Germany

Wirecard Collapse Puts Pressure On Germany’s Finance MinisterWirecard Collapse Puts Pressure On Germany’s Finance Minister

Wirecard Collapse Puts Pressure On Germany’s Finance Minister

One of Germany's most prominent politicians comes under fire for 'failure of responsibility' after Wirecard falls into insolvency amidst fraud…

4 years ago
German Court Strikes Down Telecoms Data Access LawGerman Court Strikes Down Telecoms Data Access Law

German Court Strikes Down Telecoms Data Access Law

Current laws give security services 'excessive' access to citizens' data, finds top court, giving government until end of 2021 to…

4 years ago
Role Of Wirecard Supervisors To Be Probed By EURole Of Wirecard Supervisors To Be Probed By EU

Role Of Wirecard Supervisors To Be Probed By EU

The actions of financial supervisors responsible during the Wirecard collapse should be investigated, says senior EU official

4 years ago
Former Wirecard CEO Released From JailFormer Wirecard CEO Released From Jail

Former Wirecard CEO Released From Jail

Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun walks free after arrest on Monday for allegedly falsifying the accounts for the German fintech…

4 years ago
Apple And Google Set To Release Coronavirus API Amidst Privacy FuroreApple And Google Set To Release Coronavirus API Amidst Privacy Furore

Apple And Google Set To Release Coronavirus API Amidst Privacy Furore

Native coronavirus contact-tracing tech set to make official debut in the next few days as UK and Germany differ on…

5 years ago
Angela Merkel Slams ‘Outrageous’ Russian HackingAngela Merkel Slams ‘Outrageous’ Russian Hacking

Angela Merkel Slams ‘Outrageous’ Russian Hacking

German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed she was targeted by hackers, linked to Russia's military intelligence (GRU) agency

5 years ago
VE Day 2020: Bletchley Park Reveals Last Decoded Nazi MessageVE Day 2020: Bletchley Park Reveals Last Decoded Nazi Message

VE Day 2020: Bletchley Park Reveals Last Decoded Nazi Message

Final encrypted message sent by Nazi military unit in the final days of the Second War World in Europe has…

5 years ago
Germany Issues Arrest Warrant For Russian Hacker Of BundestagGermany Issues Arrest Warrant For Russian Hacker Of Bundestag

Germany Issues Arrest Warrant For Russian Hacker Of Bundestag

GRU Officer Dmitry Badin, who is also wanted in the US for hacking Hillary Clinton's emails, is now wanted by…

5 years ago
Coronavirus: Operators Share Location Data With Health AuthoritiesCoronavirus: Operators Share Location Data With Health Authorities

Coronavirus: Operators Share Location Data With Health Authorities

European mobile operators are sharing location data with health authorities in certain European countries to limit the spread of the…

5 years ago
IBM To Build Europe’s First Quantum Computer In GermanyIBM To Build Europe’s First Quantum Computer In Germany

IBM To Build Europe’s First Quantum Computer In Germany

IBM to build Q System One quantum computer at Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart, allowing European researchers local access the tech

5 years ago
German Lawmakers Back Position Not To Ban Huawei – ReportGerman Lawmakers Back Position Not To Ban Huawei – Report

German Lawmakers Back Position Not To Ban Huawei – Report

Huawei could be allowed to supply 5G equipment to German mobile operators, a strategy paper from German lawmakers has revealed

5 years ago
Uber Banned In Germany After Court RulingUber Banned In Germany After Court Ruling

Uber Banned In Germany After Court Ruling

Uber's ride-hailing services in Germany have been banned in seven cities after a court found it lacks appropriate licence

5 years ago
Germany Delays Huawei 5G DecisionGermany Delays Huawei 5G Decision

Germany Delays Huawei 5G Decision

German government delays Huawei 5G decision until 2020, despite pressure from local operators against ban

5 years ago
German Union Calls For Amazon Strike Before ChristmasGerman Union Calls For Amazon Strike Before Christmas

German Union Calls For Amazon Strike Before Christmas

Amazon could be facing possible strike action in Germany, after Verdi trade union calls for walkout at key distribution hub

5 years ago
Telefonica Deutschland Opts For Nokia, Huawei 5G KitTelefonica Deutschland Opts For Nokia, Huawei 5G Kit

Telefonica Deutschland Opts For Nokia, Huawei 5G Kit

Unlike its counterpart in the UK, O2 in Germany opts to use 5G equipment from Huawei, despite ongoing US pressure…

5 years ago

France, Germany Want European Alternative To US Cloud Giants

European powerhouses urge local cloud alternative to the likes of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud

5 years ago

German 5G Rules Do Not Bar Huawei

Good news for Chinese networking giant as German telecom rules for 5G networks do not ban Huawei

5 years ago

Thousands On Twitch See Gunman’s Shooting Spree In Germany

Thousands watch gunman's video of attack outside German synagogue, before Twitch pulls the video

5 years ago

IFA 2019: DT’s 5G Network Switched On In Germany

Deutsche Telekom has switched on 5G networks in five German cities, including Berlin and Munich

5 years ago

German Industrial Giants Attacked By Chinese Hackers – Report

Blue chip German industrial firms have confirmed cyber attacks, which are being blamed on state-backed Chinese group

5 years ago

Vodafone Expands UK’s 5G Network

5G network expanded into 15 towns and cities in the UK, coupled with 55 locations in Europe

5 years ago

Huawei invests more than 100 million euros annually in Germany

Huaweis's investments in research and development grew from 31 million euros in 2013 to 112 million euros in 2017.

5 years ago

Bitkom: 73 percent of German companies use Cloud Computing

The proportion of companies using cloud computing has risen by 7 percent compared to the previous year, while 54 percent…

6 years ago

German Operators Lambast 5G Spectrum Auction ‘Disaster’

Operators face £6bn payout and stringent regulatory burden as they prepare to deploy next-generation networks

6 years ago

Germany Launches 5G Auction Amidst Huawei Row

Multi-billion-euro auction goes ahead in spite of a legal challenge by operators over service requirements and US pressure to ban…

6 years ago

German States Approve Criminal Law Targeting Dark Web Infrastructure

The proposal would hand prison sentences to those whose dark web platforms are used for criminal purposes

6 years ago

Germany Mulls Digital Tax On Tech Giants

Europe's largest economy considers imposing 'digital tax' on mostly US-based tech giants

6 years ago

Apple Restarts Sales Of Older iPhones In Germany

Apple stores in Germany can sell older iPhones equipped with Qualcomm chips, as legal battle continues

6 years ago

Facebook To Appeal German Privacy Ruling

The social media giant denies competition officials have standing to pass judgement over it – in spite of a German…

6 years ago

Angela Merkel Demands Espionage Guarantees From Huawei

Denmark expels two Huawei staff, and Norway's intelligence boss issues warning about the Chinese firm

6 years ago