Hacker News with Generative AI: Poland

Poland's $700M Microsoft deal sparks EU digital sovereignty concerns (capacitymedia.com)
This week, Microsoft signed a PLN2.8 billion ($700 million) deal with the Polish government to expand its hyperscale infrastructure and collaborate with the country’s National Defence force on cybersecurity.

Poland, Government, Digital Sovereignty, Cybersecurity, Microsoft

4 points by belter 21 hours ago | 0 comments

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland's largest newspaper quits X, now on Bluesky (bsky.app)

Social Media, News Media, Poland, Bluesky

85 points by 3adawi 6 days ago | 32 comments

A collection of Polish match labels from 1949-83 (etykietki.co)

History, Poland, Design, Collectibles

3 points by ZacnyLos 22 days ago | 2 comments

Poland's minimum wage exceeds US federal rate for first time (notesfrompoland.com)
Poland’s minimum hourly wage has, for the first time, surpassed the federal minimum wage in the United States.

Poland, Minimum Wage, United States, Economics

12 points by stared 49 days ago | 0 comments

They have not been trained for this (ccc.de)
The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) supports the three hackers who explained in detail at 37C3 how the Polish rail vehicle manufacturer Newag had manipulated its trains in such a way that they could only be repaired in the company's own workshops.

Cybersecurity, Hacking, Transportation, Germany, Poland

645 points by hacka22 56 days ago | 155 comments

German WWII Soldier Grave Found with Mesolithic Tools, Roman and Byzantine Coins (labrujulaverde.com)
The Tuchola Forest in northern Poland continues to reveal its secrets as archaeologists explore its vast woods and lakes.

Archaeology, History, Poland, Ancient History

117 points by petethomas 94 days ago | 133 comments

Radio station in Poland fired journalists and replaced them with AI presenters (euronews.com)
A radio station in Poland has triggered controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with artificially intelligence (AI) "presenters".

Artificial Intelligence, Media, Poland, Journalism

5 points by _____k 119 days ago | 1 comments

Polish radio station ditches DJs, journalists for AI-generated college kids (theregister.com)
A Polish radio station has ditched its on-air talent for AI in what its editor-in-chief calls an experiment on the effect of AI in society, though it looks like a bid to save cash.

Artificial Intelligence, Media, Radio, Poland, Experimentation

25 points by Brajeshwar 119 days ago | 15 comments

Poland and Ukraine's bloody past overshadows their anti-Russia alliance (politico.eu)
WARSAW — Poland and Ukraine are close allies when it comes to defeating their common enemy Russia — but their own bloodstained history is now straining Kyiv-Warsaw relations.

Poland, Ukraine, History, Politics, Russia

7 points by chewz 137 days ago | 5 comments

Intel suspends planned new plants in Poland and Germany for two years (notesfrompoland.com)
US tech giant Intel has suspended plans to build a major new chip plant in Poland, as well as one in neighbouring Germany, due to its efforts to cut costs amid lower-than-expected demand.

Intel, Chip Manufacturing, Semiconductor Industry, Germany, Poland

8 points by consumer451 157 days ago | 0 comments

Six Ideas for Poland (noahpinion.blog)
A Polish podcaster recently asked me: “What do you think we need to do to escape the Middle-Income Trap?”.

Poland, Economics, Middle-Income Trap

33 points by paulpauper 164 days ago | 77 comments

Jacek Karpińśki, the computer genius the communists couldn't stand (2017) (culture.pl)

Computer Science, History, Poland, Communism

312 points by janisz 211 days ago | 139 comments

Warsaw came close to never being rebuilt (2015) (culture.pl)

Warsaw, History, Poland, Architecture

206 points by danielam 213 days ago | 165 comments

Is Kenya the new Poland for offshore IT? (ycombinator.com)