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Meta: Antitrust investigation against Whatsapp AI

The EU Commission has launched a new antitrust investigation against the parent company Meta due to the introduction of artificial intelligence functions in Whatsapp.

By Redaktion Table

D-LBO: A staff unit at management level is to help save the major project

Despite major problems, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius remains committed to the goal of equipping an entire army division with the new digital system by 2027. A closer monitoring system is to help to achieve this goal.

By Wilhelmine Stenglin

Berlin to build ecosystem for defense technology

The Berlin Senate is launching a defense technology ecosystem to network research, business and politics. The aim is to turn the capital into a location for security innovations.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

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Conference of Interior Ministers: BMI takes shelter concept off the agenda in the short term

At the Conference of Interior Ministers in Bremen, the ministers did not discuss a shelter concept as planned. The federal states are divided in their assessment of the threat situation.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

Spectra Challenge: How Bundeswehr drones will fly despite electronic warfare

How can drones fly in the field despite enemy jammers? The Bundeswehr has launched a competition to find solutions. These ideas won.

By Robert Wallenhauer

Frozen assets: Merz headed for talks in Belgium, Russia threatens “surprises”

In Brussels, Friedrich Merz wants to convince the Belgian Bart De Wever to give up his opposition to the use of Russian state bank funds for a reparations loan to Kyiv. In Moscow, Vladimir Putin has signed a law that constitutes an implicit threat.

By Stefan Braun, Stephan Israel and Viktor Funk

Duale Ausbildung: Wo Unternehmen Reformbedarf sehen

Was in den Berufsschulen vermittelt wird, ist häufig im Betrieb unnütz. Auch die Prüfungsvorgaben seien veraltet. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Umfrage, die im Auftrag der IHK Berlin durchgeführt wurde. Das Erfolgsmodell duale Ausbildung benötige ein Update, sagt Sebastian Stietzel, Präsident der IHK Berlin.

By Kirstin von Elm

State visit: Tough struggle between Macron and Xi

The first day of French President Macron's visit to Beijing brought little in the way of results on important issues. National interests clashed with concerns about national security.

By Marcel Grzanna

EU Tariffs: Brussels weighs minimum-price option for VW Anhui

The European Union is reviewing a price undertaking from Volkswagen for the first time, aiming to replace countervailing duties on electric vehicles from China with a minimum-price system. The move could mark the starting point for a broader reassessment of Europe’s trade relations with China.

By Amelie Richter