A “serious risk situation” reported from the Germany-Ukraine friendly game in Nuremberg on Monday evening was a false alarm, police have confirmed. Shortly after 11 pm (2100 GMT), security forces had discovered an object suspected of containing explosi…
Scholz visits German squad in locker room after goalless Ukraine draw
Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited the German national team in the locker room after the goalless draw against Ukraine in their penultimate test before the Euro 2024 on home soil. Scholz watched the 0-0 draw in Nuremberg on Monday from the st…
Southern Germany saw once-in-a-century rainfall, initial data shows
Several areas in southern Germany have experienced levels of rainfall in recent days that typically only occur once every 50 to 100 years, preliminary data from the German Meteorological Service (DWD) suggests. Heavy rains and severe flooding in German…
Ford Europe launches production of its first electric car in Cologne
Ford Europe is to launch series production of its electric car at its large plant in the western German city of Cologne on Tuesday. The launch had been planned for September last year but was delayed on account of a new standard for batteries. Ford has…
Survey: Majority of Germans oppose Israel’s military actions in Gaza
The majority of Germany’s population is against Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip, according to a Forsa survey published in the magazine Stern on Monday. The survey found that 61% of the population opposes Israel’s military action in the seal…
Gen AI: l’effetto sui CIO italiani dei nuovi annunci di Google e OpenAI
I nuovi avanzamenti dell’intelligenza artificiale generativa non hanno deluso gli entusiasti della tecnologia: da ChatGPT 4o a Gemini di Google, il salto in avanti nella multimodalità – la capacità di capire ogni forma di contenuto – e nella capacità d…
Southern Germany saw once-in-a-century rainfall, initial data shows
Several areas in southern Germany have experienced levels of rainfall in recent days that typically only occur once every 50 to 100 years, preliminary data from the German Meteorological Service (DWD) suggests. Heavy rains and severe flooding in German…
US sanctions entities connected to Iran’s drone industry
The United States is slapping new sanctions on four Iranian entities and one Iranian individual over their association with Iranian-made drones supplied to Russia, the US State Department announced on Monday. Washington said the sanctioned entities wer…
Intel’s next desktop chip, Arrow Lake, will ship this fall
Intel announced its next-generation processor, Lunar Lake, today. But chief executive Pat Gelsinger also updated Intel’s roadmap — next up is Arrow Lake, Intel’s desktop chip. Although Intel is talking extensively about Lunar Lake in what is probably a…
Do we really still need the Women’s Prize for Fiction? For God’s sake yes!
By Anna Moloney With the Women’s Prize set to crown its 29th batch of winners next week, some might wonder whether there’s still a need for such a prize. But a look at our reading habits should leave us in no doubt, writes Anna Moloney When the Women’s…