Tesla sets up factory in Germany
Snubs UK because of Brexit
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the electric car maker is going to build a new vehicle factory, “Gigafactory 4” in Berlin.
Germany wants a million car charging points in ten years
Merkel's glorious ten-year plan
Germany wants to have one million charging stations for electric cars by 2030, Chancellor Angela Merkel said ahead of meetings with the car industry today.
Firefox pleases the Germans
Very precise on security
The German Federal Office for Information Security (the Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik for short) has given the thumbs up to the latest flavour of Firefox because its security is much better than other browsers on the market.
Germany’s cartel office has another crack at Facebook
We have the power to make it obey orders
Germany’s cartel office is to appeal a regional court decision to suspend restrictions it had placed on Facebook’s data collection practices to the country’s highest court.
German state makes Microsoft Office 365 illegal for kids
Being exposed to US spies makes you go blind
Schools in the central German state of Hesse have been told it's now illegal to use Microsoft Office 365 because the United States could steal the data.
German 5G bids hit six billion euro
Auction into its 10th week
Germany’s 5G auction has drawn six billion euro ($6.7 billion) in bids so far as the sale enters its 10th week.
Vodafone wants German government to invest in pipes
Needs to invest in the last mile
Vodafone wants the German government to install empty pipes in the ground to allow "last mile” network work to be quick and cheap for suppliers.
Britain and Germany dismiss US Huawei scare stories
There is no evidence of spying
It is starting to look like the US has been using its position as the lead spymaster of the West to plant fake scare stories against Huawei.
Germany to extend electric company car tax incentives
The technology needs to grow
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to extend tax incentives for electric company cars the government’s latest attempt to boost demand for clean vehicles.
Germany looks at Google tax
Just for foreigners
Germany’s finance ministry is looking at a 15 percent special tax on online advertising revenue collected by foreign internet companies such as Google or Facebook.