Germany

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

Deutsche Bank seeks options as sanctions threaten Russian dev unit

No data or code stored in Moscow and St Petersburg tech operations, bank says

Software04 Mar 2022 | 46

European nations battle to bag some of Intel's billions

US giant wants 20% of the world's chips from EU

Systems02 Mar 2022 | 6

Intel selects German city for EU semiconductor plant

CPU giant was waiting to see contents of European Chips Act before making the decision, say analysts

On-Prem28 Feb 2022 | 12

New chip-stuff factories are like buses: You wafer ages then two come along at once

GlobalWafers uses cash stashed for stalled Siltronics deal and Toshiba also promises new wafer bakery

On-Prem07 Feb 2022 | 3

German regulators nix Taiwanese titan GlobalWafers' acquisition of Siltronic

China's slow signoff didn't help matters one bit

Legal02 Feb 2022 | 6

What a bunch of bricks: Crooks knock hole in toyshop wall, flee with €35k Lego haul

Police still trying to piece everything together

Bootnotes02 Dec 2021 | 106

Maker of ATM bombing tutorials blew himself up – Euro cops

Vid filming ended in deadly disaster

Bootnotes02 Oct 2021 | 155

84-year-old fined €250,000 for keeping Nazi war machines – including tank – in basement

Spared prison but must give Panther and AA gun to collector or museum

Bootnotes04 Aug 2021 | 306

Germany's competition watchdog to investigate whether Apple's ecosystem damages other businesses

Joins queue of regulators peeking into iOS walled garden model

Personal Tech21 Jun 2021 | 12

WhatsApp: Share your data with Facebook, or we'll make our own app useless to you

Zuck gets tough just as Germany blocks privacy policy roll-out

Personal Tech11 May 2021 | 78

NATO's at risk if you go your own Huawei on 5G, US government warns Germany

Undersecretary pays a visit to Berlin, Merkel’s not moving despite pressure

Networks29 Sep 2020 | 68

Snortical warfare: Wild boar launches amphibious assault against German beachgoers

Video Stealing nudists' laptops? An appetite for cocaine? They're evolving!

Bootnotes13 Aug 2020 | 49

Google allowed to remember search results to news articles it was asked to forget. Good

High court won't nix links to accurate, fair journalism about director of financially rocked charity

Personal Tech28 Jul 2020 | 54

UK formally abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court, Germany plans to move forward nevertheless

Analysis But will the UPC be legal – or even worthwhile – without Britain?

Science21 Jul 2020 | 122

Born in the USA: German-speaking users fail to take up SAP's acquired business apps

They're still more popular in America... even 7 years after shopping spree

Software16 Jul 2020 | 7

Ex-CEO of fintech biz Wirecard arrested over missing money: Vanished €1.9bn may not have existed in the first place

Founder posts bail as German investigators probe accounting scandal

Science24 Jun 2020 | 21

Germany prepares to launch COVID-19 contact-tracing app 'this week' while UK version stuck in development hell

Though decentralised Deutsche effort hasn't been without problems either

Software15 Jun 2020 | 46

Germany to fund development of edge CPUs as part of 'tech you can trust' plan to home-brew more kit

€400m for starters, after recent ban on 'untrustworthy' suppliers that sounded a lot like it was directed at Huawei

Legal10 Jun 2020 | 18

Why would someone want to hack Germany's PPE supply chain? We're glad you masked

IBM says phishing operation could be effort to get upper hand in negotiations

Security08 Jun 2020 | 13

EU court tells prudish IP office to fack off for balking at 'fack ju' trademark application

Germans didn't think goofball film title was 'morally unacceptable', judges rule

Bootnotes28 Feb 2020 | 27

The dream of a single European patent may die next month – and everyone is in denial about it

Updated German Constitutional Court is much more dangerous than people think

Science16 Jan 2020 | 51

Das Reboot: Uni forces 38,000 students, staff to queue, show their papers for password reset following 'cyber attack'

School in Germany rolls out credential refresh with printed ID requirement

Security19 Dec 2019 | 55