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D.TRADING signs solar power contract with ib vogt in Poland
D.TRADING has contracted over 120 GWh of solar power from an operational facility owned by German developer ib vogt GmbH in Poland. The agreement is structured as a virtual power purchase agreement (PPA) linked to the Ziebice solar farm located in...
Palantir Locks In Poland — And Maybe Its Next All-Time High
Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) is about to make another bold geopolitical move — and traders are watching closely. The data analytics firm will sign a letter of intent with Poland's Ministry of National Defense. This should deepen its...
Education Notebook: Pumpkin drop tests Kosciusko County students' science, engineering skills
Students at a Kosciusko County elementary school recently put their science, technology, engineering and math skills to the test with a pumpkin drop challenge that culminated in a 40-foot free fall, a news release said. Six of 13 classes at...
From Warsaw to Budapest: How Péter Magyar repeats Donald Tusk’s political scenario
On October 23 — the anniversary of the 1956 Revolution — Hungary once again became a place where the nation expressed its attachment to freedom and sovereignty. It is a day reminding us of the Polish-Hungarian brotherhood and the hard truth that...
Appearance of bright fireball over Moscow due to increased space activity — scientist
KALUGA, October 27. /TASS/. The appearance of a bright fireball in the sky over Moscow and the Moscow Region early in the morning may signal increased cosmic activity near Earth, Alexander Alekseyev, a research fellow at the Physics and Astronomy...
Syria votes in favor of UN resolution to ban chemical weapons
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi, said the Syrian delegation voted in favor of draft resolution L62 titled Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use...
LGBTQ+ People Must Have the Freedom to Define Ourselves: A Guided Prance Through History
I believe that one of the primary requirements for personal and group-based liberation is having the freedom to define oneself. Unfortunately, in the context of many of the societal, cultural, political, and religious institutions of the United...
Research to make Europe a leader in the quantum field
QuantERA III announces a new call for quantum science and technology research projects. The EU-funded QuantERA III(opens in new window) project has launched a new call(opens in new window) for international research projects in quantum...
Poland’s F-35A Jet Fleet Expands as New Husarz Flight Signals Accelerated Frontline Integration
Poland’s F-35A “Husarz,” aircraft 3505 (AZ-05), completed its maiden flight in Fort Worth on October 17, 2025. The milestone marks tangible progress toward Warsaw’s goal of introducing fifth-generation fighters into frontline service and...
adidas reveals Team Kits and Collections for Milano Cortina 2026
Headlined by twelve newly designed team kits, this 700-piece collection captures the competitive spirit of athletes through bold design details, fonts, and graphics that bring each nation’s identity to life Beyond sponsored teams, adidas will be...
Garden of Lights show held in Warsaw, Poland
Visitors walk through the entrance of the Garden of Lights at the Botanical Garden of the Polish Academy of Sciences in suburban Warsaw, Poland, on Oct. 25, 2025. This year's exhibition, themed "Beauty and the Beast," has attracted many residents...
Poland Escalates Crackdown on Russian Espionage Networks Amid Rising Hybrid Threats
Warsaw, October 22, 2025 – In a stark revelation underscoring the deepening shadows of hybrid warfare across Europe, Polish authorities announced Tuesday that internal security forces have detained 55 individuals in recent months on suspicions of...
Bangla metal and a resuscitated Roman sculpture: highlights from the Art Week Tokyo Focus exhibition
Naeem Mohaiemen, Metal Mastan (2025) After the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Cultural Centre in Dhaka hosted flamenco and yoga classes and chess competitions, as well as underground heavy, black and death metal concerts. One day in 2017 the...
Neil Cawse: The engineer who thinks in data
As Geotab marks 25 years at the heart of the connected-vehicle revolution, founder and CEO Neil Cawse reflects on cloud resilience, OEM collaboration, and why the future of mobility depends on data more than ever. The connected vehicle is no...
Polish banking group warns cybercriminals are targeting consumer bank accounts
According to the Polish Bank Association (ZBP), the Polish financial sector is currently the most vulnerable to cyberattacks in the entire European Union. In what is being called a strategic shift, hackers have abandoned their former corporate...
10 Luxury Sedans Balancing Comfort and Performance
Sporty luxury saloons often strike a rare and compelling balance — offering dynamic performance without the harshness or ostentation associated with full-blown sports cars. They deliver pace and precision, yet retain the refinement expected from a...
Alibaba’s Qwen Deep Research Creates Live Webpages, Podcasts in Seconds
In brief Alibaba upgraded Qwen Deep Research with one-click webpage and podcast generation. In testing, Qwen and Gemini tied for accuracy, both outperforming ChatGPT and Grok Overall, Qwen won for research depth and shareable web output, while...
Ukraine ready to fight for the next three years, says Poland’s PM Tusk
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Entangled Atoms Found to Supercharge Light Emission
Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the Centre for New Technologies at the University of Warsaw, and Emory University (Atlanta, USA) have explored how atoms influence one another when interacting with light. Their...
Before Meghan Markle, there was Martha Stewart. The incredible comeback story of the original domestic goddess and how she paved the way for a host of wannabes
It changed US home entertaining forever - and this week a new generation of Americans can thrill to its challenges of throwing a 'midnight omelet supper party for 30' or a 'Neoclassic dinner for eight.' Martha Stewart's seminal and, some say,...