Technology and Science in Czechia — IT, Gadgets, Internet

At a presentation in San Francisco, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, the most powerful and most expensive laptop in the Surface family. The base version costs $2,599 (about CZK 56,600). When and at what price the device will arr

Artificial intelligence makes work easier, but it can also put a company in the firing line: according to Irena Hysková, head of the Czech cybersecurity firm Alintrust, employees often secretly use free public chatbots, such as ChatGPT, for

Long queues formed on a highway in China's Anhui province during the holidays, as a surge of drivers rushed to charge their electric cars. Mobile charging road trains — essentially giant power banks on wheels — came to the rescue, the Assoc

German company GICON has unveiled a wind turbine standing 365 meters tall — the tallest structure of its kind in the world and the second-tallest structure in Germany. According to company founder Jochen Großmann, the tower is 35 meters tal

President Donald Trump signed an agreement on artificial intelligence regulation, describing the document as “almost a constitution” bearing the signatures of “the most influential people in the world,” as well as his own. According to him,

An experimental Chinese maglev train — which glides above a specially designed track thanks to magnetic levitation — has set a new record for speed and acceleration, reaching 799 km/h from a standing start in just 5.3 seconds. The tests too

Researchers at Xiamen University in China have gathered compelling evidence that the rotation of present-day galaxies still bears the imprint of gravitational processes that took place in the earliest moments of the Universe's existence. Th

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

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

A Filipino woman named Lisa (not her real name, changed at her request) started writing professionally straight out of university, spent years working as a freelancer, and eventually landed a staff position at a multinational company. She s

The US Army has carried out an unusual experiment: on July 30, 2026, at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, a hypersonic warhead was fired for the first time from the HATS (Heavy Artillery Test System) cannon — the successor to a now-cancel

Tech giant Apple has acquired the Czech company PlasmaSolve, founded in Brno in 2016. News of the deal emerged only because of EU regulatory requirements, which oblige companies to notify the European Union of major acquisitions or transact