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Tomas Kapler wrote that the company Apate has built a fleet of approximately 350,000 AI agents who impersonate trusting individuals and communicate with scammers for as long as possible. According to him, they gather information such as bank account numbers, cryptocurrency wallet addresses, phone numbers, and details about fraudulent websites and scenarios used. The company passes this data on to banks, telecommunications operators, and other institutions. Kapler reported that Apate has recorded over 2.5 million conversations with scammers, which together took about 17 years, and obtained more than 250,000 intelligence data points. He mentioned examples such as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which, according to him, saw publicly reported fraud losses drop by 76% after implementing the system, and TPG Telecom, which redirected nearly 590,000 suspicious calls to Apate's agents. One other Australian bank, according to his post, broke up 22 fraudulent campaigns based on the information obtained. He added that the company secured $8.15 million in a seed round in August 2026, just shy of $10 million in total, and planned to expand into London and the United States. Kapler also wrote that Apate expected the proliferation of AI among scammers would lead them to spend more time communicating with its agents instead of potential victims. Finally, Kapler asked whether a similar system would work in Czech. He noted that Czech models may not be as advanced, but older individuals might not regard any mishearing or misunderstanding as a sign of artificial intelligence. He also mentioned that fraudulent AI farms from India, China, Russia, and Ukraine might not recognize such a deception. #AI #podvodníci #technologie (translated)

The article discusses the political situation in France, where a key presidential election is being prepared, and the influence of American pressure on Ukraine, also addressing financial issues, how inflation has affected the savings of Czechs, and how Prime Minister Babiš is responding to the electoral preferences of citizens. #Francie #Ukrajina #politika (translated)

The article deals with the problems and paradoxical situation regarding the finances of the capital city of Prague, which has high savings but simultaneously invests insufficiently, and points to the necessity for better cooperation between the city and the state in financing large constructions. #Praha #Babiš #komunálnívolby (translated)

Lukáš Valášek wrote that he attempted to ask Minister of Labor Aleš Juchelka how he resolved the conflict of interest involving his close collaborator Alexandra Semancová in connection with subsidies. According to him, this happened seven months after he highlighted the case. Juchelka allegedly responded to Valášek that he was doing "nasty journalism" and claimed that there was no harm caused. Valášek stated that he obtained a draft protocol from the Supreme Audit Office, which he claimed confirmed his earlier findings. According to the cited draft, the Supreme Audit Office calculated costs to the state budget of 82,988,686.09 crowns for three projects due to the identified conflict of interest. Valášek also wrote that the office mentioned improperly paid millions and violations of budgetary discipline. He criticized the Ministry of Labor for refusing to provide him with documents for expert assessment of the case and claimed that it had been violating the information law for months. According to Valášek, the ministry recently also refused to release a legal analysis from the firm Rowan Legal, which Juchelka commissioned to assess possible damages and a potential criminal complaint against Semancová. Valášek also asked whether Prime Minister Andrej Babiš would respond to the findings. He reminded that Babiš and Juchelka criticized his work at a summer press conference, calling it a campaign and lying. https://t.co/JAsUmULhx8 #ČeskáRepublika #Novinářství #Korupce (translated)

The article deals with the costs of this year's elections in the Czech Republic, which have reached billions of crowns, and suggests ways in which costs could be reduced, such as streamlining electoral commissions or merging municipalities. #volby #úspory #digitalizace (translated)

Energy suppliers in the Czech Republic offer special tariffs for seniors and people with disabilities, which can be several hundred crowns cheaper than standard prices; however, there is still a trend among seniors to prefer fixed prices over these special products. #Energie #Senioři #Úspory (translated)

Zdeněk Hřib wrote that Hušbauer from ANO along with Alena Schillerová criticized the Prague magistrate for low investments, even though according to him, it fulfilled the plan by 75 percent. He stated that the city district of Prague 4, where Hušbauer is the deputy mayor for investments, had invested only 30 percent. He added that in his opinion, these critics wanted to deprive the residents of the city of their savings. #Praha #investice #politika (translated)

The author of the article wrote that Prime Minister Andrej Babiš claimed in a video that Czech savings in banks exceed the national debt by 200 billion, and citizens could thereby buy it and hypothetically take control of the Czech state. He deemed it concerning if businessman Babiš does not understand the difference between bonds and stocks. https://t.co/oFKlfeknte #politika #ekonomika #dluhopisy #CZ (translated)

Czech Television plans to save 350 million crowns next year, dismiss nearly 350 employees, and limit the broadcasting of several programs, including not participating in Eurovision, in preparation for the expected changes in the funding of public media. #ČeskáTelevize #úspory #propouštění (translated)

The author of the article summarized the economic steps taken by the government over the week. He claimed that it was planning to change the distribution of taxes, which would, according to him, deprive Prague, Brno, Ostrava, and Plzeň of billions. He also mentioned that inflation was rising and the government was adding more inflationary pressures. He added that the government wanted to raise taxes, despite having previously rejected this, and that there were fundamental savings missing in state expenditures. #ekonomika #vláda #inflace #CZ (translated)

The author of the contribution recommended the text by M. Zámečník about the effort to direct people's savings into state debts. As a lesson, he mentioned Hungary during Viktor Orbán's government, where such an approach had been applied very rigorously for years. He added that government bonds and the interest on them would be a significant topic for the public and deserve increased attention. https://t.co/VBMWsdU9f7 #státnídluhopisy #ekonomika #úspory #HU (translated)

Ivan Bartoš wrote that Andrej Babiš and his ministers promised cheap energy in the Chamber and claimed that they had the situation under control. Boris Šťastný from the Motorists supposedly promised that the government would not increase people's living costs, and discussed with Bartoš on CNN Prima in the evening. Bartoš connected Šťastný's performance with what he referred to as a Pyrrhic victory for the Motorists: according to him, they failed to manage Andrej Babiš but confirmed trust in the government. As a counterargument, he mentioned that the recommended prices from the Energy Regulatory Office for new and refixed contracts increased by 14% for electricity and by 20% for gas in the month. He added that the Pirates presented a nine-point Energy Security Manifesto in the spring, which he claimed included reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels, developing domestic sources and renewable energy, savings for families and businesses, better connections with neighbors, and assisting people in times of sharp price increases. Bartoš also wrote that a smaller dependence on gas and oil from unstable parts of the world would limit the impact of wars and geopolitical crises on energy bills. #energie #bezpečnost #politika (translated)

The savings of our residents in banks are, according to Andrej Babiš, 3,924 billion. Babiš's SynBiol is in a loss of 477.5 million. The population of the Czech Republic is 10,903,655. That amounts to 44 crowns per inhabitant. Let's show that we have a good heart. https://t.co/e4U7EnKMsA #Úspory #Babiš #ČeskáRepublika (translated)