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 Germany's IT watchdog has expressed scepticism about calls for a boycott of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, saying it has seen no evidence the firm could use its equipment to spy for Beijing, news weekly Spiegel reported Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181216/german-it-watchdog-says-no-evidence-of-huawei-spying Sun, 16 Dec 2018 08:48:23 +0100 german-it-watchdog-says-no-evidence-of-huawei-spying Almost 315,000 workers in the STEM (sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics) sector are lacking in Germany, according to a study published by an economic research institute on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180515/record-high-number-of-vacant-positions-in-germanys-it-sector Tue, 15 May 2018 14:23:29 +0200 record-high-number-of-vacant-positions-in-germanys-it-sector Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen addressed the need for startup founders in the German armed forces on Thursday - the eve of the Munich Security Conference (MSC). https://www.thelocal.de/20180216/innovation-and-creativity-german-army-in-need-of-startup-founders Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:50:12 +0100 innovation-and-creativity-german-army-in-need-of-startup-founders Around 230,000 IT professionals from all over the world will descend on Hannover on Monday for CeBIT, the world's biggest IT expo. Exhibitors from academics to start-ups will be showcasing their new tech. https://www.thelocal.de/20140307/worlds-biggest-computer-fair-cebit-set-for-hanover Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:37:00 +0100 worlds-biggest-computer-fair-cebit-set-for-hanover Millions of Germans have had their passwords and usernames for websites stolen, the country’s Federal Office for Online Security (BSI) revealed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140121/agency-warns-of-16-million-email-accounts-hacked-bsi-germany Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:38:00 +0100 agency-warns-of-16-million-email-accounts-hacked-bsi-germany Hollywood heartthrob Ashton Kutcher has invested in yet another Berlin start-up, taking a stake in event marketplace Gidsy. https://www.thelocal.de/20120114/40109 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:46:00 +0100 40109 A Nazi war criminal convicted two years ago for ordering a massacre of civilians in an Italian village will likely never go to jail because of his poor mental health. https://www.thelocal.de/20110812/36911 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:06:00 +0200 36911 A German hacker says he cracked the wireless LAN password of his neighbour in 20 minutes – using the cloud computing power available on Amazon in a demonstration which he says should sensitise people and businesses to security issues. https://www.thelocal.de/20110116/32461 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:43:00 +0100 32461 German software maker SAP is taking steps into the electric car market. The company is developing programs to manage emission-free corporate fleets and will add electric vehicles to its own group of company cars. https://www.thelocal.de/20110114/32435 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:49:00 +0100 32435 Scientists in Munich will soon become the proud new owners of Europe’s fastest supercomputer, which should help find cures for common diseases, predict the impact of earthquakes and unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. https://www.thelocal.de/20101220/31929 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:13:00 +0100 31929 SAP, the professional software giant, posted on Wednesday a third quarter net profit of €501 million ($690 million), a gain of 12 percent from the same period a year earlier. https://www.thelocal.de/20101027/30775 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:33:00 +0200 30775 A host of leading German companies are banning the use of the social networking site Facebook in their offices. While the official reason is IT security, firms are apparently also concerned that too many worker hours are being lost. https://www.thelocal.de/20101024/30717 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:39:00 +0200 30717 Industrial giant Siemens said on Wednesday that it would cut 2,000 jobs in its German IT solutions and services (SIS) unit, part of a broader programme initially unveiled in March. https://www.thelocal.de/20100804/28955 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:58:00 +0200 28955 Experts cited serious security risks on Wednesday in Germany’s new De-Mail system, which is set to let users send official letters and documents over the internet starting next year. https://www.thelocal.de/20100721/28637 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0200 28637 The Bavarian State Library this week released a free application for Apple’s iPhone and iPad offering users the ability to browse rare books including the Gutenberg Bible and precious medieval manuscripts. https://www.thelocal.de/20100714/28491 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:28:00 +0200 28491 A major technical glitch shut down a wide swath of the German internet on Wednesday, leaving many websites with .de domains unavailable. https://www.thelocal.de/20100512/27149 Wed, 12 May 2010 18:02:00 +0200 27149 A multi-billion-euro IT project created especially for the German military by electronics company Siemens and computer firm IBM could likely flop, a media report said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100427/26817 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:03:00 +0200 26817 Devices allowing people to write letters or play pinball using just the power of their brains have become a major draw at Hannover's high-tech CeBIT fair this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20100304/25673 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:24:00 +0100 25673 Internet pirates who repeatedly download illegally copied music, movies and other content will not have their internet service cut off in Germany, Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100303/25619 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:05:00 +0100 25619 The national teachers’ association on Tuesday rejected claims by Microsoft that German schools were failing to offer students adequate computer training, telling The Local better libraries were needed instead. https://www.thelocal.de/20100302/25607 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:46:00 +0100 25607