https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The European Union is seeking to thrash out an agreement on sweeping rules to regulate artificial intelligence, following months of difficult negotiations in particular on how to monitor generative AI like ChatGPT. But what does Brussels want? https://www.thelocal.de/20231206/eu-seeks-worlds-first-law-on-ai-to-protect-citizens-rights Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:20:14 +0100 eu-seeks-worlds-first-law-on-ai-to-protect-citizens-rights Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday warned that Germany's vaunted "Mittelstand" must not fall behind in the digital era, as the economic powerhouse races to catch up to foreign rivals in new technologies like artificial intelligence. https://www.thelocal.de/20181204/merkel-german-mittelstand-mustnt-get-left-behind-in-ai-race Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:14:21 +0100 merkel-german-mittelstand-mustnt-get-left-behind-in-ai-race The German military are planning for a long-term military operation against terror group Isis, with plans for a €65 million air base in southern Turkey, Spiegel reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160425/germany-to-build-air-base-in-turkey-for-isis-campaign Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:50:06 +0200 germany-to-build-air-base-in-turkey-for-isis-campaign A German musical instrument maker has found a way of combining musicians' love for their tools with love for their ladies. https://www.thelocal.de/20160225/german-craftsmen-makes-music-naked-woman Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:41:17 +0100 german-craftsmen-makes-music-naked-woman An Air Berlin flight from Düsseldorf to the Greek island of Kos was forced to make an unexpected landing in Munich on Monday when it turned out that the plane had a hole in its wing. https://www.thelocal.de/20150922/air-berlin-flight-forced-down-after-wing-holed Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:27:03 +0200 air-berlin-flight-forced-down-after-wing-holed On May 6th 1937 the German passenger airship Zeppelin Hindenburg burst into flames and crashed just before landing at Lakehurst naval air station in New Jersey. The news coverage capturing the disaster became famous for its high drama. https://www.thelocal.de/20150507/hindenburg-airship-disaster-remembered Thu, 07 May 2015 14:25:58 +0200 hindenburg-airship-disaster-remembered A heart-wrenching documentary about AIDS sufferers in China and the discrimination they face in their daily lives has won a rapturous reception at the Berlin film festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20110215/33115 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:19:00 +0100 33115 The opposition Social Democrats would oppose any boost to Germany’s troop numbers in Afghanistan, leader Sigmar Gabriel said on Saturday as his party sought to reposition itself politically in the wake of the controversial Kunduz airstrike affair. https://www.thelocal.de/20091219/24047 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:23:00 +0100 24047 Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist, architect and activist behind Beijing's “Bird’s Nest” Olympic stadium had emergency brain surgery in Munich on Monday night for injuries sustained in a beating by the authorities. https://www.thelocal.de/20090916/21969 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:04:00 +0200 21969