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Czech retail automation startup Buylo secures €640K to scale checkout tech
Tech.eu
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August 26, 2025
Czech retail tech startup Buylo has raised €640,000 in funding from Purple Ventures, aiming to bring its RFID-powered checkout and inventory automation technology to a broader international market. The new funding will be used to support...
Czech startup Buylo raises €640k for “no queues and self-checkout in 10 seconds”
EU Startups
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August 26, 2025
Brno-based startup Buylo, which offers advanced radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions for modern retail, has raised €640k from investment fund Purple Ventures. The funds will support further development, continued international...
Czech news in brief for August 26: Tuesday's top headlines
Expats.cz
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August 26, 2025
This year’s Czech cereal harvest reached 7.5 million tons, nearly 500,000 tons more than last year, ensuring domestic consumption, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday. Winter wheat production topped 5million tons, about 300,000 more than in...
Eurowings Launches Direct Flights from Prague to Marrakech
Prague Morning
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August 26, 2025
Prague will once again have a direct air connection to Morocco. German low-cost airline Eurowings has announced a new route linking the Czech capital with Marrakech, starting on 8 November 2025. The flights will run twice a week throughout the...
Arbitrating energy disputes in Latin America
Global Arbitration Review
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August 26, 2025
Few sectors reflect Latin America’s current challenges and ambitions as clearly as energy. Across the region, states and stakeholders are working to attract investment, and expand capacity and access, leveraging capital and social resources, all...
Badaru Reaffirms Nigeria-Czech Republic Strategic Defence Partnership
News Diary Online
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August 26, 2025
The Minister of Defence, H.E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar received a high-level Czech delegation led by the Junior Deputy Minister of Defence, Radka Konderlova. The delegation was accompanied by the Czech Ambassador to Nigeria, His...
Competition: Červený dvůr housing, Prague 3
The Architectural Review
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August 26, 2025
An open international contest is being held to design three new municipal housing buildings in the Žižkov district of Prague (Deadline: 10 October 2025) The design competition – organised by the Centre for Central European Architecture (CCEA MOBA)...
New EU sanctions not to limit Russian energy imports – media
Interfax Ukraine
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August 26, 2025
The new package of EU sanctions against Russia will not limit Russian energy imports, Politico said on Tuesday. "The latest round of sanctions is not expected to include major new restrictions on the energy sales," Politico said, citing four...
Czech Companies Face Shortage of Skilled Technical Workers
Prague Morning
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August 26, 2025
Czech employers are warning of a deepening shortage of technical staff, according to a new report from the Czech Chamber of Commerce. The group said demand is especially high for electricians, welders, plumbers, and mechanics, and that the...
The post-patent plant protection industry edges closer to a long-awaited regulatory framework
The Parliament Magazine
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August 26, 2025
The European Parliament is set to return from the summer recess in just a few days – and with it: discussions, debates and debriefs about tariffs, geopolitics and climate change, key areas that are set to continue to be at the top of European...
September 24: The biggest Indian Cultural Festival in Czechia is Back!
Prague Morning
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August 26, 2025
The biggest Indian Cultural festival in the Czech Republic is back. This year’s Experience India event will be held on September 24th, 2025, outside Andel (Metro), from 8 am to 9 pm. A cultural festival for everybody who wants to travel to India...
Bloomberg: CSG set to go public next year, among industry’s most valuable
CZDEFENCE
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Michal Strnad's industrial group Czechoslovak Group a.s. is reportedly one step away from going public. According to Bloomberg, the Czech defense giant is already in the process of selecting banks to lead its initial public offering. CSG is...
Lockheed Martin Awarded $720 Million Contract for JAGM, HELLFIRE Production
Seapower Magazine
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August 25, 2025
Orlando, Fla., August 21, 2025 – The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $720 million contract for the production of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and HELLFIRE missiles, marking the fourth and final follow-on award as part of its current...
UI engineers model Dubuque pumping station to ‘make sure that it’s going to work’
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CORALVILLE — With more than half of Dubuque’s population working or living in the Bee Branch Watershed — covering 6.5 miles and encompassing six...
New $635 million GOCO facility to scale up 155mm munitions production
Inside Defense
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The Army is partnering with a European defense group on a $635 million deal to stand up a modernized 155mm production facility at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown, IA, the service announced recently. The load, assemble and pack (LAP)...
Czech Economic Sentiment Strengthens In August
RTTNews
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August 25, 2025
The Czech economic confidence improved in August after falling in the previous month, survey results from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Monday. The economic sentiment index climbed to 101.1 in August from 99.7 in July. The sentiment index...
Czech business confidence rises in August, consumer confidence drops
Radio Prague International
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August 25, 2025
Confidence in the Czech economy rose month-on-month in August by 1.4 points to 101.1, the Czech Statistics Office reported. Business confidence increased by 2.7 points to 101.5, while consumer confidence fell by 5.1 points to 99. According to the...
US, Singapore and Czech Republic Named Top Markets for Viral Marketing in 2025
TechEconomy
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August 25, 2025
Advertisements Viral marketing is now data-driven, and recent findings show exactly where it thrives. A new study by Click Intelligence reveals the countries where viral campaigns generate the strongest consumer response, with the United States,...
Ethiopia, Czech Republic Ink Deal for First-Ever Children's Museum in Addis Ababa
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 25, 2025 (ENA) – Ethiopia and Czech Republic have signed an agreement to establish the First-Ever Children's Museum in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia’s Tourism Minister Selamawit Kassa signed the agreement today in Prague with officials...
US Army Partners With Czech Company To Build Iowa Plant Producing 432.000 155mm Shells Annually
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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On August 20, 2025, the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) confirmed that its American subsidiary, MSM North America, has been awarded a $632 million contract by the U.S. Army to establish a large-scale ammunition plant in Iowa, as reported by CSG. The...