Germany’s centre-right opposition CDU/CSU bloc will once again join cross-party talks on migration and security policy with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, the group’s parliamentary leader confirmed on Tuesday. The gathering, planned for 3 pm (130…
Germany above EU average for new e-car registrations in 2023
Slightly more all-electric cars were registered in Germany last year than the European Union average, according to new government figures released on Tuesday. The proportion of new registrations in Germany was 18.4%, above the EU-wide average of 14.6%,…
Cheptegei attacker also dies from burn injuries
Following the fatal attack on Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei in Kenya, the suspected perpetrator has also died, Kenya media reported on Tuesday. According to the police, Cheptegei’s former partner had doused her with petrol and set h…
Bayern president vows to try to keep Musiala long term
Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer hopes Germany star Jamal Musiala will stay at the Bundesliga club in the long term. “It is incredible what he has achieved and how he has developed,” Hainer said about the 21-year-old attacker in a meeting at the …
Jordanians vote in parliamentary elections overshadowed by Gaza war
Jordanians are voting on Tuesday to elect a new parliament, as the Gaza war continues to cast its shadow on the kingdom’s politics, security and economy. More than 5 million people are registered to elect the 138 members of the House of Representatives…
Jordanians vote in parliamentary elections overshadowed by Gaza war
Jordanians are voting on Tuesday to elect a new parliament, as the Gaza war continues to cast its shadow on the kingdom’s politics, security and economy. More than 5 million people are registered to elect the 138 members of the House of Representatives…
Apple never wants you to take AirPods out of your ears
Macworld Much has been said about Apple’s ecosystem and how it’s engineered so that it makes it difficult to leave it. Why would you? It’s so easy to switch between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac regardless of the work you are doing–or the fun you are havi…
7 early warning signs of a dying IT project
The Y2K date conversion was one of the longest IT projects on record. Given the extended timeline and massive amount of resources dedicated to that project, the only reason it survived to completion was the absolute necessity to change all date formats…
EU mulls sanctions against Slovakia over rule of law backsliding
By Albin Sybera The European Union is considering freezing some EU funds for Slovakia in response to the rule of law backsliding under the incumbent left-right cabinet led by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, according to media reports. Bloomberg wr…
CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike
If the CrowdStrike outage underscored anything for CIOs, it’s that modern enterprises are dependent on a growing number of interconnected systems, any one of which can cripple business operations beyond CIOs’ control. As a result, software supply chain…