Harry Potter arrived in Germany with immersive technology
Munich has always been a city of culture, but in 2024, it became a city of magic. The much-anticipated Harry Potter: The Exhibition finally made its way to Germany, opening in the iconic Kleine Olympiahalle on May 9th. Fans across
Why Germany’s green light for €5 billion in aid for chip plants
Germany chip plants: The EU approves Germany’s proposal to create a European TSMC. The German government will provide €5 billion in state aid to enable the creation of a new joint venture to produce semiconductors. It will be called ESMC
Europe’s largest solar power plant has been switched on in Germany
In Germany, Europe's biggest solar power plant, with a 605 megawatts (MW) capacity, went into operation. It is located on Lake Heiner in Witznitz, 25 km from Leipzig, and covers 500 hectares of the site of a former coal mine,
Vodafone, a platform for commercial drones in Germany
Vodafone Germany has joined forces with data collection company FlyNex to launch a platform to facilitate commercial drone flights. Dubbed DroNet Hub, the ‘simple all-in-one platform’ covers various stages before a drone takes off, including flight planning and organization, and
German battery maker Varta cuts 2024 revenue forecast
By Urvi Dugar (Reuters) - German battery maker Varta AG on Thursday said it would cut its full-year revenue forecast for 2024 due to the declining demand in the energy storage market. The German firm now expects revenue in the range of
Tesla cuts prices in China, Germany, and around globe after US cuts
By Hyunjoo Jin, Ethan Wang and Christoph Steitz BEIJING/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tesla has cut prices in a number of its major markets - including in China and Germany - after price cuts in the United States - as it grapples with
Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - An agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated in the future has been reached by Germany, France and Italy, according to a joint paper seen by Reuters, which is expected to accelerate negotiations at
Germany plans to double AI funding in race with China, U.S
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to almost double its public funding for artificial intelligence research to nearly a billion euros over the next two years, as it attempts to close a skills gap with sector leaders China and
Chip shortage in Germany’s car industry will last years
By Riham Alkousaa Chip shortage: BERLIN (Reuters) - Semiconductor shortages that have created bottlenecks for Germany's car industry will take years to resolve despite chipmakers' plans to build factories in the country, a senior Audi manager was quoted as saying on