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The delay in the rollout of part of the EU's AI Act has put many companies at ease — but experts warn that so-called "Shadow AI" means firms are already breaking the law today. The issue arises when employees use publicly available AI tools

The Czech town of Volary is set to build a new wastewater treatment plant aimed at improving water quality in the Lipno reservoir. According to the regional governor, the construction plans were discussed with Volary's town leadership and t

The Czech town of Most will get a natural burial ground, where cremated ashes will be placed at the roots of trees. The idea was put forward by local resident Eva Karabasilová, who submitted the project to the city hall's participatory budg

Scientists at the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences have developed a method for converting used toner from printer cartridges into solid fuel. Institute researcher Olga Sholcová announced the breakt

Colombian armed groups and drug cartels are sending their people to Ukraine to pick up experience in drone warfare, with the aim of putting it to use back home, the Financial Times reports. One Colombian volunteer on the front line noted th

On Thursday, July 9, at around five in the afternoon, an unknown car struck an 85-year-old woman as she was crossing the road toward the pavement on the opposite side in Prague 4, on V Štíhlách Street. This was reported by police spokeswoma

In August, Prague's historic Water Tower on Letná will host an unusual event called the "Festival About Nothing" — organizers are deliberately doing away with the usual festival hustle and inviting guests simply to slow down, lie back, and

The average interest rate on mortgage loans in Czechia rose by a tenth of a percentage point in early August, reaching 5.42%. That's the highest level in two years, marking the fifth consecutive month of increases, according to the Swiss Li

The greenhouse in the Royal Garden of Prague Castle is one of the Castle's most technologically advanced yet least accessible sites: visitors can only get inside during special events such as "Open Garden Weekends" or "Architecture Day." Ac

In the Czech region of Vysočina, foresters are restoring woodlands devastated by bark beetles between 2015 and 2020 — planting a more diverse and resilient mix of tree species instead of the traditional spruce monocultures. Yet experts stil

In Prague's Smíchov district, on the site of a former freight railway station, a brand-new residential and business quarter is taking shape — a project considered the largest construction undertaking in Czechia. Once completed, it will be h

On Tuesday, a mass brawl involving around thirty people broke out at the crowded Loucky public beach in Znojmo, Czechia. According to the South Moravian Region police, no one was injured, but the participants' behaviour was deemed unaccepta