Germany

Germany names China as source of attack on government geospatial agency

Meanwhile, US apparently considers further AI hardware sanctions

Cyber-crime01 Aug 2024 | 10

TSMC confirms it'll dig into Dresden for chip giant's first fab on Euro soil

Partnership with NXP, Infineon, and Bosch finally gets under way

Systems30 Jul 2024 | 3

Cisco fixes WebEx flaw that allowed government, military meetings to be spied on

Researchers were able to glean data from 10,000 meetings held by top Dutch gov officials

Cyber-crime07 Jun 2024 | 12

Chinese telco gear may become verboten on German networks

Industry reportedly pressuring digital ministry not to cut the cord

Public Sector20 May 2024 | 15

AWS to pump billions into sovereign cloud for Germany

It'll own the datacenters, but keep data and employees local

PaaS + IaaS17 May 2024 | 20

German plod defend Tesla gigafactory from eco-warriors

Elon Musk wonders why so many sour Krauts

Personal Tech11 May 2024 | 113

Germany arrests trio accused of trying to smuggle naval military tech to China

Prosecutors believe one frikkin' laser did make its way to Beijing

Public Sector22 Apr 2024 | 1

These 17,000 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers are a ticking time bomb

One might say this is a wurst case scenario

Patches28 Mar 2024 | 44

Tesla Berlin gigafactory to take week-long nap after suspected arson

Losses could surpass €1B as 1,000 vehicles a day go unfinished

Offbeat07 Mar 2024 | 9

Tesla Berlin gigafactory goes dark after alleged eco-sabotage

Left-wing extremist group claims responsibility, says goal is to 'bring Tesla to its knees'

Offbeat05 Mar 2024 | 54

German defense chat overheard by Russian eavesdroppers on Cisco's WebEx

Officials can't tell whether the tape was edited, but fear Kremlin has more juicy bits to release in the future

Security04 Mar 2024 | 116

Microsoft says it'll throw €3.2B at AI ops in Germany

What's the wurst that could happen?

Off-Prem16 Feb 2024 | 10

Upstart retrofits an Nvidia GH200 server into a €47,500 workstation

Of course it's bristling with Noctuas – how else do you cool a 1kW desktop?

Personal Tech14 Feb 2024 | 11

Windows 3.11 trundles on as job site pleads for 'driver updates' on German trains

Remember making Windows and DOS talk to a network? You could go back to the future with this assignment

Bootnotes30 Jan 2024 | 107

Mystery German chip fab sips on Gradiant's ultrapure water

Most advanced semiconductor facility in Europe is being subsidized by Chips Act funding

Systems22 Jan 2024 | 6

IT consultant fined for daring to expose shoddy security

Spotting a plaintext password and using it in research without authorization deemed a crime

Research19 Jan 2024 | 94

German budget woes threaten chip fab funding for Intel and TSMC

Constitutional court tells govt: Er, about that €60B you handed out... it's not legal

Systems24 Nov 2023 | 39

Google promises Germany to creep on users less after market power probe

Regulation complements EU's Digital Markets Act to cover more services

Security06 Oct 2023 | 6

Volkswagen stuck in neutral after 'IT disruption'

Updated Factories and offices are going nowhere, fast

On-Prem28 Sep 2023 | 32

TSMC and pals chip in for €10B German fab

NXP, Infineon, Bosch each nab 10% stake in joint venture

On-Prem09 Aug 2023 | 14

Deutsche Bahn stands to lose €400M if it has to do Huawei with Chinese kit

Telcos also due to get it in the neck unless the government pays up

Networks05 Aug 2023 | 39

Big chip players join forces to form another RISC-V venture

Initial drive starts in Germany, pushes automotive blueprints

Systems04 Aug 2023 | 16

GlobalFoundries claims German chip subsidies will 'distort competition'

US semiconductor manufacturer unhappy rival TSMC is bagging billions

Systems25 Jul 2023 | 15

Germany raids climate piggy bank for €20B to bankroll chip fabs

Less than a quarter will go to locals though

On-Prem25 Jul 2023 | 23

Google has blocked in its in-car software rivals, claims German watchdog

Bundling everything together means others don't get a look-in, says competition body

Applications22 Jun 2023 | 21

Intel to build $4.6B assembly, testing site in Poland

Germany negotiations reportedly back on track for Magdeburg fab too

On-Prem16 Jun 2023 |

Nexperia left off subsidies list as Germany chips away at Chinese connection

The country has swallowed almost half of the EU's semiconductor funding

Systems09 Jun 2023 | 6

TSMC boss tells investors everything's fine, that ten percent revenue drop is a blip

Taiwan's silicon titan races to ready 2nm process

On-Prem06 Jun 2023 |

TSMC and pals dream of €10B German chip fab

UK not included, too busy enjoying Brexit's sunlit uplands instead

Systems04 May 2023 | 27

IT giant Bitmarck shuts down customer, internal systems after cyberattack

Patient data 'was and is never endangered', says medical tech slinger

Cyber-crime01 May 2023 | 6

Germany and Intel both want more from planned Magdeburg mega-fab

Chipzilla reportedly wants more cash. Germany wants a bigger facility. And the EU is lurking with a bigger offer

Systems14 Apr 2023 | 4

Twitter scores legal hat trick with three cases filed against it in one day

Germany alleges systemic moderation failure, more vendors sue over unpaid bills, and a new WARN Act suit

Personal Tech05 Apr 2023 | 13

Euro privacy regulators sniff Italy's ChatGPT ban, consider a pizza the action

Germany may follow, France and Ireland look for guidance from Rome

AI + ML04 Apr 2023 | 20

Germany sours on Microsoft again, launches antitrust review

Welcome to the club, says Google, Meta, and Amazon

On-Prem29 Mar 2023 | 30

Germany clocks that ripping out Huawei, ZTE network kit won't be cheap or easy

More than half of Euro nation's infrastructure would have to go

Networks18 Mar 2023 | 58

60% of Germany's 5G network is Huawei, says Chinese embassy

Would be a shame if anything happened to it

Networks09 Mar 2023 | 40

Intel rattles the tin for another €5B in subsidies to build German fab

Please, sir, we want some more

Systems08 Mar 2023 | 21

Germany to court Indian IT talent – starting with easier visa application processes

Perhaps just in time to give H-1B holders affected by US tech layoffs somewhere to go other than home

Legal27 Feb 2023 | 25

Deutsche Bank's takeover of Postbank hasn't gone well, according to customers

4 million contract migration went as planned, spokesperson insists

Databases21 Feb 2023 | 9

Intel wants another €3.2b from German gov for Magdeburg mega fab

It turns out electricity and heat aren't the only things getting more expensive

Systems09 Feb 2023 | 45

Eurocops shut down Exclu encrypted messaging app, arrest dozens

German and Dutch authorities say the app was a favorite of organized criminals and drug smugglers

Security07 Feb 2023 | 40

Gee, tanks: Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine

in brief Also: a week of leaks; Riot Games says 'LoL' to source code ransom demands; and Yandex source also appears online

Security30 Jan 2023 | 12

Germany probes PayPal over cartel claims

Bundeskartellamt already had a bite at FAANG firms, now former Musk co is starting to look appetizing

Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 1

Intel angles for more subsidies to build German mega-fab

Still no date for breaking ground, as chip giant reportedly confirms it will build once 'funding' worked out

Systems18 Jan 2023 | 4

Cops chase Tesla driver 'dozing' with Autopilot on

Freeze, Muskhole!

AI + ML04 Jan 2023 | 173

Intel may delay construction of German mega-fab to cut costs

No longer 'a definitive date' for facility scheduled to be built from next year

Systems19 Dec 2022 | 10

KFC bot urges Germans to mark Kristallnacht with cheesy chicken

Tasteless food chain claims 'semi-automated' process skipped internal review process

Bootnotes11 Nov 2022 | 87

China conflicts prompt chip manufacturing battles in Europe

Germany blocks sale of fab to Chinese firm, Taiwan's investments challenged in Lithuania

Systems08 Nov 2022 | 6

German cops arrest student suspected of running infamous dark-web souk

Deutschland im Deep Web destroyed

Cyber-crime01 Nov 2022 | 11

Germany stands down cyber boss over Russian ties

Involvement with lobby group that welcomed Putin's pals presses buttons

Security19 Oct 2022 | 14

Scientists model turbulence to boost space propulsion

Running direct numerical simulation on 'an industrial scale'

HPC12 Oct 2022 | 10

Germany orders Sept 1 shutdown of digital ad displays to save gas

Something to thank Putin for … unless you’re the admin trying to implement buggy and fast-changing rules while avoiding Bork

On-Prem29 Aug 2022 | 229

Germany unveils plan to tackle cyberattacks on satellites

Vendors get checklist on what to do when crooks inevitably turn up in space

Security05 Jul 2022 | 10

Germany to host Europe's first exascale supercomputer

Jupiter added to HPC solar system

HPC16 Jun 2022 | 3

Germany makes new move to attract chip manufacturers

$14.7b in state aid on offer for companies to set up shop in the country

Systems06 May 2022 | 11

Germany advises citizens to uninstall Kaspersky antivirus

Russian biz founder calls it 'an insult'

Security15 Mar 2022 | 102