Białystok

Bank uses AI to imagine Polish cities of the future and ‘inspire people to consider their retirement’

Using the capabilities of AI and current photos of some of Poland’s best-known landmarks, algorithms have deduced what the nation’s most iconic spots will look like in the far-flung future. ING & AI

Using the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence and current photos of some of Poland’s best-known landmarks, algorithms employed by ING Bank have deduced what the nation’s most iconic spots will look like in the far-flung future.

Dog shelter suspends adoptions before Christmas, warning “a dog is not a gift”

In a post uploaded to their Facebook page, the Białystok animal shelter “Dolina Dolistόwki” said it would be suspending the adoption of puppies up to six months old from the 1st of December until the 7th of January 2023.

Chromosomes determine one's gender says ruling party leader

The leader of Poland's ruling party, the conservative Law and Justice (PiS), has downplayed demands for more freedom in determining one's gender.

Kaczyński says banks must make deposits more attractive

Banks may face an additional tax on their profits if they fail to raise interest rates on deposits amid high inflation, said Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of Poland's ruling party Law and Justice (PiS).

Białystok whizz-kids develop glove that can translate sign language

The brainchild of students Ewa Karp, Pawel Buczynski, Jakub Kokoszkiewicz, Michal Lukaszuk and Konrad Olifier, the Sensory Sign Language Translator (STJM) uses sensors to collect information about the arrangements of individual fingers and the whole hand.

Siberian experience captured in new Białystok museum

In this episode of The Debrief, we are in the newly opened Sybir Memorial Museum in the city of Białystok, which aims to highlight centuries of Russian and Soviet deportations to Siberia.

Harrowing artefacts of those exiled to Siberia, including a child's 'dead teddy bear', go on show at new museum in Białystok

Opening to coincide with the anniversary of Stalin’s invasion of Poland on 17 September, 1939, the Sybir Memorial Museum is the largest and most important institution dealing with deportations to Russia and later the Soviet Union.

Prosecution wants to bring Supreme Audit Office head to justice

Poland's prosecutor general has motioned the Sejm (lower house) speaker to strip the Supreme Audit Office head of immunity, PAP has been told by the National Prosecution.

Białystok opens Belarusian refugee centre

An aid centre for Belarusian refugees from Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and Belarusians of Polish descent was opened on Monday in Białystok, north-eastern Poland.

Delightful little church destroyed by fire in ‘Siberian Białystok’ rebuilt to former glory with donations from across the globe

The settlement near the city of Tomsk was established in 1896 by Poles from the areas of Grodno, Vilnius and Siedlce who decided to name their new village ‘Białystok’, hoping to emulate the prosperity experienced by its dynamically developing Polish namesake.

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