On Monday, August 16, Amazon announced the winners of the fourth year of the Alexa Prize Social Bot Grand Challenge. After three years in a silver and bronze position, this year a team from the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics of the Czech Technical University (CIIRC) developing the Alquist bot won the most valuable metal -...
NortonLifeLock Inc. agreed to acquire and combine with cybersecurity firm Avast PLC in a cash-and-stock deal that would extend the U.S. company's focus on consumer software. Shareholders of Prague-based Avast will receive a combination of cash and newly issued shares of NortonLifeLock in a deal that has an equity value between $8.1 billion and $8.6...
Representatives of the Czech Game Developers Association that connects over two dozen studios in the Czech Republic will have the opportunity to participate in the game industry's premier professional event championing game developers and advancing their craft.
Startup World Cup & Summit announces that the Apple co-founder and the legend of computer engineering Steve Wozniak will be the keynote speaker of this year's SWCS European Finale in Prague on October 5th and 6th.
Celonis, a global leader in digital analysis of processes, announced the acquisition of Integromat. The highly growing Czech startup was on the outlook of the German unicorn due to its outstanding approach to the automation of processes across applications, platforms, and systems.
Astute, a customer engagement platform headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is announcing that it has acquired social media marketing company Socialbakers.
GoodData, a global analytics company of the Czech-born founder Roman Stanek, announced an investment from Visa, the world's leader in digital payments. Visa enters the company not only as an investor, but also as a strategic partner.
Coronavirus crisis and a shortage of safety equipment forced organizations to come up with a different solution. Even though the Czech government has ordered many masks and respirators in the past few days, there is still shortage of such supplies for essential workers, mainly medical staff. Essential workers, who come to a direct contact with...
With the recent outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, measuring temperatures has become one of the most frequent precautious in many places, including the Czech Republic. Preventive temperature measurements are taken on the European borders, hospitals, and other public places. High temperature is one of the main symptoms of coronavirus and can be one of...