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Former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon left Anthropic in September 2026 and published a scathing critique of the race to build ever more powerful artificial intelligence. According to him, neither company is acting responsibly:

Czech Television (ČT) is airing, in late September, a two-part detective miniseries titled "The Killers' Finest Hour," about a serial killer stalking Prague in the final months of the Nazi Protectorate. The adaptation of Pavel Kohout's nove

On Sunday, Prague hosted the 130th, anniversary edition of the Běchovice–Prague race, which doubles as the Czech national road running championship over 10 km. Hrochová (Škoda Plzeň) took the women's title and the course's all-time record —

More and more Czech families and investors are buying modular houses — prefabricated structures assembled on-site in a matter of weeks instead of the usual year of construction. According to data from the real estate group EHS, the average

American cyclist Brandon McNulty pulled off a stunning win in the elite men's road race at the world cycling championships in Montreal, attacking six kilometres from the finish and holding off his rivals to the line. The victory gave the Un

Brno's Kometa lost 3:5 at home to Pardubice, the reigning national champions, in round five of the Czech Extraliga, and after the match home coach Pokorný publicly disagreed with the assessment given by his opponent's assistant coach.Coache

A tourist fell around five metres from a bridge linking the villages of Rejštejn and Klášterský Mlýn in the Šumava mountains while her partner was photographing her, police spokeswoman Iva Vršecká reported.According to police, the woman had

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced his resignation as head of state, saying the whole country needs to focus on the upcoming parliamentary elections, which will be held on October 25 and will determine Serbia's future course.B

Scammers targeting people's money in Czechia are increasingly relying not on stupidity but on victims' natural psychological reactions — fear, trust in authority and time pressure, says Czech police spokesman Jakub Vinčálek. According to hi

Over the next two years, the Czech army will begin providing basic training for recruits and reservists not only in Vyškov in South Moravia, but in at least several other towns across the country, Deputy Chief of the General Staff General P

Anomalous heat caused by the current "super El Niño" could claim the lives of roughly 451,000 people worldwide between June 2026 and February 2027, according to an estimate published by scientists at the Climate Impact Lab research group. O

Rabí Castle in the Plzeň region — the largest castle ruin in Czechia — is facing a major rescue operation: repairs to its walls, the roof of the Royal Palace and the limestone rock the castle stands on are due to begin next year and will ta