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New app brings Mars exploration closer to life on Earth

The mobile app from Warsaw-based firm Immersion VR presents NASA’s ‘Perseverance’ rover mission and the surface of Mars in an interactive way. Immersion VR

The mobile app from Warsaw-based firm Immersion VR presents NASA’s ‘Perseverance’ rover mission and the surface of Mars in an interactive way.

Poland’s ‘Uber of beauty and wellness’ scoops record 70 mln USD investment

Beauty, Salon and Wellness appointment booking app Booksy has made history after receiving 70 mln USD, the biggest ever investment for any Polish start-up at the same stage of development.

At your service: virtual interior design assistant promises to transform home renovation market

Marketed as “the world’s first fully automatic interior design tool”, Lofty have launched at a time when home improvements have enjoyed a pandemic era surge in popularity.

Education app becomes world’s number one after surge in popularity caused by pandemic

Brainly, which started in Kraków 11 years ago, now has 350 million users around the world, with the largest growth coming from the US.

Stunning app launches to commemorate lesser-known side of Poland’s Jewish history

Built by the Galicia Jewish Museum, the free photography app showcases rare snapshots of Jewish life beyond the parameters of the Holocaust.

Medical University of Warsaw creates COVID-19 diagnosis app

Warsaw’s medical university has broken new medical ground in Poland by coming up with an app that can diagnose the coronavirus without people having to visit a doctor.

The hunt for fake news on mobile devices has started. The #FakeHunter app is now available on the App Store and Google Play.

The #FakeHunter application of the Polish Press Agency (PAP) is now available for Android and iOS. Thanks to it, not only computer users, but also mobile device users will be able to report potentially false information.

Poland's largest bank PKO BP launches car-buying app

Poland's state-owned PKO BP bank launched the "Automarket" app for purchasing brand new and used vehicles, integrated with the bank's electronic channels, the company said in a press release on Thursday.

Game on: Warsaw’s first games room opens its doors

The facility brings a load of different family-friendly games to the capital city.

Warsaw app shows US medical staff how to prepare before dealing with COVID-19 patients

The app from start-up company Immersion was commissioned by the US government and uses digital avatars and videos to guide medical staff step by step, explaining how to properly put on a mask and other specific actions needed before dealing with infected patients.

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  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
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Art & Culture

Tokarczuk teams up with illustrator Joanna Concejo for latest book described as ‘an experiment with form’

The picture book which was first published in Polish in 2017 as ‘Zagubiona dusza’ has now been translated into English under the title ‘The Lost Soul’.

The first report:

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  • Ruling Law and Justice continues to have highest voter support - poll
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  • Poland’s Świątek wins Adelaide International tennis tournament
  • PM presents National Recovery Plan

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‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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