...
The dispute between tech giants Apple and Google and game studio Epic Games over transaction fees on the official App Store and Google Play has entered another phase, with a California jury returning a verdict in favour of the makers of the popular game Fortnite. This court battle has roots dating back to 2020 and concerns the fees Apple and Goo...
US fast food chain McDonald's has announced its ambitious plan to open around 10,000 new locations worldwide by 2027, the most significant expansion in its history. The company aims to operate 50,000 restaurants worldwide and reach a customer base of up to a quarter of a billion. McDonald's is taking advantage of the unstable economic situati...
