Internet giant Google is launching Europe's largest Google cloud technology development centre in the Polish capital, Google Polska's CEO has announced.
The theme park in Zator, southern Poland, was ranked number 8, ahead of Milan Cathedral and Camp Nou football stadium in Barcelona in 9th and 10th position and just behind the Almalfi Coast in Italy on 7th.
The report by Google and Dealroom found that Poland had the largest number of companies classified as unicorns, a term meaning that a start-up has risen in value to over $1 billion, with 10 companies. Estonia had six, with Czechia and Ukraine both having four and the rest of the region having a total of 10 unicorns.
The companies were chosen to join the three-month-long programme, along with 12 other companies from Europe and Israel, that Google says are the ‘most promising European tech start-ups’.
Google has officially opened its Polish cloud centre in Warsaw, the first facility in Central and Eastern Europe providing cloud infrastructure to companies based in Poland, as well as neighbouring countries.
Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has defended a planned tax on media advertising revenue by saying it is intended to level the playing field for domestic companies against multinational corporations.
The new underground passage will link the Warsaw HUB to a metro station.
To overcome lockdown boredom, snapper Monika Stpiczyńska decided to take a virtual tour around Poland using Google street view. What she found was an incredibly candid presentation of everyday life in cities, towns, and villages.
Famed for his urban landscapes, Tytus Brzozowski is now working on a project to paint 13 cities with a Polish connection.
The rankings created by London-based fDi Intelligence, which is owned by the Financial Times, has become a bible for foreign investors who use the lists when deciding which European city to base their next investment in.
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