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Poland wants tax for digital giants - FinMin says

Poland wants to see all of the international taxation reforms implemented, not just the global minimum corporate tax, but most of all it wants the digital giants to be taxed, the country's finance minister has said.

Scientists recreate faces from Upper Lusatia using 400-year-old skulls found in graves

The appearance of the former inhabitants of Upper Lusatia -  - a historical land located on what is today both sides of the Polish-German border - was reconstructed by anthropologists, archaeologists and visual artists in Wrocław.

Gorgeous atlases worth up to a staggering 400,000 zł finally conserved after two YEARS of painstaking work

The 23 titles in 32 volumes at the Raczyński Library in Poznań include the "Civitatum aliquote insignarum et locorum magis munitorum exacta delineatio" published in Venice in 1574 – the oldest atlas in the library’s collection and one of the oldest around.

Three Seas IT sector adopts Warsaw Digital Declaration

The IT and modern technology sectors of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have adopted the joint Warsaw Digital Declaration, defining the most important issues concerning the digital economy of countries of the Three Seas region.

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.

Start-up sees revenues increase 210 percent with their digital ‘Skin’ marketplace

By providing gamers with a place for them to sell items they win while playing video games, SkinWallet saw turnover exceed 1 million PLN in March this year and the team behind the success are now looking to float on the New Connect market.

Rebuilding ancient Bródno: 3D reconstruction shows how Warsaw suburb once looked 1,000 years ago

Now something of a concrete jungle Bródno was once a fortified settlement that has a prime spot in the history of Warsaw.

Poland to host Internet Governance Forum in 2020

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Katowice, southern Poland, in 2020. The nomination was announced during the closing ceremony of the14th edition of the event held in Berlin, the Digital Affairs Ministry has announced.

Shape shifter: live digital sculpture that reacts to its environment on show in Warsaw

The sculpture changes colour and shape according to the behaviour of its audience and the even the traffic around it.

Government launches new cybersecurity strategy to keep high-tech threats at bay

The strategy outlines improved cooperation between public and private sectors.

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Art & Culture | Life

New bi-lingual book hailed as ‘love letter’ to one of Warsaw’s quirkiest streets

Laying bare the secrets and the stories behind Warsaw’s Hoża street, the new Polish-English language book is set to achieve cult status for its charming exploration of the city’s hidden side.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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