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Michal Semotan stated that they have obtained a license from the Czech National Bank for an investment company and will operate in the market under the brand ARVUM. According to him, the name is derived from the Latin term for arable land and fertile fields and refers to the long-term building of value. He thanked everyone who participated in obtaining the license and wrote that they are now working on preparing their own funds. According to him, they want to gain the trust of clients and investors through active portfolio management and open communication. https://t.co/th2w39hiIn #investice #licence #finančnictví (translated)

Jakub Mościcki assessed that the statements from Anthropic and other leading AI companies about the threat to humanity and the need for regulation stemmed from problems with the profitability of their business model. In his opinion, the strategy of relying on customers and then raising token prices did not work. Citing the latest data from Vercel AI Gateway, he wrote that open models accounted for 78.4% of the token volume, while closed commercial solutions made up 21.6% of the market. According to Mościcki, the migration of developers to open-source models that can be run on home computers increases price pressure on companies like Anthropic. He predicted that they would have to significantly lower API prices and look for revenue in advanced enterprise services. He added that he expects further statements from companies about the threat to humanity and regulations. #AI #otwartyKod #regulacje (translated)

The president of Erste Bank Polska, Michał Gajewski, emphasizes that the bank aims to become a "love brand" by utilizing AI and technology, and has also defined a new strategy for the years 2027-2029 focusing on profitability and customer satisfaction, rather than competition for assets. #ErsteBank #MichałGajewski #lovebrand (translated)

Heimatgefühl wrote that CDU politician Manuel Schwalm insulted AfD leader Alice Weidel with a sexually derogatory term related to the Kremlin. He also attacked Weidel's team with a derogatory term as pro-Russian. Heimatgefühl described this as a new tone of the CDU and accused the party of using insults instead of arguments. The author wrote that this behavior is known in this political environment. #CDU #AfD #Politik (translated)

The author of the entry wrote that the service Wakacje.pl, which he described as the most popular tourism offer portal in Poland, was attacked by hackers. According to him, personal data of customers, including addresses, phone numbers, and information from passports, was stolen, and the scammers were massively contacting individuals using the service. https://t.co/acb9K286JC #wakacje #bezpieczeństwo #hakerzy #PL (translated)

Deputy Mayor of Prague Jana Komrsková criticizes the city's insufficient oversight of Prague Services, a strategic company where, according to her, there are issues with clientelism, high rewards, and withholding information, which she sees as a serious problem for the transparency and accountability of this municipal company. #PražskéSlužby #odměny #korupce (translated)

Modern medicine, including weight loss drugs based on GLP-1, is forcing restaurants in the USA to change their menus to accommodate the needs of a growing group of customers who visit dining establishments less frequently and are looking for dishes with higher protein content. #GLP1 #odchudzanie #gastronomia (translated)

As a result of a hacking attack on the travel website Wakacje.pl, there was a leak of customers' personal data, including first names, last names, home addresses, and passport information, which prompted the company to warn about potential fraud attempts. #WyciekDanych #Hakerzy #BezpieczeństwoIntrnetowe (translated)

Niebezpiecznik wrote that Wakacje.pl informed customers about a breach in which the perpetrators had obtained their personal data, including passport information. The author added that a joke about an attack targeting an industry other than healthcare would not be funny. https://t.co/BoylpFoj3s #cyberbezpieczeństwo #hacking #daneosobowe (translated)

The Institute of Truth described Adam Hofman as a politician who was removed from PiS after the Madrid affair and ended his political career, but maintained contacts and knowledge of power mechanisms. According to the entry, Hofman later said that he "practiced under master Kaczyński." After leaving politics, Hofman co-founded the R4S agency. The Institute of Truth, citing CBA documents, reported that in just over a year, over 4.3 million PLN flowed into its account, including nearly 1.2 million PLN from state-owned companies and related entities. The matter was taken up by the CBA as part of Operation "Argon," and later publications emerged about the so-called Wrocław arrangement. The author noted that no charges were brought against Hofman. The entry stated that in 2020, the Hungarian company R4S entered into a contract with MOL worth 10,000 euros per month. The agency's team included former Lotos president Robert Pietryszyn, and its tasks were to involve analyzing Polish politics, identifying important individuals, and assisting in organizing meetings with government representatives. At the same time, the process of merging Orlen with Lotos was ongoing, and MOL ultimately bought 417 Lotos stations. According to the Institute of Truth, Hofman acknowledged that foreign companies benefited from his knowledge of political realities. The author also wrote that in 2020, BitBay, now Zondacrypto, became a client of R4S. According to findings by Wirtualna Polska, the agency was to conduct image activities prior to the "Superwizjer" report. In June, the prosecutor's office closed the proceedings regarding BitBay for the second time, but the National Prosecutor's Office deemed this decision premature and ordered the case to be reopened. The proceedings were closed again in 2022. The Institute of Truth emphasized that there is no evidence of R4S's influence on the decisions of the prosecutor's office. According to sources from Wirtualna Polska, on April 8, 2025, Hofman and Pietryszyn met in Monaco with Przemysław Kral, the head of Zondacrypto, and the conversation was supposed to concern assistance in connection with planned publications by "Superwizjer." Hofman denied making such an offer. The Institute of Truth compared this meeting with R4S's previous work for BitBay and wrote that the same people and contacts appeared in both cases. According to the author, it was these contacts that were the most valuable capital Hofman derived from PiS. #InstytutPrawdy #Polityka #Korporacje #KapitałPolityczny (translated)

Mr. Cezary Krysztopa assessed that Karol Nawrocki stepped back to encourage Donald Tusk to show how he intends to lower fuel prices. He claimed that Tusk did not need the president's signature to reduce VAT and excise tax, and that a drop in prices could also be achieved by limiting Orlen's margins. Krysztopa questioned the connection between the “excess profits” law and fuel prices and called it unconstitutional. He warned that companies could pass its costs onto customers. Referring to explanations that high fuel prices were a result of Trump's war with Iran, he admitted that the conflict had raised wholesale oil prices but pointed out that they were higher when Tusk spoke of gasoline at 5.19 PLN per liter. According to Krysztopa, wholesale prices were currently lower. The author accused Tusk of avoiding information about the budget's state and attributed the catastrophe of public finances to him. He cited the downgrade by Moody’s, which he described as the first in over twenty years, and claimed that the decline in tax revenues was due to tolerance of VAT fraud and abuse in the fuel market. Krysztopa predicted that the announced price reduction would amount to about one zloty, after which prices would rise again, and later there would be a lack of funds for further actions. He also criticized Tusk's supporters for their joy over PiS's political defeat, using vulgar terms towards them, and expressed hope for a way out of the current situation. #Polska #paliwo #Tusk (translated)

The investor wrote that the decline in XTB’s share price was linked to the information that the British broker IG Group reported revenues 14% lower year-on-year in the third quarter. He noted that IG Group's results do not have to be correlated with XTB's results, although — as he stated — the prices of all European brokers are falling. The author considered returning to buy XTB shares. He pointed out that the company's market capitalization has dropped to around 16 billion PLN, which, given the dynamics of customer acquisition and current results, no longer seemed to him an excessive value. He identified the ongoing work by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) on separating clients investing in stocks and ETFs from those using CFDs as the main risk. He announced that he would prefer to wait for the KNF's decision before making larger purchases, which he assessed as having a moderate and relatively short-term impact on the company's results. #XTB #brokerzy #rynki (translated)

The AML regulation, which will come into effect on July 10, 2027, will change the operating rules of the automotive industry, requiring luxury car dealers and leasing companies to verify customers and implement procedures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. #AML #motoryzacja #przemysł (translated)