A “Polish ChatGPT” is to be launched in 2024
A group of Polish research centres will launch a large language model (LLM) powering the famous ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI). The Polish Large Language Universal Mode (or PLLuM) project aims to become a Polish-speaking intelligent assistant providing public services. PLLuM is being developed by the Research and Academic Computer Network (NASK) which is part of […]
The EU’s rule-of-law trap – VIDEO
With the sudden unlocking of EU recovery funds for Poland by the European Commission, just days after former President of the European Council Donald Tusk, who was favored by Brussels in Poland’s October 15 election, took the oath of office as Poland’s new prime minister, the content of this discussion is more relevant than ever. Indeed, none […]
Polish engineers are perfecting a testing methodology for anti-drone systems
A group of Polish engineers specialising in optoelectronics co-created criteria for testing and selecting anti-drone technologies to protect the borders, the infrastructure, and more broadly the residents of individual EU member states. The project – known as COURAGEOUS – was recognised by the European Commission in collaboration with the Military University of Technology as the […]
Poland’s economic miracle still going strong after three decades of exceptional growth
Those factors that were once Poland’s weakness, and which led to its collapse at the end of the 18th century – the Poles’ strong individualism, their attachment to individual freedoms, and their weak state structures – are contributing in modern Europe to the rapid and stable development of its economy. “Beyond the Ukrainian war, it […]
The Polish programming champion left job in Google to teach in Poland
Marek Cygan triumphed over tens of thousands of competitors, winning the world’s most prestigious programming competition at that time – Google Code Jam. He became the world champion in team programming, surpassing thousands of competitors worldwide. At the age of 33, he earned a habilitation in computer science, shortly thereafter becoming a university professor. Marek, […]
Polonijny Dzień Seniora w Worcester
W imieniu organizatorów mamy zaszczyt zaprosić Państwa do udziału w Polonijnym Dniu Seniora w Worcester. Spotkanie będzie wspaniałą okazją do wspólnej integracji i wymiany doświadczeń. Podczas Polonijnego Dnia Seniora wręczymy uczestnikom Magazyn Głos Seniora, Ogólnopolską Kartę Seniora w edycji polonijnej, a także zorganizujemy Międzynarodowy Pokaz Mody w ramach kampanii Stylowi Seniorzy oraz bezpieczny, odblaskowy w […]
Poland will receive the first €5billion of its EU post-pandemic recovery funds
In a joint press conference held in Brussels with Commission head Ursula von der Leyen on Friday morning, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Poland is about to receive the first batch of the long-awaited EU funds from the country’s National Recovery Plan (referred to in Poland as KPO). The European Commission (EC) announced […]
Kazimierz Piechowski i jego brawurowa ucieczka z Auschwitz – VIDEO
Kazimierz Piechowski, Powstaniec Warszawski, żołnierz Armii Krajowej i organizator słynnej ucieczki z niemieckiego obozu śmierci w Oświęcimiu, zmarł 16 grudnia 2017 roku w Gdańsku. 20 czerwca 1942 r. Kazimierz Piechowski, Eugeniusz Bendera, Stanisław Jaster i Józef Lempart – przebrani w mundury SS, zabranym samochodem – uciekli z niemieckiego KL Auschwitz. To jedna z najbardziej brawurowych […]
The Polish-Ukrainian grain war is not yet over
Kyiv is defending the interests not of ordinary Ukrainian farmers, but of oligarchs and foreign capital. The ban on imports of cheap grain from Ukraine was a necessity from Warsaw’s point of view. Will the new Polish government continue to defend the interests of Polish farmers against unfair competition? Ukraine is the granary of Europe, […]
Poles are the EU’s second-happiest nation, according to Eurostat
The EU’s statistics agency (Eurostat) published a new ranking of the community’s happiest countries. Austria finished first with the best score of 7.9 points out of ten when it comes to its “quality of life indicators”. Poland finished second with 7.7, along with Romania and Finland. Bulgaria turned out to have the lowest score, with […]
