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The long road ahead: What’s next for the Bratislava-Košice highway? In mid-August, the ministry announced the launch of a public procurement process for the "cursed section" of the Turany–Hubová highway, the final unbuilt stretch of the highway set …
Startups in Slovakia - The Slovak Spectator
Dec 6, 2024 · Slovak innovator among TIME’s 100 AI leaders. Slovakia is at the tail end of the EU in the number of startups per capita, still some companies are achieving success.
Petush Nasklee: Redefining individuality via fashion, art and …
Oct 28, 2024 · Petush Nasklee: Redefining individuality via fashion, art and genuine discussions. Petra Klimová Dzvoníková, known online as Petush Nasklee, is a Slovak influencer and podcaster.
Slovak AI expert poached by Zuckerberg for Meta
Oct 21, 2024 · Until a few months ago, Slovak machine-learning scientist Michal Valko was training AI for Google’s DeepMind. However, after being personally contacted by Mark Zuckerburg, in March this year he moved to Meta where he trained an AI model which was recently shared for free.
Good news from Slovakia: Mystery in the Tatras might be …
Oct 18, 2024 · However, the Administration of the Tatra National Park (TANAP) called this theory "not very probable", explaining that the environment in the lake, which is the biggest and deepest mountain lake of glacial origin in the High Tatras, is very hostile, and its surface is covered with ice for 270 days a year, STVR reported.
Residence of two regions—and multiple regimes
Oct 24, 2024 · Residence of two regions—and multiple regimes. Slovaks protested using a word due to its connection with the Hungarian regime, though in reality it has Slavic origins.
News digest: Central bank chief thought he was off the hook. The …
Oct 11, 2024 · Despite expectations that the judge might halt the prosecution of Smer's former finance minister and current governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, Peter Kažimír, his case will proceed towards a final verdict, Sme reports. Kažimír was found guilty of corruption in April last year, prompting widespread calls for him to resign. He appealed, ignoring the calls, and …
Slovak Matters: Sick as a dog, or under the dog?
Oct 17, 2024 · Hapčí!!!!! That's me, sneezing again (Hapčí! is the Slovak equivalent of the English onomatopoeia atchoo!). Yep, feeling sick as a dog (cítim sa pod psa, I feel under the dog), trying not to infect the office with my wet sneezes (kýchania).
Not a single bullet to Ukraine, he said. But still the guns and ...
Oct 2, 2024 · Even in terms of the average amount of arms exports to Ukraine per month, Fico’s cabinet surpassed Ódor’s. While Heger’s government exported an average of €37.3 million worth of military matériel per month, according to Eurostat, the average dropped to …
Slovakia’s unlikely visitor survived winter but not the road
Oct 24, 2024 · Slovakia’s unlikely visitor survived winter but not the road. The red-necked wallaby became a familiar figure in northern Slovakia, hopping through the countryside, until a car crash on a quiet evening ended its journey.