Tag: Companies & Markets
Soldier receives more than one million euros to build military robots
Dusseldorf Marc Wietfeld received a good one million euros from investors to solve the Bundeswehr’s major problems. That doesn’t sound like much in the defense sector, where large projects cost…
Comeback of the insolvent crypto startup Nuri – under its old name
Bitwala logo First Bitwala, then Nuri and today Bitwala again – the start-up founded in 2014 is back. Frankfurt The insolvent crypto start-up Nuri is back – under an old…
Small businesses and the self-employed are particularly hard hit
Berlin Germany has a growth problem that doesn’t just affect large industrial companies. Rather, small companies are increasingly getting into difficulties. This is proven by several indicators, especially the “Jimdo-Ifo…
Siemens Gamesa largely stops selling new turbines
Siemens Gamesa The turbine manufacturer is deep in crisis. (Photo: Siemens Gamesa) Husum, Munich At the Husum Wind trade fair in recent days, the major wind power manufacturers presented their…
AI company increases valuation to $43 billion
Ali Ghodsi The Swedish-trained computer scientist leads Databricks as CEO. (Photo: © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP) San Francisco The AI specialist Databricks has managed to secure a remarkable round of…
Siemens Gamesa largely stops selling new turbines
Siemens Gamesa The turbine manufacturer is deep in crisis. (Photo: Siemens Gamesa) Husum, Munich At the Husum Wind trade fair in recent days, the major wind power manufacturers presented their…
Fuerst Wiacek wants to expand on the German market
Berlin From Berlin into the world: This applies to the colorful canned beers from the Fuerst Wiacek brewery. The Berlin start-up exports its internationally recognized and award-winning craft beers with…
AI in Education: From Learn.xyz to Synaptiq
San Francisco The AI-based text program ChatGPT is banned in many schools and universities. Some even fear that artificial intelligence could be used primarily to cheat on homework and exams.…
Haniel boss Thomas Schmidt is leaving – the search for a successor is underway
Dusseldorf Haniel boss Thomas Schmidt will leave the Duisburg family company. The supervisory board and the manager, who has been in office since mid-2019, decided by “mutual agreement” not to…
Why von der Leyen’s supercomputers hardly help
Dusseldorf The AI scene is discussing a proposal from Brussels: Artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups should have access to the three European supercomputers in the future. EU Commission President Ursula von…
Arm shares are off to a successful start – what that means for other stock market candidates
Arm’s IPO Arm, based in Cambridge, UK, was listed on the stock exchange from 1998 to 2016. (Photo: Reuters) new York It was a textbook IPO. The shares of the…
Former Haniel chief controller Doreen Nowotne joins Kühne Holding
Doreen Nowotne The manager is moving to Kühne Holding in Switzerland as managing director. (Photo: Haniel) Zurich The former head of the supervisory board of Haniel and Brenntag, Doreen Nowotne,…
Fritzbox manufacturer AVM before the sale
AVM stand at the IFA electronics trade fair The manufacturer of the Fritzbox is apparently looking for new owners. (Photo: IMAGO/IPON) Frankfurt In the competitive market for routers, AVM is…
Arms start-up becomes Europe’s first armaments unicorn
Dusseldorf The German defense start-up Helsing receives 209 million euros in a new round of financing. The US venture capitalist General Catalyst, the Swedish Saab Group as a strategic investor…
Thyssen-Krupp establishes green company division “Decarbon”
Dusseldorf Thyssen-Krupp is taking the next step in the green transformation: the industrial group is establishing a new division called “Decarbon”. The company announced this on Thursday. As part of…
Reform of employee participation would attract talent to Germany
Fight for sought-after talent Start-ups often attract talented employees with a stake in the company. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Lindner wants to make it easier for start-ups…
The federal government wants to promote social entrepreneurs
Companies oriented towards the common good These types of companies aim to solve social challenges. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin Solar-powered electric modules for African villages, help for the unbureaucratic employment…
This is how the European Commission wants to help small and medium-sized businesses
Ursula von der Leyen Von der Leyen will give her State of the Union speech on Wednesday. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Brussels Exactly a year ago, Ursula von der Leyen…
Sparkasse president warns against migration of medium-sized companies
Helmut Schleweis The savings bank president warns of the consequences of high energy prices: Profits are likely to decline for many companies and some of the companies could relocate from…
Sparkasse president warns against migration of medium-sized companies
Helmut Schleweis The savings bank president warns of the consequences of high energy prices: Profits are likely to decline for many companies and some of the companies could relocate from…