On Wednesday, the German cabinet approved the federal government’s new cybersecurity strategy. Anyone who had expected it to include significantly closer cooperation in the EU or even a commitment to strengthening the European Network Security Agency ENISA was disappointed: the German strategy mainly describes plans to strengthen national structures – the European level is mostly […]
The German Environment Ministry is calling on Google to do even more to protect the climate. Google’s recent announcement that it will largely switch its power supply to renewable energies is to be welcomed, a spokesperson told Europe.Table. But he added that, at some points, the company is still far from being environmentally friendly. On […]
The chip bottlenecks continue to cause acute problems for the industry: On Wednesday, carmaker Ford announced it would suspend production at its Cologne plant for a good two weeks for the time being. Other manufacturers and industries are also suffering from the supply problems of semiconductor manufacturers.The problems were triggered by the rapid recovery in […]
Federal Minister Peter Altmaier praises the company: “I am very pleased that Google is relying on Germany!”, the CDU politician let it be known in Berlin. The reason for the minister’s delight is the company’s declaration of intent to invest a total of €1 billion in German digital infrastructure and renewable energies by 2030. Brandenburg […]
According to a publication by the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the constant increase in ransomware attacks is due to several shortcomings. For one, SWP researcher Matthias Schulze says there is a massive shortage of skilled workers. But that is not the only problem, as the author of an “SWP Aktuell” on […]
Floating, that is what wind turbines are supposed to do. On land, ever more and ever larger wind turbines are causing conflicts. On the water, however, there would be plenty of room for additional capacity in Europe. But there are still a few problems to be solved first, as Timo Landenberger has learned.Big tech is […]
The format was new: three candidates for chancellor faced each other on Sunday evening in the so-called first TV triell on RTL and NTV. The basic topic: Germany’s future – and how Armin Laschet, Olaf Scholz and Annalena Baerbock each want to shape it. But one thing became clear that evening: The German public and […]
The chip shortage is hitting the automotive industry amid upheaval: The rise of electromobility is putting pressure on classic business areas such as engines and transmissions; growth is promised above all by more intelligent IT solutions – automated or even autonomous driving is impossible without sophisticated sensor technology. But for these, the industry needs one […]
Detlef Scheele, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Employment Agency, has found clear words: “We need 400,000 immigrants per year. In other words, significantly more than in previous years,” Scheele said in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Germany’s aging population and low birth rate are leading to a massive labor shortage. Scheele’s approach: […]
Now China is ahead of the US: a national data protection law. The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) was passed by the People’s Congress on Friday and formally places tight limits on the collection, use and disclosure of data (here is the English translation of the law by the Stanford DigiChina Project).The law comes into […]