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This makes the start-up Aedifion interesting for investors
On the laptop It is becoming increasingly important for real estate companies to heat their buildings efficiently. Start-ups have now developed innovative solutions for this. (Photo: Aedifion) Frankfurt The honeymoon…
Why are tech companies laying off so many employees when they are making billions and are desperately looking for skilled workers
Spotify in Stockholm The company wants to get by with 600 fewer employees in the future. (Photo: IMAGO/TT) Dusseldorf The technology industry is firing more employees than ever before. In…
Heating app start-up secures fresh capital
Heating via app Smart systems like Tado’s are currently experiencing a boom in demand. Munich High electricity costs are a burden for most companies, for the start-up Tado they are…
IBM cuts about 3900 jobs – quarterly sales stagnate
Armonk As the next heavyweight in the tech industry, the computer group IBM is cutting several thousand jobs. There are about 3,900 jobs, about 1.5 percent of the global workforce,…
105 Drones for War – Quantum Systems with an order worth millions
reconnaissance drone Barely visible in the sky, Ukraine has ordered another 105 Vector drones from Quantum Systems to reconnoiter Russian positions. (Photo: Quantum Systems) Berlin The Munich drone start-up Quantum…
Are German startups also threatened with a wave of layoffs?
The absolute numbers are significantly lower compared to the tens of thousands of employees laid off at US companies such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook. But the examples of the…
US Department takes action against Google dominance in online advertising
Merrick Garland The US Attorney General announced the lawsuit against Google. (Photo: AP) Washington The US government has sued the internet company Google for anti-competitive behavior. Google’s dominance of digital…
International investors rely on German robotics
Munich, Dusseldorf International investments have recently collapsed, but German robotics start-ups remain popular. Last year, 617 million dollars flowed into German companies. Although that is a good five percent less…
Pokémon Go is said to be the basis for the “most detailed map in the world”.
san francisco Little cartoon monsters jump from house to house in downtown San Francisco, hide behind skyscrapers and finally engage in battle at the harbor. They’re scenes from the mobile…
Microsoft expands stake in ChatGPT maker OpenAI
OpenAI With ChatGPT, Microsoft wants to integrate artificial intelligence more closely into its own products in the future. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Palo Alto A few days after Microsoft announced the layoff…
Too early to start
Finance editor Andreas Neuhaus The current development on the markets is surprising because the situation has changed completely. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf As an observer of the financial markets, you currently…
Too early to start
Finance editor Andreas Neuhaus The current development on the markets is surprising because the situation has changed completely. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf As an observer of the financial markets, you currently…
State leadership gives tech companies more leeway again
Beijing The Chinese government is signaling an end to the tough approach towards the country’s tech companies. Several decisions indicate that the government considers its so-called “rectification campaign” to be…
What’s behind the layoffs in Silicon Valley
san francisco “We have decided to reduce our workforce by around 12,000 jobs.” With these words, Google CEO Sundar Pichai initiated one of the largest waves of layoffs in the…
Tech talk with SAP CEO Klein at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Dusseldorf This week, Handelsblatt Disrupt reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Editor-in-Chief Sebastian Matthes talks to SAP CEO Christian Klein about the future of the tech scene and…
Netflix increases user numbers thanks to “Harry & Meghan” – co-founder Reed Hastings announces resignation
New York, Dusseldorf First, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings made his living shipping DVDs. But the manager recognized the potential of streaming early on. In 2007, ten years after founding the…
Google Group Alphabet is cutting 12,000 jobs
Google headquarters in Mountain View, California Several tech companies had recently announced job cuts. (Photo: dpa) mountain view As the next heavyweight in the tech industry, Google parent company Alphabet…
Investors are discovering the virtual world for themselves – but caution is advised
Look into the virtual world The topic of metaverse covers a wide variety of industries. (Photo: AP) Cologne The boundaries between the real and virtual world are becoming increasingly blurred…
Internet Protection Violations
London British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has avoided a last-minute vote defeat in the House of Commons on a new Internet Safety Bill. After an uprising by around 50 conservative…
These are the most important tech trends of 2023
Dusseldorf In the new episode of Handelsblatt Disrupt, editor-in-chief Sebastian Matthes, tech reporter Larissa Holzki and Silicon Valley correspondent Stephan Scheuer discuss the technology trends that will be important this…