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

With 13 million active global users, Booksy, an appointment booking app for the beauty and wellness industry, has now made history for being the only Polish start-up to receive such a massive investment at this stage of its development. Kalbar/TFN

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.

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.

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.

New app plots way to avoid coronavirus in daily life

The app tells individual users which areas to avoid and which areas are safe.

Over 340,000 aid applications under coronavirus shield - minister

Over 340,000 applications for aid under the government's coronavirus shield have come in so far, Family, Labour and Social Policy Minister Marlena Malag informed on Tuesday.

Polish fashion app aiming to be big in Korea after striking collaboration agreement

The innovative app that tells viewers what people are wearing on TV could bring an end to product placement in shows.

Happy Appy Happy Talk: New app identifies diseases through speech patterns

With multiple medical conditions known to cause changes in how we speak, which is one of the first signs of emerging illnesses, Kraków startup Techmo has developed a clever app to help early detection.

Wish you were here? Warsaw man’s Wish most downloaded shopping app in 2019

Last year the app co-created by Warsaw-born Piotr Szulczewski and valued at about $11.2 billion, was downloaded 168.8 million times worldwide making it the most downloaded shopping app for the second year in a row.

Don’t worry, be Appy! Businesswoman creates App to help cancer sufferers get better care

Ina Dźwierzyńska came up with the idea for Mednavi - a ‘first aid kit’ for those who find themselves lost after being diagnosed with cancer - after her own experience with the disease.

‘App-stounding’: new app charts the ebb and flow of Polish history 1914-22

Using maps, animation and audio, the app guides users through eight tumultuous years in the history of Poland.

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Incredible 3D reconstruction reveals how face of a medieval Polish man with dwarfism once looked

An incredible 3D reconstruction has revealed how the face of a medieval Polish man with dwarfism once looked.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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