A gang of seven was arrested in the German city of Augsburg outside the Christmas market, for the brutal beating death of an off-duty firefighter. He was beaten so violently that he died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. The main perpetrator...
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Yesterday, at TechCrunch Berlin, we sat down with Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the cofounder and CEO of Klarna, a 15-year-old company that’s currently the most highly valued privately held fintech in Europe, following a $460 million investment...
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Sebastien Roblin
Technology, Europe
It could be the best stealth fighter ever?
Key point The UK, France and Germany have all now proclaimed their intent to develop sixth-generation stealth jets and backed that up with initial investments.
The...
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Good morning!
Disrupt Berlin Day 2 begins now, and boy do we have a show for you!
Today, we’ll hear from Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation), Carolina Brochado (Softbank Investment Advisors) and Andrei Brasoveanu (Accel), Young Sohn (Samsung),...
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Michael Peck
History,
None of these alternatives would have guaranteed victory, but they at least would have offered Germany a chance.
Key point: Germany's decisions were tactically brilliant but strategically stupid.
When it comes to...
One of Germany’s richest families is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors with critical needs as it seeks to atone for its use of forced laborers during the Nazi era and its enthusiastic support of Adolf Hitler
Robert Beckhusen
History, Europe
Here's why.
Key point: The Type XXI provides several lessons in how technology—while important—doesn’t alone win wars.
On May 4, 1945 one of the most advanced submarines in the world crept up to a British...
BERLIN (Sputnik) - The German government will provide financial assistance to citizens who were affected by the recent collapse of UK travel company Thomas Cook, the government's press service said in a statement.
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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough has frequently compared President Donald Trump’s administration to the early days of Nazi Germany, but now he thinks other dictators are taking their cue from the U.S. president. The “Morning Joe” host...
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If city governments had a block-by-block understanding of their city’s own ever changing air quality, how might it impact the decisions they make?
Thats the concept behind Hawa Dawa, the first company pitching today in the TechCrunch Disrupt...
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Sniffer dogs, drones and electrified fences: Germany is deploying a full array of defences to stop boars from bringing swine fever into the country and avert a disaster for its thriving pork industry.
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Good morning, and welcome to another Disrupt!
Today, we come to you from beautiful (and cold) Berlin, Germany, for Day 1 of Disrupt Berlin.
On the Main Stage, we’ll hear from European tech leaders like Hiroki Takeuchi (GoCardless), Sebastian...
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2019 Was A Year Of Global Unrest... And 2020 Is Likely To Be Worse
Authored by Tony Walker via The Conversation,
2019 may well go down as the most disrupted year in global politics since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the...
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Meet Meng Xiang and Meng Yuan.
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The panda twin cubs were born at the Berlin Zoo this summer. Their names were revealed on Monday, following the Chinese tradition of announcing monikers 100 days after birth. Meng Xiang...
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PARIS (Sputnik) – The Normandy Four summit held in Paris on 9 December, the first talks in this format since October 2016, resulted in the leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine reaffirming their commitment to the Minsk agreements.
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The strange night spectacle with what some described as a "string of pearls" or "fairy lights" in the sky prompted Berliners to search for answers on the Internet, googling "UFO Sighting" and "Meteors" or sharing their concerns with themed organisa
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Iran-born Forouhar has lived and worked in Germany since 1991Parastou Forouhar, Water Mark, a tribute to the drowning refugees, 2015. “This work was created within the scope of the artist residency program of the Brodsky Center, Rutgers...
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Apple Pay came to two additional big banks in Germany today, bringing the digital payment platform to millions more people in the country just over a year since it launched there.
As of this morning, customers of both Sparkasse and Commerzbank...
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Sebastien Roblin
Security, Asia
Because it's going to keep tabs on China.
Key point: Pacific nations are concerned by Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.
On February 18, 2018, officials gathered to celebrate the launch of a new...
Related topics: Russia, China
Charlie Gao
Technology,
You tell us.
Key Point: While Germany might manufacture a fine product, the best innovations are still happening in America.
Mention a German take on an AR-15, and most people will imagine the HK416. However, many other...