Technology and Science in Czechia — IT, Gadgets, Internet

Researchers are studying how artificial intelligence could help birds recover songs they have lost. Where populations have shrunk sharply, there is no one left to teach chicks to sing, and scientists hope that synthetic recordings can stand

Around 700 French supermarkets came under cyberattack overnight into Monday: hackers remotely raised the temperature in refrigerators and freezers to 50 degrees Celsius. France’s food supply was never at risk, but the attack showed how easi

Microsoft has moved the end of extended support for Windows 10 for home users: the ESU programme now runs until 12 October 2027 instead of 13 October 2026. For owners of older computers, that means one more year of security updates.Under th

Apple has unveiled a new line of smart home devices: cameras, a door lock, a video doorbell and thermostats. All the hardware connects through the iPhone and is controlled from the Home app or by voice via Siri. The Apple HomeView smart dis

Vast areas of Siberia hold the remains of microorganisms thousands and tens of thousands of years old in permafrost. As the Arctic warms rapidly due to climate change, more and more of this “infected soil” is thawing, the news agency Bloomb

Online grocery store Rohlík.cz has told customers about a major personal data leak: an outsider gained access to part of their communication with customer support. The company said so in an email it sent to shoppers.The leaked data includes

Spanish palaeontologists have found the first evidence that diplodocus lived in Europe as well. They have assigned a skeleton from the village of El Castellar near Teruel, about 100 kilometres northwest of Valencia, to the genus Diplodocus.

World Space Week is held every year from October 4 to 10. The world's largest celebration of space exploration, proclaimed by the UN, commemorates two important milestones: the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 (October 4,

Interest in the new iPhones has proved weaker than expected, and Apple is cutting their production. Nikkei Asia reports this, citing several well-informed sources.According to the publication, Apple has taken a more cautious approach to shi

Three former OpenAI safety researchers say the company fired them because they raised safety concerns. OpenAI says they were dismissed for mishandling sensitive information, and that the decisions had nothing to do with speaking out. Mikita

French startup Harmattan AI has unveiled IRIFI, an autonomous, expendable long-range strike drone. According to its creators, it can hit a target up to 2,000 kilometres away without using satellite navigation or help from an operator during

Software pioneer Margaret Hamilton died in late September at the age of 90, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Thursday. In 1969, her program helped the Apollo 11 crew, led by Neil Armstrong, land on the Moon. Hami