ČT24

ČT24 reported that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has requested the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to register her voice as a trademark to protect herself from clones and deepfakes created by artificial intelligence. The request reportedly included a four-second recording in which Meloni repeated the title of her autobiography "Io sono Giorgia Meloni." ČT24 reminded that Meloni highlighted in May the fake images created by artificial intelligence that depicted her in underwear. According to the station, the trademark, as noted by Politico, would not give the Prime Minister control over all imitations of her voice nor would it make deepfakes a criminal offense. However, it could provide her with additional legal grounds to challenge unauthorized commercial use of the protected recording, depending on the goods and services listed in the application. #GiorgiaMeloni #duševnívlastnictví #uměláinteligence (translated)

ČT24 reported that the mayor of Frankfurt on the Main, Mike Josef, unveiled a bench dedicated to Václav Havel on Monday. The ceremonial event took place on the day when the former Czechoslovak and Czech president would have celebrated his 90th birthday. #VáclavHavel #Frankfurt #českáhistorie (translated)

ČT24 reported that Russian authorities denied the occurrence of the plague in Siberia, but at the same time, they closed hospitals in Irkutsk. According to ČT24, the White House was monitoring the situation, and the USA urged Russia to provide information. #Rusko #Moru #Irkutsk (translated)

ČT24 reported that the state prosecution has halted the criminal prosecution of a man who served in the Ukrainian army without permission in 2022. According to the iRozhlas server, this was the first such decision. The then-president Miloš Zeman prohibited the man from joining the defense of Kyiv, and the police proposed his indictment for unauthorized service in foreign armed forces. According to ČT24, the state prosecutor stated that it did not make sense to punish a person for helping in the defense of Ukraine, in which he risked his life. #ukrajina #obranakrajiny #právo (translated)

ČT24 reported that the Thalia awards for stage performances in drama, opera, ballet, dance, and physical theatre as well as musicals, operettas, and similar genres were presented at the National Theatre. Actor Petr Nárožný received the award for lifetime achievement in drama. According to ČT24, he thanked his mother, his wife Ivanka, who he said had endured his pre-premiere moods for over fifty years, and the director and founder of the Drama Club, Ladislav Smoček. https://t.co/xLsSBmkwil #Thálie #divadlo #cena (translated)

ČT24 reported that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived for an unannounced visit to Kyiv accompanied by leaders of German arms and energy companies. According to them, he arrived in the city shortly after Russia warned diplomats to leave Kyiv due to planned massive attacks. https://t.co/vecjHvPRJU #Kyjev #Německo #bezpečnost (translated)

ČT24 reported that President Petr Pavel will not participate in the municipal elections in Černouček next week due to a private trip abroad. According to the communication department of the presidential office, Pavel is sorry for the planning error. #PetrPavel #volby #Černouček (translated)

Japan has increased the fee for applications for permanent residency for foreigners twentyfold to 200,000 yen (approximately 27,500 CZK). Applicants must also now meet additional conditions regarding income, pension security, and starting next year, knowledge of Japanese. #Japonsko #trvalýpobyt #cizinci (translated)

In the car accident of Deputy Motorist Filip Turek in the center of Prague, no criminal offense was committed, the police concluded. They forwarded the matter for consideration of a possible misdemeanor by both participants. https://t.co/vrMiB0gAAp #autonehoda #Praha #politika (translated)