Tag: digitalization
US court rejects stop on Activision acquisition
Activision Call of Duty game, Microsoft The $69 billion deal cleared an important hurdle. (Photo: AP) san francisco Microsoft has taken a step forward with its acquisition of video game…
Thousands of companies could be affected
security breach The IT security service provider Emsisoft currently counts more than 260 organizations from which Clop claims to have stolen data. (Photo: IMAGO/Zoonar) Dusseldorf Global corporations such as Sony…
Amazon files lawsuit against tightened EU regulation
Amazon In addition to Zalando and Amazon, the EU also rates the iPhone provider Apple and the Internet group Google as “Very Large Online Platforms” (VLOP). (Photo: IMAGO/Lobeca) Brussels After…
Despite the financing crisis, more start-ups are being founded again
Berlin Despite difficult financing conditions and persistent economic weakness, more companies are being founded again. In the first half of the year, 1293 start-ups were created, 16 percent more than…
Twitter rival Threads breaks record: 100 million signups
Threads app According to Meta, the service already has 100 million registered users. (Photo: dpa) san francisco Internet users are flocking to the Twitter alternative, threads. The new short message…
Electricity from the air, smaller and more efficient than a wind turbine
SkySails There are different approaches to airborne wind power. The company SkySails from Hamburg is entering the race with kite technology. Dusseldorf The red and white kite flies through the…
Komal Talwar helps companies make AI usable
Komal Talwar The Indian founder relied on artificial intelligence in patent analysis and use even before the ChatGPT hype. (Photo: Private) Tokyo How can artificial intelligence (AI) bring real benefits…
How AI can help you with salary negotiations
Pay negotiations ChatGPT can help prepare for the difficult situation. (Photo: imago images / Westend61) Dusseldorf The thought of a salary negotiation gives many employees nightmares. For fear of being…
Amazon is planning offers for fast internet and mobile communications
rocket launch Amazon wants to sell millions of high-speed internet connections via the Kuiper satellite network in the future. (Photo: Amazon) Hamburg Most consumers only know the technology giant Amazon…
“The number of attacks from Russia is increasing”
Berlin Only a few days in office and already in alarm mode. Claudia Plattner is the new head of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The 49-year-old is taking…
China apparently wants to fine Ant Financial billions
Ant Group In 2020, the financial group had to cancel the planned IPO at the last minute. (Photo: Bloomberg) Hong Kong According to insiders, the Chinese authorities will sentence Ant…
These German startups could become unicorns
Berlin The Hamburg energy start-up 1Komma5 has already done it. In June, despite the financing crisis, Philipp Schröder’s company became a unicorn after only 23 months, i.e. a company valued…
Doc Morris and Shop-Apotheke want access to the German e-prescription market
DocMorris logistics center The Dutch mail-order pharmacy DocMorris expects further growth from electronic prescriptions. (Photo: Doc Morris ) Frankfurt The Dutch mail-order pharmacies Doc Morris and Shop-Apotheke fear for their…
Why Threads attracts millions of users in just a few hours
This is bad news for Twitter owner Elon Musk: Meta’s service, which is closely linked to its own network Instagram, is a direct challenger for Twitter. In a first reaction,…
Climate fintech Senken wants to make the emissions market more sustainable
Berlin Emissions trading is an important part of European climate policy. The EU Commission determines how many tonnes of emissions may be released into the atmosphere and distributes the corresponding…
The head of French Tech does not want to leave the future to men
Clara Chappaz The Frenchwoman has been promoting the start-up scene since 2021. (Photo: French Tech) Paris Clara Chappaz welcomes you to a sparse, small office in the Paris start-up center…
Meta wants to compete with Twitter with threads
Mark Zuckerberg The Meta boss is planning a Twitter alternative. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Dusseldorf On Thursday, Meta will launch Threads. The announcement of the new app could hardly have been…
These seven tech giants fall under EU regulation
Global tech corporations The seven companies will in future fall under the EU digital law as “gatekeepers”. (Photo: Reuters (5), dpa (2)) Brussels A group of seven large tech companies…
This is how digitization and AI accelerate the installation of solar systems
Roof and facade of a residential building with photovoltaic systems Many owners who want to install a PV system currently have to wait a long time. (Photo: IMAGO/blickwinkel) The expansion…
These seven tech giants fall under EU regulation
Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon, along with Samsung, Meta and Bytedance, are among the seven tech giants that will come under EU digital law in…