Executive Summary
Meta will invest $60 billion in AMD processors, shifting the balance of power in the AI chip market. The Verona Games concluded with a spectacular ceremony, but the debate over costs and climate is just beginning. Storm Alina brought icing and weather alerts, while unemployment in Poland rose to 6%. Polish scientists discovered surprising changes in algae following the IGNIS mission to the ISS.
Meta Platforms has announced a five-year contract with AMD worth $60 billion for the supply of Instinct series GPUs and CPU units, starting from the second half of 2026. The order includes infrastructure with a total power capacity of 6 gigawatts — enough to power over 4 million households.…
The closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics took place at the ancient Arena di Verona, attracting a record audience. NBCUniversal reported an average daily viewership of 23.5 million in the USA — a 96 percent increase compared to Beijing 2022. In Germany, broadcasts by ARD and…
The passage of low-pressure system Alina from the Atlantic has split Poland's weather. In the north — in Gdańsk and Sopot — sleet has fallen, while Warsaw, Kraków, and Wrocław struggled with rainfall. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) issued icing alerts: after sunset,…
Statistics Poland (GUS) confirmed an increase in the registered unemployment rate to 6% in January 2026 — 0.3 percentage points higher than in December. The number of registered unemployed reached 934,100 people. Employment in the enterprise sector fell by 55,000 jobs year-on-year. The most…
NASA has officially ruled out the launch of the Artemis II mission in March 2026. The cause is a leak in the helium system in the upper stage of the SLS rocket. The entire rocket and Orion capsule assembly was transported from Launch Pad 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building hangar. A new date has…