Tech
From the beginning of next month, a new European regulation on artificial intelligence (AI) known as the AI Act will come into force. This regulation, which will be phased in over time, gives companies and authorities two years to prepare before it becomes fully binding. However, some parts of the regulation will be enforceable after just six mo...
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 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...
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...
The manufacturer of power supplies for wireless headphones and smartwatches has made significant progress. The company has developed a new compound that could significantly extend the life of electronic devices. But initial enthusiasm is dampened by a Czech expert. TDK, known to older generations as a maker of cassette tapes and VHS tapes, no...
Energo-Pro profits from the production of electricity from water and made a gross profit of CZK 2.7 billion in the first quarter. This profit is expected to be three times higher for the full year. The company is benefiting from growing demand for green energy and expansion abroad. Czech entrepreneur Jaromír Tesar expects another successful year...
Shareholders of US carmaker Tesla on Thursday approved a record $44.9 billion (about one trillion kronor) pay package for CEO Elon Musk, the AP reported. The decision came after a deal struck in 2018 was overturned by a Delaware court earlier this year. The exact number of votes was not immediately announced. According to the AP, approval of ...
Sledujteto.cz, eDisk.cz, Datoid.cz and Datoid.sk are servers that have been blacklisted and are now blocked in the Czech Republic due to the court's preliminary injunction. These servers were popular alternatives to Ulož.to, which users abused to distribute copyrighted content. Similar data servers are often misused to illegally distribute music...
